November 14, 2019 | Law.com
Inside Track: Which Countries Should You Worry About? Plus, Will Antitrust Leniency Die?The anti-bribery group TRACE International released its annual report shows the countries with the lowest and highest risk of corruption. Also, applications for antitrust leniency are in decline, which is concerning antitrust defense lawyers.
By Dan Clark
7 minute read
November 14, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
In-House Counsel Say They Have Higher Workloads Than Last YearSixty-three percent of in-house counsel feel like they are under greater pressure now than 12 months ago, according to a report released earlier this week by alternative legal services provider Konexo.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
November 13, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Best Way to the Top Is Intimate Knowledge of the Business: A Q&A With X1 CEO Craig CarpenterCraig Carpenter, the CEO of X1, a data search tool that can be used for e-discovery and to track data, spoke to Corporate Counsel about how X1 is being used in the wake of CCPA and GDPR and skills GCs who hope to move to the C-suite should have.
By Dan Clark
5 minute read
November 12, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Majority of General Counsel Believe a Recession Is Coming in the Next 2 YearsSeventy-six percent of chief legal officers believe that a recession is coming in the next two years and that is impacting their overall budgets, according to the 2019 Chief Legal Officer Survey published by Altman Weil on Tuesday.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
November 12, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
BarkerGilmore Adds Longtime Mastercard General Counsel to Its Senior Adviser Slate"Over the years I've worked with GCs in an informal capacity and now I am a full-time mediator and arbitrator. This is consistent with the work I like to do," Noah Hanft told Corporate Counsel. "I've walked in the shoes of the current general counsel."
By Dan Clark
2 minute read
November 11, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Acting AccuWeather General Counsel Given Permanent RoleJennifer Chung has held the acting role of the weather service's top lawyer since July 1.
By Dan Clark
2 minute read
November 11, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
PECO Energy Promotes Government Affairs Leader to General CounselTony Gay will be replacing Romulo Diaz, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
By Dan Clark
2 minute read
November 08, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
The CCPA Is Coming and So Are Data Breach Class ActionsCompanies that do business in California can expect to see class action litigation if they become the victim of a data breach, but showing a good cybersecurity posture and implementing arbitration agreements may be the best defense.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
November 07, 2019 | Corporate Counsel
Keeping Up With Regulation at Core of the Cannabis Venture Firm General Counsel's RoleLike any other industry, cannabis needs capital to expand as more countries are looking at ways to regulate the plant and its products. For the general counsel at firms that invest only in cannabis companies, keeping up with that regulation is a large part of the job.
By Dan Clark
3 minute read
November 06, 2019 | Law.com
Inside Track: In-House Pro Bono 101. Plus, What's In Store After Being A GC and CEO?In-house lawyers from Discover, T-Mobile and Microsoft give tips on how they are strengthening their pro bono programs. Also, a former CEO of two fashion companies discusses her journey from law firm partner to general counsel to CEO.
By Dan Clark
6 minute read
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