Dan Clark

October 24, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Legal departments in the pilot program track and record who is in their candidate pool and, at the end of the year, the general counsel submits the statistics to Diversity Lab. The program asks legal departments to consider at least 50% underrepresented candidates for internal roles and when hiring outside counsel.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

October 23, 2019 | Law.com

A recent $8 billion Johnson & Johnson verdict has in-house counsel thinking defense strategies against similar high-stakes plaintiffs' litigation. Also, cannabis companies dealing with the new mysterious vaping illness should start looking for in-house lawyers to help with the potential legal backlash.

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

October 23, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

An issue outlined in the report surrounding disclosures is that a handful of securities class action suits are being filed against cannabis companies in Canada.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

October 22, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Experts say the number of legal operations leaders who do not have law degrees is increasing, and there is little downside to having someone without a juris doctor lead the function.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

October 21, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

BarkerGilmore has launched the GC Advantage community to help legal leaders connect with one another to help find solutions to business issues.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read

October 18, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The pulmonary disease seemingly caused by vaping has sickened and killed users of a black market THC product, which could be a call for companies to bolster their supply chains and fill out their in-house legal departments.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

October 16, 2019 | Law.com

With more lawyers on the diversity spectrum leaving Big Law for smaller competitors, in-house counsel may meet their outside counsel diversity goals by hiring boutique firms. Also, a lawyer has created a decision-making tool for in-house counsel when it comes to internal investigations.

By Dan Clark

7 minute read

October 16, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Until marijuana is no longer a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act or exceptions to the law are passed, banks will still be taking a risk when it comes to providing financial services for cannabis companies, a panel at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's 2019 Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference in New York said Wednesday.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

October 16, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

What does it mean to be an ally? The question was the panel topic for a group of white attorneys in positions of power at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's 2019 Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference on Tuesday.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

October 15, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Those leading legal departments have the opportunity to play a big role in championing diverse candidates by soliciting feedback and showing them they belong, a panel at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's 2019 Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference in New York said Tuesday.

By Dan Clark

4 minute read