Dan Clark

October 02, 2019 | Law.com

More general counsel and chief legal officers are being promoted to CEO and other C-suite positions. Also, how the CIA general counsel's involvement came to light with the whistleblower complaint.

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

October 02, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Lauren Bright and Keith Matthews have been named general counsel for different parts of the foundation while Connie Collingsworth is now the chief legal and operating officer.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read

October 01, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

With the CEOs of WeWork, eBay and Juul resigning in the past week, it shows how general counsel must play a crucial role in finding a replacement when a CEO suddenly steps down or is forced out.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

September 30, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The salaries for the highest seven paid energy GCs in Texas in 2018 ranged from almost $250,000 to short of $1 million, making the industry home to the top compensated in-house lawyers in the state.

By Dan Clark

5 minute read

September 30, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Michael Speaker, who is based in Los Angeles and began his role earlier this month, oversees the bank's corporate and administrative group.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read

September 30, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

In years past, a company's general counsel was often looked upon as the gatekeeper whose favorite word is "no" and as someone who stifles innovative business measures because of a fear of risk.

By Dan Clark

9 minute read

September 27, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Only 23% of those in small to midsize legal departments said they believed their legal departments would benefit by hiring a legal operations professional, according to a report by Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory and Priori.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

September 26, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

One of the best ways to get the C-suite to sign on to diversity and inclusion initiatives is to show how they can be beneficial for business, a panel at Corporate Counsel's 2019 General Counsel Conference in New York said Thursday.

By Dan Clark

3 minute read

September 25, 2019 | Law.com

26 general counsel and five law firms have come together to create a fund to support diversity in law. Also, carmaker Nissan settles allegations over compensation fraud that involved a former in-house lawyer.

By Dan Clark

6 minute read

September 25, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Renee Wilm's first day as Liberty Media's chief legal officer was Monday, according to the SEC filing. She replaces Rich Baer, who left the company this week to become the chief legal officer at Airbnb.

By Dan Clark

2 minute read