Greg Andrews is the editor overseeing ALM Media's coverage of corporate legal departments. He previously was editor of Indianapolis Business Journal and business editor of The Indianapolis Star. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Greg_Andr
July 06, 2023 | Law.com
Inside Track: Why 'Greenhushing' Is Gaining Ground in Legal Departments"We can see how firms are maybe caught in the trap between appearing not green enough or too green at the same time. It's just a matter of who you want to make angry a little bit," said Mirko Heinle, an associate professor of accounting at the University of Pennsylvania.
By Greg Andrews
4 minute read
June 26, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Paris-Based Customer-Care Giant Hires US Outside Counsel as Legal ChiefTeri O'Brien, a fixture of the San Diego legal scene for two decades, is becoming the top lawyer for Teleperformance, which has 410,000 employees in 91 countries.
By Greg Andrews
2 minute read
June 22, 2023 | Law.com
Inside Track: Why In-House Lawyering Isn't for the Spineless"In-house counsel needs to have a view. It's unacceptable for lawyers to put a couple of different paths in front of the business decision-makers and say, "Go ahead and pick one," said Tim Parilla, chief legal officer of LinkSquares.
By Greg Andrews
5 minute read
June 12, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
LIV Golf Legal Chief John Loffhagen Has Made Quiet ExitLoffhagen's hiring a year ago had given the Saudi Arabia-backed venture deep experience in sports marketing. He'd spent nearly two decades in senior roles at industry juggernaut IMG.
By Greg Andrews
2 minute read
June 08, 2023 | Law.com
Inside Track: For Companies, Bribery Charges Are About as Bad as It Gets"The most difficult thing a compliance officer will actually do is try and adjust that culture or work with management to form the culture," said Haydee Olinger, a former global chief compliance officer for McDonald's.
By Greg Andrews
5 minute read
June 05, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Embattled NCAA Spent More Than $250M on Outside Counsel Over 5 YearsSince 2018, the organization has paid three law firms more than $16 million apiece. Another three each received more than $5 million.
By Hugo Guzman | Greg Andrews
4 minute read
June 01, 2023 | Law.com
Inside Track: Is Providing Personal Security to the CEO Savvy Risk Management or Ego-Stroking?"Is the security being offered designed to protect or being designed to aggrandize? That is an important distinction," corporate governance expert Charles Elson said.
By Greg Andrews
5 minute read
May 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Pressure on Yelp Underscores That Shareholder Activists Are Still Lurking Around Tech"Info tech … will likely face continued shareholder pressure, especially those with low profitability," Goldman Sachs said in a report last month.
By Greg Andrews
3 minute read
May 18, 2023 | Law.com
Inside Track: 5 Ways GCs Can Enhance Legal Department Mental Health"You have to be smart about what goes to outside counsel and how to keep the most interesting and strategic work in-house because that keeps your people around," former HP in-house leader Gabriel Buigas said.
By Greg Andrews
4 minute read
May 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Wilmer's Meta Work Generated $67M in Revenue in 2022The payments represent about 5% of Wilmer's 2022 revenue, according to a proxy statement Meta recently filed with the SEC.
By Greg Andrews
2 minute read