Greg Andrews

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

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April 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Chief Counsel Created Fake Law Firm Invoices to Line Pockets, Indictment Alleges

Brooklyn attorney Tadashi Dumas, who has been charged with stealing more than $200,000, appeared in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.

By Greg Andrews

2 minute read

April 03, 2024 | Law.com

Wilmer Joins Kirkland, Sidley in Racking Up 8-Figure Fees From a Single Client

SEC disclosure rules forced Meta to throw the spotlight on what it paid Wilmer. The same rules led Blackstone to reveal what it paid Kirkland, and TDS to disclose what it paid Sidley.

By Greg Andrews

4 minute read

April 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Las Vegas Sands Makes Big Bet on Legal Chief, Quadrupling His Pay

Zac Hudson's credentials could hardly be more impressive: naval officer, Yale Law School graduate and law clerk for two Supreme Court justices.

By Greg Andrews

3 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Law.com

Inside Track: Boeing CLO's Grip on Job Seems More Tenuous by the Day

"Brett Gerry is an impressive man, with a gold plated resume. He is going to need it. He has the toughest repair job in the entire legal industry right now," legal department consultant Jason Winmill said.

By Greg Andrews

5 minute read

March 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

John Deere's GC Stepping Aside After a Prosperous but Quiet Quarter-Century With Farm-Equipment Giant

Since Mary Jones took the legal reins in January 2013, the company has avoided major legal potholes, and its stock has risen more than four-fold.

By Greg Andrews

3 minute read

March 21, 2024 | Law.com

Inside Track: Why Whirlpool's Decision to 'Re-Scope' CLO Post Doesn't Wash

Chief Legal Officer Ava Harter is leaving Whirlpool, and receiving $2.9 million in severance, in the wake of the company's decision to make her job a non-executive position.

By Greg Andrews

5 minute read

March 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

You May Not Have Heard of This Legal Chief, but His Chart-Topping Comp Far Exceeds That of Many You Have

Edward Nekritz, who is in the warehousing business, placed 11th on last year's list of highest-paid legal chiefs, surrounded by legal chiefs in far flashier fields such as tech, media and finance.

By Greg Andrews

2 minute read

March 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Uber CLO Tony West Receives Eight-Figure Compensation for Second Year in a Row

2023 was a banner year for the company, which posted its first annual operating profit ever. West's pay was essentially flat compared with a year earlier.

By Greg Andrews

3 minute read

February 29, 2024 | Law.com

Inside Track: FTC Exasperating Merger Partners With Never-Ending Probes

"The regulatory delays can seem completely arbitrary and byzantine at times," Yale School of Management's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian said in a recent commentary.

By Greg Andrews

6 minute read

February 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Uber Hits $120B Valuation, Unlocking Huge Equity Grant for CLO Tony West

West would have forfeited the award—handed out in 2018 after he gave up the GC post at PepsiCo to join the ride-hailing company—if Uber had not reached the valuation milestone by March 2028.

By Greg Andrews

3 minute read

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