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Heather Nevitt

Heather Nevitt

Heather D. Nevitt is the Editor-in-Chief of Corporate Counsel and Global Leaders in Law.

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May 16, 2023 | International Edition

Are You Utilizing AI Yet? It May Change Your Relationship With Outside Counsel

"There's a lot of potential for AI to totally disrupt our business, so we better be at the forefront of using it," says Grab general counsel Chris Betts.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

May 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Showdown at the Not-OK Privacy Corral: Corporate Risk Reduction in the New Wild West

Privacy laws and enforcement are causing big changes to global commerce and have now arrived at our doorstep. The million dollar questions are how this will affect our businesses and what, if anything, do we need to do about it?

By Dan Panitz and Jerry McIver

6 minute read

May 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Advancing AI Technology: Ripe Ammunition for Unprecedented Lawsuits

For a number of years AI has been helping job seekers refine their resumes, assisting students with their homework, and helping friends and neighbors with their side-hustles on social media. AI is a powerful tool that is helping millions of people make their lives more efficient. However, as with most well-intentioned advances in society and technology, AI is already having negative unintended consequences.

By Jack  Kallus and Labeed Choudhry

7 minute read

May 09, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

The CLO's Role as the Board's AI 'Traffic Cop'

The increasing political, legal, scientific and media focus on the risks of artificial intelligence ("AI") provides a new opportunity for the chief legal officer to support the role of corporate governance. Indeed, a series of recent developments focusing on the risks of AI have also added a sense of urgency to clarifying the board's oversight obligations.

By Michael W. Peregrine

6 minute read

May 07, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Brooke Shields to Speak at WIPL on Breaking the Bias and Shattering Misconceptions

In a moderated conversation, Brook will talk candidly about her career trajectory and life in the public eye, living with an alcoholic parent and her own experiences as a mother, and finding the mental and emotional strength to live life to the fullest.

By Heather Nevitt

3 minute read

May 04, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

DOJ Corporate Legal and Regulatory Compliance Expectations for Non-U.S. Companies

In this article, we provide a birds-eye view of what the DOJ expects from companies operating within the United States, the possible repercussions of failing to meet those expectations, and the benefits of creating—and maintaining—effective compliance programs.

By Scott Hulsey and Alexis Daenecke

16 minute read

May 02, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

How AI Can Help You Design Better Meetings and Events

how can all these futuristic advancements help your corporation grow your profits, operate more cost-efficiently, and improve event experience and attendance? As it turns out, opportunities here are as manifold as they are mind-blowing.

By Scott Steinberg

9 minute read

May 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Top 5 Updated LinkedIn Tips From a Legal Recruiter

As to why LinkedIn matters, use of LinkedIn by recruiters for primary sourcing is a given. And if you are actively interviewing for a position, expect that every interviewer will check out your LinkedIn profile. But don't just think of LinkedIn as job change related. It's a vehicle for creating your personal brand and maintaining an online professional presence.

By Mike Evers

4 minute read

April 26, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

How Global and Economic Volatility is Changing In-House Legal's Role: Securing a Seat at the Decision-Making Table

This article addresses ways in-house Legal teams are utilizing technology to become more strategic players for the business and establishing themselves as key contributors at the executive level.

By Laura Richardson

7 minute read

April 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Moving the Needle on Legal Risk Reduction

If we define legal risk to be the risk of financial or reputational loss, implementing proven methodologies to measurably accelerate our timeline to achieve substantive legal intelligence enables us with invaluable strategic opportunities to settle, prosecute or fight to a calculated win. This result reduces or even eliminates legal risk in some cases. Who wouldn't want this enhanced ability?

By Dan Panitz

8 minute read


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