Heather Nevitt

February 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

You are inheriting 10 attorneys, including three direct reports. Two of your direct reports were qualified for your job, but the CEO wanted to go outside for new leadership. Welcome to Day One. Here are ten tips for general counsels in this situation.

By Mike Evers

5 minute read

January 30, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Over the past several years, the Survey has been particularly valuable in identifying trends such as greater visibility of the CLO with the C-suite and the boardroom, and increased CLO operational authority over related functions such as compliance and ethics.

By Michael W. Peregrine

7 minute read

January 26, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

2022 saw an increase in consumer class action filings, and 2023 is likely to follow that trend. With the number of these cases increasing, it is critical for businesses to stay on top of the latest trends, including the types of products and practices that plaintiffs are targeting. This article is the second of a two-part series that details the consumer class action trends to watch in 2023.

By Joshua Briones, Crystal Lopez, Sofia Nuño

7 minute read

January 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

2022 saw hundreds of new consumer class actions. With the number of these cases increasing, it is more important than ever for businesses to stay on top of the latest trends, including the types of products, services, and data that are being targeted. This article is the first of a two-part series that details the consumer class action trends to watch in 2023.

By Joshua Briones, Crystal Lopez, Sofia Nuño

8 minute read

January 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

As corporations respond to lower business demand and possibly a recession, legal departments will be under increased pressure to do more work internally without adding staff. That's why now is the time to prepare.

By Dean Brown

6 minute read

January 12, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Why should this concern white-collar professionals? In September 2022, the Deputy Attorney General, Lisa Monaco, reminded prosecutors that individual accountability remains the DOJ's "first priority." And there is time pressure imposed on prosecutors: they must bring these charges before or at the time of resolving the investigation with the company.

By Andrey Spektor and Laura S. Perlov

7 minute read

January 10, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

This article highlights how the changing concept of "work" may jeopardize employers' ownership of intellectual property, focusing on the specific requirements of specific state statutes and suggesting changes employers can take to avoid footfalls.

By Sarah Schaedler and Jennifer T. Criss

7 minute read

January 09, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Governments, environmental groups, and class action attorneys have all gotten the message and are actively looking to find and punish companies engaged in greenwashing. The litigation risk continues to grow. The article below outlines some examples of claims and cases.

By Mark Henriques

6 minute read

January 09, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Legal departments are failing to adopt relatively proven, fast maturing technologies that will provide the most established benefits, with some well-established technologies still having adoption rates of less than 50%, according to Gartner data.

By Zack Hutto

5 minute read

January 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Positivity is absolutely a leadership quality. It's needed to earn the respect and trust of CEOs, direct reports, internal clients, and even outside service providers. Naysayers, negative Nancys, and cynics get weeded out and don't sit in the GC chair.

By Mike Evers

2 minute read