Heather Nevitt

August 29, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

These outstanding women will be recognized at an awards dinner on Oct. 18 as part of our Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference in Washington, D.C.

By Heather Nevitt

6 minute read

July 27, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

The focus of this year's programming will include sessions around strategic leadership, technology and cybersecurity risks, global supply chain issues, ESG integration, emerging data privacy laws and regulatory changes, and much more. In addition, we will have two exceptional keynote presentations to kick off each day of content.

By Heather Nevitt

3 minute read

July 20, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel's editorial department is pleased to announce the finalists of our 2022 Best Legal Departments awards. The ­winners will be announced live at The American Lawyer Industry Awards on Nov. 10.

By Heather Nevitt

2 minute read

July 19, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

The 2022 General Counsel Compensation Report is based on Corporate Counsel affiliate ALM Intelligence's analysis of Fortune 1000 companies' 2021 Securities and Exchange Commission filings and a compilation of their top lawyers' compensation data.

By Heather Nevitt

1 minute read

July 05, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act did not grant the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the ability to devise emissions caps based on the generation shifting approach the EPA took under the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan.

By Ryan McConnell, Meagan Baker Thompson, and Matthew Boyden

11 minute read

June 24, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

When the European Commission published its final guidance on new standard contractual clauses, it pinpointed several dates for compliance. The guidance took effect on June 27, 2021, and the final day for updating all new contracts was September 27, 2021. In that time, businesses across the European Union have come into compliance with the new SCCs, which in turn have brought them into compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation.

By Zoltan Horvath

6 minute read

June 13, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Nick is a salesperson. Colin is a lawyer. Together we decided to explore how selling into the legal space can be less challenging and painful and more collaborative and consultative. There is no cure-all for how to make the relationship work, but there are several common themes and approaches that we both have found to be effective.

By Colin Levy and Nick Cegelski

7 minute read

May 26, 2022 | Law.com

This emerging area can be challenging to understand, but even more so for general counsel that are tasked with mitigating any type of potential regulatory or enforcement risk to their company.

By Heather Nevitt

5 minute read

May 18, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

We are asking legal department leaders to complete this short questionnaire. It should take no more than 10 minutes of your time, and as a participant, you will receive a copy of the results at no cost.

By Heather Nevitt

1 minute read

May 18, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Public companies and their stakeholders often struggle with effective environmental, social and governance programs in the absence of clear and common standards and regulations. But the landscape is rapidly changing in a way that will likely impose new risks and costs on companies.

By David Halbreich, Ben Fliegel and Kya Coletta

6 minute read