Heather Nevitt

September 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel's editorial department is pleased to announce the honorees and finalists of our 2020 Best Legal Departments awards. We have selected outstanding corporate legal departments and legal leaders that stood out in a challenging year.

By Heather Nevitt

2 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The ­winners of the categories of Best Legal Department, General Counsel of the Year and Deputy or Associate GC of the Year will be announced at The American Lawyer Industry Awards in December. A full profile of those winners will run on Corporate Counsel in January.

By Heather Nevitt

5 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The ­winners of the categories of Best Legal Department, General Counsel of the Year and Deputy or Associate GC of the Year will be announced at The American Lawyer Industry Awards in December. A full profile of those winners will run on Corporate Counsel in January.

By Heather Nevitt

6 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The ­winners of the categories of Best Legal Department, General Counsel of the Year and Deputy or Associate GC of the Year will be announced at The American Lawyer Industry Awards in December. A full profile of those winners will run on Corporate Counsel in January.

By Heather Nevitt

4 minute read

September 07, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Disruption, transparency and accountability were the dominant themes of the 2021 proxy season. Directors should be prepared for these themes to dominate boardroom discussions and annual meetings next year and beyond.

By Lloyd M. Johnson Jr.

7 minute read

September 07, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

To a startup, speed is essential to our survival. We are constantly racing the clock to achieve economies of scale before we must go back to capital markets for an additional fundraise. Given that delay is disadvantageous to both parties, one must wonder why they spend time on NDAs.

By Kenneth Carter

6 minute read

September 07, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Law departments are experiencing the tightest labor market in memory, and I have an observational theory on why.

By Mike Evers

3 minute read

September 01, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

OCGs are becoming increasingly prevalent. They're also becoming increasingly varied and complex, leading many law firms to either waste time trying to reconcile them all or to just ignore them altogether. Needless to say, neither of those scenarios is ideal for a healthy law firm-client relationship.

By Zack Needles

7 minute read

September 01, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The pandemic caused a re-evaluation of many traditional beliefs about work, school, and the need to adapt to an ever-changing environment. It also resurfaced conversations within the legal industry on the best way to train lawyers. In this article, we propose changes we believe will improve legal education and create further opportunities for new lawyers.

By Louise Firestone and Memme Onwudiwe

12 minute read

August 30, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The legal department is generally perceived as the "blocker" – slowing down contracting and thus, the business. They are seen as the people to avoid or else, the contract may fall into a black hole... So the question becomes: who in legal does the review?

By Lucy Bassli

9 minute read