Heather Nevitt

July 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel is excited to announce the honorees for our 2024 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards! The WIPL awards honor in-house and law firm women leaders and allies who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law. These outstanding honorees will be recognized at an awards dinner on Sept. 24 as part of our Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference in Chicago.

By Heather Nevitt

5 minute read

July 24, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

I sat down for a conversation with Juli Greenberg, Innovation Counsel at General Motors, and Megan Ruscello, Corporate Counsel, Global Supply Chain, Innovation & Commercial at Starbucks, to learn more about the role and get their insights into its unique challenges and opportunities.

By Yuliya LaRoe

6 minute read

July 16, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Independence Day made me reflect on our country's towering strengths and looming threats. I concluded that we need to make 'Rule of Law' more meaningful to more people, to help avoid the consequences of it weakening further in America. As you'll see below, I took a stab at summarizing the consequences of a weak Rule of Law in an understandable way. It's based on data and what I've seen around the world over my career.

By E. Leigh Dance

6 minute read

July 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Work-related stress often increases for attorneys sharply during trial. This raises questions – and perhaps an opportunity. What do attorneys do at trial to mitigate increases in short-term stress? Could those practices help attorneys elsewhere in the profession? And, if so, how?

By David E. Kouba

7 minute read

July 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a conviction in a first-of-its-kind insider trading prosecution based exclusively on a corporate insider's trades pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan. This article addresses what you need to know.

By Margot Laporte

6 minute read

July 02, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

In my last article, I talked about why it is important for legal departments to find law firms that are Easy to Do Business With (#ETDBW)--and how to find those firms. But what about the other side of the coin? Finding a law firm that lawyers actually like working for is also important, as this can impact a firm's capacity for being easy to do business with.

By Christopher Sweet

6 minute read

July 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

As a recruiter, I don't question the pedigree credentials or skill sets of accomplished law firm attorneys. Nor do I doubt the willingness of many to switch over to law department compensation structures. But is the match a good idea? Skill set and experience are two different things.

By Mike Evers

3 minute read

June 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

This article provides five actionable steps for transforming your legal department from being perceived as a cost center into an indispensable business ally.

By Chaka Patterson

5 minute read

June 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Come join us at WIPL to be part of an intimate conversation with Venus Williams as she shares her journey of resilience, determination and the importance of celebrating individuality.

By Heather Nevitt

2 minute read

June 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The DOJ has created new incentives for employee, or anyone, to report criminal misconduct allegedly committed by companies and their agents. Given their often laxer internal reporting structures and higher employee turnover rates, startup companies should pay particularly close attention to this new DOJ development to best mitigate legal risks.

By Jonathan Fahey, Jonathan P. Lienhard and Oliver Roberts

5 minute read