Hugo Guzman is a reporter on ALM's in-house desk based in California, covering legal departments at disruptive technology companies, as well as labor and employment issues involving the NLRB, EEOC and other regulators. Connect with him at [email protected] today.
August 02, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Union Organizing Still Booming, But Growth Rate Slows"Right now, unions are on a playing field that has never been more favorable for them, at least not in the last decade," Duane Morris partner Gerald Maatman said. "Now's the time to do it, while the going is good."
By Hugo Guzman
4 minute read
August 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Heritage Foundation Legal Chief Departing to Open DC Office for Religion-Focused Law FirmNelson Madden Black partner Barry Black said the addition of Chris Byrnes "brings a whole new level of organizational advocacy to our firm as well as a wide network of contacts in Washington, D.C., and throughout the nation."
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
July 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Job-Juggling Attorney Gives Up Law Firm Post, Becomes Syracuse University's GCThe university has had such a close relationship with law firm Barclay Damon that for nearly a decade its general counsel and deputy general counsel worked both places. But that's ending, as the GC devotes all his time to the law firm, and his successor gives up his law partnership.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
July 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
After Drubbing, Crypto Industry Sees Signs of a Turnaround"While we may not be back to the kind of the consumer frenzy that we had previously, I think it's moving in a positive direction," said Michael Haeberle, managing member of Patterson Law Firm.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
July 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Many Companies 'Ill-Prepared' to Meet Newly Adopted SEC Cybersecurity RulesThe "prevailing norm" in corporate America is "governance is lacking, resources are misaligned, and enterprises fly blind to their most critical cybersecurity risks, putting the company and shareholders on uncertain ground," said Scott Kannry, CEO of the cyber-risk engineering firm Axio.
By Hugo Guzman | Greg Andrews
3 minute read
July 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Littler Hires EEOC Chief Counsel With Deep AI ExpertiseBradford Kelley will help advocate for employer interests before policymakers while also advising clients, many of whom are adopting AI to make their HR departments more efficient but still have unease about the potential for bias and discrimination.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
July 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Many Companies Giving Lip Service to Environmental, Societal Goals"Sustainability is typically treated by most managers as someone else's problem and relegated to a department or even a single individual," a new report published in the MIT Sloan Management Review found.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
July 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Giant Window-Maker Andersen Passes Legal TorchTaking the legal reins of North America's largest maker of windows and doors is Andrea Nordaune, a 25-year company veteran.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
July 20, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
AI 'Scraping' Lawsuits Will Help Shape Largely Uncharted Legal Terrain"AI makers that aren't paying rapt attention to the legal dimension or opt to shrug it off will readily find themselves in hot water and facing a bona fide material risk to their business," AI expert Lance Eliot said.
By Hugo Guzman
7 minute read
July 19, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Autonomous Vehicle Company Taps Ex-GE Lawyer as First GCSid Venkatesan will help six-year-old May Mobility, which has delivered more than 320,000 rides, scale up.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read