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Hugo Guzman

Hugo Guzman

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.

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March 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Former Walgreens Legal Chief Lands Executive Post at UnitedHealth Group

"I'm thrilled for this next chapter and I look forward to working with my new colleagues on the critically important mission of helping people live healthier lives," Danielle Gray said on LinkedIn.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

March 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

How Courts Will Define Fair Use Is Gen AI's 'Trillion-Dollar Question'

"Whenever you get new tech, you get these clashes of titans," said Cecilia Ziniti, CEO of GC AI.

By Hugo Guzman

4 minute read

March 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Zoom Taps Silicon Valley Veteran to Fill CLO Post That's Had an Interim Leader for 4 Years

"I want to make sure that we have an engaged legal team and that they are as excited about that engagement as I am," newly appointed Chief Legal Officer Cheree McAlpine said.

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read

March 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Gen AI Ignorance Holding Back In-House Adoption

"It's clear from our survey that legal departments and law firms are looking for ways to utilize gen AI safely," Consilio CEO Andy Macdonald said. "However, without the right people as a guide, confidence it will actually work, strong data protections, and integration with your enterprise data, the risks of gen AI can easily outweigh the benefits."

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

March 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

IRS Brings Aboard Chief Counsel Who Spent Quarter-Century at EY

"You don't earn those job titles without real expertise in tax law, down to the finest details that leave most of us scratching our heads," Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said of incoming IRS Chief Counsel Marjorie Rollinson.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

March 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Employers Try Novel Tactic to Blunt New Rules Lowering Hurdles to Unionizing

Since last fall, employers have filed hundreds of petitions requesting union elections, a strategy aimed at thwarting workers' efforts to organize.

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read

February 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'Existential Risks': AI Anxiety Fueling Stream of Shareholder Proposals

"Because this is such a new space, a lot of the proposals will be about more transparency, and about what companies are doing with AI, and how boards are overseeing risks," said Jamie Smith of the EY Americas Center for Board Matters.

By Hugo Guzman

6 minute read

February 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Regulator's Scolding of Michigan Bank GC 'Should Give Pause' to Compliance Personnel

The U.S. Comptroller of the Currency issued a cease-and-desist order against Colleen Kimmel, former general counsel of Sterling Bancorp, even though it doesn't allege she had any involvement in the $69 million fraud that threw the institution into chaos.

By Hugo Guzman

6 minute read

February 23, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Former JCPenney General Counsel Joins Banged-Up Powersports Retailer

Brandy Treadway, who spent a decade at JCPenney, is part of a new leadership team aiming to win over investors frustrated by losses and other setbacks.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

February 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FBI Promotes Deputy GC to 'Worst Job' at Agency

Bradley Brooker takes over for General Counsel Jason Jones, who stepped into the role in 2020 after Dana Boente resigned over criticism the agency mishandled its probe of ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read