Hugo Guzman

February 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"I am ... more likely to trust the use of [AI] by someone who is more seasoned because they have the experience to know whether it is a legitimate response," said one participant in a newly released survey of general counsel.

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read

January 31, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Ten percent of legal departments faced ESG-related litigation last year, up from 2% a year earlier, Norton Rose said in a new study.

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read

January 30, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

A veteran Kimberly-Clark lawyer's promotion opened the door for Grant McGee to take the legal reins of the consumer-products giant.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

January 30, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"The risks of AI are real, but they are manageable when thoughtful governance practices are in place as enablers, not obstacles, to responsible innovation," Cisco Chief Legal Officer Dev Stahlkopf said.

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read

January 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Mega-settlements and high class-certification rates likely will "incentivize the plaintiffs' class action bar to be equally if not more aggressive with their case filings and settlement positions in 2024," according to a report by the law firm Duane Morris.

By Hugo Guzman

4 minute read

January 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"We sometimes hear employers sort of downplay the concern with the EEOC, believing they're going to slip under the agency's radar. But it's important to remember that where the EEOC leads, the private plaintiffs bar follows," Seyfarth Shaw partner Christopher DeGroff said.

By Hugo Guzman

4 minute read

January 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

At issue is who owns the rights to projects that employees develop on their own time without the use of their company's resources.

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read

January 23, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The commission said that under GC Austin Schlick, it passed 14 final rules in the latest fiscal year, "many of which had languished for years."

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read

January 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Michael Ray is leaving Western Digital for Micron as Micron prepares to invest $150 billion in manufacturing and R&D over the next decade.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

January 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

More than a half-century ago, Emanuel Bronner would hand out soaps as freebies to attendees of his lectures espousing unity across religious and ethnic divides. Today, they are available in mass-market retailers such as Target and Walgreens and in some 40 countries.

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read