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.
May 12, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
New Reality Facing Legal Chiefs: Public Will 'Sniff Out Businesses That Talk a Good Game but Actually Aren't Delivering'Panelists at a recent PwC event said it's not enough for companies to comply with the law. They said firms increasingly face reputational risks if they fall short of what stakeholders believe they should do.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
May 11, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
CLM Software Is a Great Innovation. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Lots."There are a lot of buttons there. And there's a lot of things they can do. Whose job is it to own that? Whose job is it to train the rest of your user community on?"," former Impossible Foods legal operations manager Angela Mendenhall said.
By Hugo Guzman
4 minute read
May 11, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Kaiser Permanente's DEI Program Is Case Study in Data-Driven Inclusion"With high-quality data, clients across the legal industry can take action to fix implicit bias at the source—staffing and work allocation," Digitory spokeswoman Aurelia Spivey said.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
May 10, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
5 Things ESG Leaders Must Understand"You must be able to accurately measure your starting point and your progress," said Christine Uri, ENGIE Impact's chief legal officer and chief sustainability officer.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
May 06, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Companies Jump Into Abortion Fray by Funding Travel, but Experts Say There Are Risks"Because it's such a hot issue, any action that's going to be taken has significant risk of some kind of shareholder or even potential regulatory response," corporate governance expert Charles Elson said.
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4 minute read
May 04, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Coinbase-Backed Standards-Setting Consortium Appoints General Counsel"It's essential that the right-sized controls be put in place to mitigate risk while giving the public full access to the opportunities created by these innovations," said Rebecca Cohen, the newly appointed general counsel of Centre.
By Hugo Guzman
1 minute read
May 03, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Health Care Firms Lagging in Addressing the E in ESG"It is a business maxim that 'you can't manage what you don't measure,'" said a report by Drs. Emily Senay and Philip Landrigan.
By Hugo Guzman
5 minute read
May 03, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
New GC Trying to Boost Diversity in Scientific Publishing"We want to increase diversity and inclusion, but we have to respect privacy rights," PLOS General Counsel Sandra Upegui said.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
May 02, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Former Fresh Del Monte GC Joins Panera as Chief Legal OfficerMarlene Gordon, who's held key legal roles at some of the nation's best-known brands, says she is joining the restaurant company at a "transformational time."
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
April 28, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Twitter's Vijaya Gadde and Elon Musk on Collision Course, Warn ExpertsExits in Twitter's legal department are predicted if Musk completes the deal, but some observers say Musk and the company may benefit if Gadde remains.
By Hugo Guzman
4 minute read
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