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.
January 07, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
'I Need a Break': Longtime Gilead Sciences GC Brett Pletcher Stepping Down"Anyone who has spent any time with me over the last 20 years has probably heard me tell them not to be surprised when someday I climb into an RV and drive off to explore the country," Pletcher wrote on LinkedIn.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
January 07, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Legal Chiefs Get More Involved in HR, Including DEI, but Struggle to Make ProgressOnly 10% of GCs report any kind of yearly diversity-and-inclusion progress, the FTI Consulting and Relativity study found.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
January 07, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Workplace Class Action Settlements Hit Record $3.6B in 2021"The cases decided in 2021 foreshadow the direction of class action litigation in the coming year," report author Gerald Maatman Jr. said.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
January 05, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Digital Health Firm Co-Founded by Dr. Oz Taps Seasoned Lawyer as CLOSharecare, which launched in 2010 and went public last year, is bulking up its executive ranks to prepare for faster growth.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
December 30, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Legal Department of the Year: Zoom Video Communications"Zoom's Commercial Legal team saw their workload grow 300% overnight in March 2020," Zoom Head of Legal Operations Allison Silver said.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
December 30, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Boyd Gaming Fined $150K Over Failure to Disclose Probe Into Former GC's Sex ScandalBrian Larson abruptly resigned in December 2019 after an internal investigation confirmed his relationship with a female Boyd executive.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
December 30, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Legal Leaders in Tech to Face Pressure on Multiple Fronts in 2022"There's a bipartisan view in Washington, D.C., that the technology industry should be carved up like a Thanksgiving turkey, that it's too powerful and makes too much profit," Foley and Lardner partner Louis Lehot said.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
December 30, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Breaking the Mold: Three Legal Chiefs Who Redefined In-House Leadership in 2021Legal chiefs at Coinbase, Instacart and Bloomin' Brands left a big stamp on 2021—each in entirely different ways.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
December 28, 2021 | Law.com
'A Remarkable Woman': Legal Community Remembers Sarah Weddington, Who Successfully Argued Roe v. WadeWeddington, a University of Texas law school graduate, took up the landmark abortion case shortly after graduation.
By Nate Robson and Hugo Guzman
5 minute read
December 23, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Chipmaking Giant Micron Announces New GCThe company has opted to promote an insider to replace 26-year company veteran Joel Poppen.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
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