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.
November 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Blackstone Attorney Takes Legal Reins at Fast-Growing Owner of Rental HomesAma Romaine has joined Progress Residential, the nation's largest owner of single-family rental homes—a segment that has seen torrid growth.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
October 31, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
SEC Sues SolarWinds CISO Over Massive Breach, Escalating Push to Put Public Company Execs on Firing LineThe company blasted the agency for "overreach" and said the enforcement action "should alarm all public companies and cybersecurity professionals across the country."
By Hugo Guzman
4 minute read
October 30, 2023 | Law.com
Legal Departments Frustrated by Law Firms' Lack of TransparencyIn-house staffers say in a new survey that they want law firms to provide better visibility into their costs and processes. But the respondents gave the firms high marks for the quality and responsiveness of their communications and for how they collaborate on strategy.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
October 26, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
How Your Legal Team Can Avoid Contract-Management Software Land MinesAlec Guettel, co-founder of the contract-management software firm Knowable, recalled working with a big company whose 250,000 contracts generated 70,000 questions for his company in one year.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
October 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Kidney Care Startup Backed by Cigna and CVS Hires First Legal ChiefAdam McAnaney is taking the legal reins of Monogram Health, which launched just four years ago but already has raised $557 million in funding.
By Hugo Guzman
2 minute read
October 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Target Promotes General Counsel Matt Zabel to New Role, Phases Out GC Post"Matt's new role is a reflection of Target's growing size and scale. It's intended to help support the company's future growth," a Target spokeswoman said.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
October 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Union-Election Petitions Eked Out an Annual Increase—and May Be Poised to SurgePresident Joe Biden "campaigned on leading the most pro-union administration in history. The results of cases at the NLRB bear that out," said Robert Nagle, a partner at Fox Rothschild.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
October 20, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Drowning in Work, In-House Lawyers Looking for Exit HatchA study of legal department lawyers released Thursday found that problems with burnout have substantially worsened in the last year.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
October 19, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Litigator Filling EEOC's Long-Vacant General Counsel Post Will Be First Blind Person in RoleKarla Gilbride is taking the legal reins of the organization a year after she became the first blind lawyer to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, a case she won 9-0.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
October 18, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Fox Legal Chief Rips Judge in Dominion Case, Says 'Illogical' Pre-Trial Rulings 'Hamstrung' Company"At some point, it became not just a matter of reversible error. It called into question the fundamental fairness and integrity of the Delaware civil justice system," Viet Dinh said during an appearance at Harvard Monday.
By Hugo Guzman
3 minute read
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