Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

January 06, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Fifth Third Bancorp announced Thursday that it has hired Jelena McWilliams to serve as chief legal officer and corporate secretary.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

9 minute read

January 04, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Infosys Ltd., India's second-largest software services provider, announced on Dec. 31 that general counsel and chief compliance officer David Kennedy would leave the company, effective the same day as the announcement. The company and Kennedy "mutually agreed" on Kennedy's departure, acording to the company, though some have questioned the seemingly sudden decision and the close to $1 million severance package.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

5 minute read

December 29, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

This might be the year that Amazon et al. get dragged down to earth.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

6 minute read

December 28, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Who employs the employee? That was a crucial question for the courts in 2016.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

9 minute read

December 22, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

It remains to be seen whether Yahoo Inc.'s recently revealed data breaches will nix its sale to Verizon Communications. But whatever happens, M&A lawyers say the Yahoo-Verizon deal illustrates the increasing importance of addressing the risk of a data breach when negotiating an acquisition.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

9 minute read

December 21, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

There were no shortage of corporate crises in 2016. When confronted with a crisis of their own, companies would be wise to follow the cues of Apple Inc. and The Wendy's Co. while avoiding the missteps of Wells Fargo & Co. and Samsung Electronics Co., according to the crisis communications firm CrisisResponsePro.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

5 minute read

December 20, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Panasonic Corp. of North America general counsel Damien Atkins knew from the start of his legal career that he didn't want to end up at a firm. He wanted to be a general counsel. The question was, how to get there? Atkins says that it was a long process, but there is an art to it.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

8 minute read

December 19, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

A veteran member of Bank of America's legal department has left for the online lending company Swift Financial Corp.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read

December 19, 2016 | Legaltech News

The Johnson & Bell suit is a good reminder of the importance of questioning outside firms about their cybersecurity efforts.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

17 minute read

December 16, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The vulnerability of law firms to cyberattacks, already one of the big legal stories of 2016, is back in the news now that a judge has unsealed a class action lawsuit alleging the firm Johnson & Bell doesn't adequately protect client information from hackers. In-house counsel say the lawsuit is a good reminder of the importance of questioning outside firms about their cybersecurity efforts.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

17 minute read