Jessica Mach

Jessica Mach

Jessica Mach is a reporter covering tech, labor and employment for ALM Media's In-House desk, and writes Law.com's weekly "Labor of Law" newsletter. Contact her at [email protected].

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August 10, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Meta's Entanglement in Abortion Probe Serves as Cautionary Tale for GCs, Ethics Expert Says

The social media company says it did not know authorities were investigating an abortion when it turned over Facebook messages that helped lead to charges against a Nebraska teenager and her mother.

By Jessica Mach

4 minute read

August 09, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Fast-Rising Health Care Staffing Firm Picks Zoom Attorney as Its First GC

Chris Cheng is taking the legal reins of Nomad Health, which sees lots of growth potential, in part because of burnout in the medical profession.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

August 08, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Longtime Re/Max Lawyer to Become Company's First Female GC

Susie Winders will lead the legal team at a residential real estate powerhouse whose franchisees have more than 140,000 agents in nearly 9,000 offices.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

August 04, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Interim GC Gets Permanent Role at Surgical Implant Manufacturer Surgalign

Paolo Amoruso joined Surgalign in April. The company's former chief legal officer and corporate secretary, Josh DeRienzis, resigned on April 1, according to a securities filing.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

August 04, 2022 | Law.com

Labor of Law: As Workers Suffer With Long Covid, Employers May Rethink Accommodations for Other Disabilities

Employers unwilling to find creative accommodations for workers with long Covid and workers with other long-term disabilities risk "losing enormous resources and a brain drain of employees who have a lot to contribute," said Wendy Musell, who represents workers as a sole practitioner and is also of counsel at Oakland, California-based firm Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams.

By Jessica Mach

7 minute read

August 02, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Savills Taps Associate GC as New Legal Chief, as Longtime GC Retires

L. Stanton Towne has retired as Savills' North American executive vice president and general counsel after more than 14 years with the London-based real estate company.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

August 01, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Drone Company Draganfly Hires New CLO

Deborah Greenberg joins Draganfly following announcements in recent months that the company has trained and sent medical response drones to Ukraine, where they can deliver supplies and equipment to dangerous and otherwise hard-to-access areas.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

August 01, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Want to Provide Abortion Travel Benefits at Your Company? Here's How to Protect Employees

Attorneys recommend a range of strategies to limit the paper trail that authorities might seek to obtain.

By Jessica Mach

7 minute read

July 29, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Head of Business Affairs of J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot to Also Serve as GC

Company President Brian Weinstein told Deadline that Grace Del Val has a "unique blend of entertainment, business and legal expertise."

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

July 28, 2022 | Law.com

Labor of Law: Federal Noncompete Ban Would Be Far From Last Word on Issue

The example of California, where noncompetes are still widely used by employers despite the state's longstanding ban on the agreements, raises questions about whether the FTC will "have the ability or the capacity to put enough enforcement in all the different states" or whether "they [are] just going to try to kick off the worst offenders," said Majed Dakak, a partner at Kesselman Brantly Stockinger.

By Jessica Mach

7 minute read