Jessica Mach

October 26, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Investors have swooned over the social-audio startup, which launched only last year.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

October 25, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

As the legal landscape shifts, attorneys are advising franchisors to limit their potential legal exposure by exerting less control over franchisees.

By Jessica Mach

6 minute read

October 19, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"As we continue our transformation and growth plan, she will play an instrumental role in steering our legal strategy with integrity, operational excellence and legal pragmatism," Myriad CEO Paul Diaz said.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

October 14, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"When you're in private practice, you have a group of clients, and you try your best to know all you can know about those clients and to learn their business. But there's a limit to how close you can get to the business because the business model doesn't allow for that," Bloom Credit General Counsel David Breland said.

By Jessica Mach | Trudy Knockless | Phillip Bantz

5 minute read

October 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"For true privacy compliance, you want to have someone in the room who knows how to ask the privacy questions when you are developing new products and developing new services," said Travis P. Brennan, an attorney in Newport Beach, California.

By Jessica Mach

5 minute read

October 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"I can't tell you how many times I've hoped for an industry standard to measure my outside counsels' diversity efforts. MCCA's Scorecard is that standard and meets the moment in this new era of investor focus on ESG goals," said Wanji Walcott, MCCA's chairwoman and Discover Financial Services' chief legal officer.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

October 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The company—which runs a website for ordering and learning about cannabis—announced in August that it plans to go public.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

October 07, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The survey found that just 4% of lawyers were both highly exhausted and highly engaged.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read

October 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"I would expect in a typical workforce, maybe 1% employees are seeking an accommodation," employment attorney Dan M. Forman said. "But in places where I would say it's much more politically sensitive, we've seen instances of 10% or 15%."

By Jessica Mach

5 minute read

October 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"By stepping into the GC role, I join a small but elite group of black GCs who're leading their company's legal departments and paving the way for others to follow in their footsteps," Adanwimo "Ada" Okafor said on LinkedIn.

By Jessica Mach

2 minute read