Kibkabe Araya

August 25, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

American Cancer Society chief legal and risk officer Timothy Phillips has grown the Atlanta-based organization's legal department from 16 members to nearly 60 over the past 15 years.

By Kibkabe Araya

2 minute read

August 25, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

The ride-hailing industry giant Uber Technologies Inc. experienced a noteworthy 2019.

By Kibkabe Araya

4 minute read

August 25, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

The novel coronavirus forced manufacturer 3M to pivot to producing and distributing N95 respirator masks for health care workers.

By Kibkabe Araya

2 minute read

August 25, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Fiserv Inc. rang in the new year 2019 with announcing its planned merger with First Data Corp., an all-stock transaction valued at $41 billion.

By Kibkabe Araya

2 minute read

August 12, 2020 | Law.com

Recent surveys found in-house counsel are spending more on outside counsel to handle mostly urgent and unplanned matters connected to the novel coronavirus. Also, the pandemic has created so many changes that may be hitting legal departments at unexpected angles.

By Kibkabe Araya

7 minute read

August 11, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Jason A. Jones, also a former federal prosecutor, has been named general counsel for the FBI.

By Kibkabe Araya

2 minute read

August 07, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

Marc Mandel spoke to Corporate Counsel about building resilience within his legal team and being a strategic member of the team and to the C-suite.

By Kibkabe Araya

3 minute read

August 06, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

"Twenty percent of the time spent on unplanned work is wasted," said Vidhya Balasubramanian, managing vice president in Gartner's legal and compliance practice. "That's over a thousand work hours in a year at a typical $1 billion company with 10 full-time employees in the legal department."

By Kibkabe Araya

3 minute read

August 05, 2020 | Law.com

Microsoft's chief legal officer announced the tech giant's zero waste plan, spotlighting the top lawyer's role in elevating corporate sustainability. Also, general counsel aren't taking their own well-being into consideration amid COVID-19 crisis, according to a new report.

By Kibkabe Araya

7 minute read

July 31, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

In July, the amount of high-profile top lawyer moves appeared to be at pre-COVID-19 numbers despite summer hiring still at large and becoming more competitive than ever.

By Kibkabe Araya

26 minute read