April 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
'Ignore This Bill at Your Peril': Federal Privacy Legislation Has Teeth—and Real Shot at Passing"That's what's most important to think about: What will this change about business models?" said Alysa Hutnik, a senior executive at the privacy software firm Ketch.
By Maria Dinzeo
7 minute read
April 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
The AI Revolution Is Here. Who Will Be the Winners and Losers in Legal Services?"If they figure out how to incorporate this technology into their comp model, then they'll be the winners," said Stephanie Corey, co-founder of the legal ops consulting firm UpLevel Ops, on the rise of AI and how it will disrupt the way law firms do business.
By Maria Dinzeo | Dan Roe
10 minute read
April 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Hertz GC Who Settled Barrage of Lawsuits From Enraged Customers Stepping DownColleen Batcheler is exiting for an as-yet-unidentified role at another company. After joining the company in 2022, she reached a $168 million settlement with customers the rental-car giant had falsely accused of stealing cars.
By Maria Dinzeo
2 minute read
April 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Meta Transfers AI-Related Patents to Midjourney to Thwart Patent Trolls"Sharing these assets makes our ecosystem stronger by allowing other operating companies to acquire patents that they can use to protect their innovation," said Jeremiah Chan, Meta's head of patents, licensing and open source.
By Maria Dinzeo
5 minute read
April 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Excessive Workloads Are Boosting In-House Turnover, Creating 'Snowball Effect'"As more people leave, there's more work to do, causing more people to leave. It's a potentially vicious cycle that can, ultimately, spin out of control," said a report from Axiom and Wakefield Research.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
March 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
In-House Moves of Month: EBay, Estee Lauder, GE, Geico Grab HeadlinesAmong the GCs plotting retirements were John Deere's Mary Jones and Pitney Bowes' Daniel Goldstein.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
March 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Feds Jump Into Algorithmic Pricing Suit, Say Collusion Can Occur Without Humans Uttering a WordThe Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are worried that the growing use of algorithms is making price fixing increasingly difficult to detect—and that the use of AI to create ever-more-sophisticated algorithms will exacerbate that challenge.
By Maria Dinzeo
4 minute read
March 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
3M Legal Chief Moves Onto Company's Highest-Paid List After Year of Taming ThreatsChief Legal Affairs Officer Kevin Rhodes "drove actions to reduce risk and uncertainty through reduced exposure to litigation and regulatory risk," 3M's compensation committee says in the company's newly filed proxy statement.
By Maria Dinzeo
2 minute read
March 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Former Everlaw Legal Chief Takes Top Lawyer Role at Zendesk"I'm excited to work alongside a team that values innovation, teamwork, and above all—connections," newly appointed Zendesk Chief Legal Officer Shana Simmons wrote on LinkedIn.
By Maria Dinzeo
4 minute read
March 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Former Pfizer Lawyer, Blue Buffalo GC Takes Legal Reins at Bioweapon Fighting Pharma CompanyLarry Miller was named GC of SIGA Technologies, a pharmaceutical company best known for its smallpox drug Tpoxx.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
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