January 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Companies Should Brace for a Hornet's Nest of Labor Issues in 2024The year is shaping up to be frenetic for employment law as state and federal regulators look to build a "worker-centric" economy that prioritizes employees' rights to organize and change jobs freely.
By Maria Dinzeo
7 minute read
January 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
$14M Severance Eases Activision Blizzard Legal Chief's ExitGrant Dixton joined the video game maker in June 2021, six months before it unveiled plans to be acquired by Microsoft for $69 billion, a deal that finally closed in October.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
January 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
AI Chipmaker Cerebras Gets New Legal ChiefShirley Li has taken the legal reins of the Sunnyvale, California-based company, which competes with Nvidia and has raised more than $720 million in funding.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
January 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Neiman Marcus CLO to Head Legal for Newly Formed Research BehemothAfter holding key roles in banking, the home-improvement industry and retailing, Hannah Kim is taking the legal reins of Circana, an $8 billion consumer research firm formed through the merger of Information Resources Inc. and NPD Group.
By Maria Dinzeo
2 minute read
December 29, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
X Corp. Loses Early Challenge to California's Social Media Content Moderation Law"While the reporting requirement does appear to place a substantial compliance burden on social media companies, it does not appear that the requirement is unjustified or unduly burdensome within the context of First Amendment law," U.S. District Judge William Shubb wrote in his eight-page order.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
December 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Longtime GC of Biotech That Discovered Leading Hep-C Cure Announces RetirementNathaniel Gardiner will retire at the end of March 2024, after 28 years with Entata Pharmaceuticals.
By Maria Dinzeo
2 minute read
December 18, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Hackers Increasingly Infiltrate Software While It's Still in Development—Before Guard Is Up"Not only is this terrifying because it can happen to any organization that's building software, but it's actually also incredibly difficult to detect," said Dan Draper, founder of CipherStash.
By Maria Dinzeo
7 minute read
December 11, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Microsoft Deepens Commitment to Unions Amid Workers' AI Anxiety"We are creating seats at this table for labor leaders and workers, because I think it's important for those of us who create technology to get the best insights and advice we can about how to build AI tools in ways that will make people's jobs better," Microsoft President Brad Smith said.
By Maria Dinzeo
4 minute read
December 07, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Senior Apple Attorney Who Traded on Inside Information Avoids PrisonGene Levoff's attorney said he appreciated that New Jersey federal Judge William Martini "tempered justice with mercy in imposing this sentence of probation."
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
December 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Macy's Taps Retail Star to Helm Legal DepartmentThe retail giant's incoming CEO, Tony Spring, said new legal chief Tracy Preston has "a track record of aligning legal and risk mitigation approaches with business objectives and brand missions."
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
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