August 31, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
California High Court Holds AI Vendors Liable for Biased Job ScreeningThe decision, reached at a time AI regulation is in its formative stages, will have implications beyond the state's borders.
By Maria Dinzeo
5 minute read
August 30, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Southwest Calls 'Religious Liberty' Training Ideological, Judge's Order Mandating It 'Unprecedented'Southwest says the case it lost involves allegations it committed employment discrimination based on religion, which is significantly different from religious freedom, a subject that includes "topics that have nothing to do with this case."
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
August 30, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
How the GC of a Startup Building 'Harmless' AI Balances Risks, Rewards"It's a surprisingly full time job at times . . . to really deeply understand where we're willing to tolerate more risk in service of our mission and where we're more sensitive to risk," Anthropic AI legal chief Brian Israel said.
By Maria Dinzeo
5 minute read
August 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Dollar Tree Hires Legal Chief to Replace Ex-Trump Official Who Abruptly DepartedJonathan Leiken is taking the legal reins of Dollar Tree after helping guide his last employer, the ATM-maker Diebold Nixdorf, through bankruptcy.
By Maria Dinzeo
2 minute read
August 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Burgeoning UCSF Hospital System Appoints First Chief CounselIncoming general counsel Rachel Nosowsky will be "an excellent colleague and mentor for all the attorneys in our office," said UCSF Chief Campus Counsel Greta Schnetzler.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
August 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
AI Regulation Is Picking Up Steam in State Legislatures"It is taking over our lives, whether we know it or not," said Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a member of the California State Assembly. "How do we ensure decisions are being made that are not discriminatory?"
By Maria Dinzeo
6 minute read
August 23, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
National Insurance Crime Bureau Promotes Ex-Federal Prosecutor to GCAt the Illinois-based nonprofit, Rich DiZinno will help ferret out fraud, something he battled as an assistant U.S. attorney and as chief counsel for national security and crime for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
August 22, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Biden Picks Former Obama Lawyer for White House CounselDuring his first stint at the White House, Ed Siskel helped fend off attacks on the Affordable Care Act. He also spearheaded the response to congressional inquiries into the 2012 Benghazi attack that resulted in the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
August 21, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Lawyer Stepping Aside Who Helped Shape Charter Communications Into No. 2 Cable OperatorDavid Ellen played a key role in the transformation of the cable industry, first as general counsel of Cablevision before its $17.7 billion sale in 2016 and then as a senior executive at Charter as it digested nearly $100 billion in acquisitions.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
August 18, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
White House Counsel Stuart Delery Steps DownIn a statement, President Joe Biden called Delery "a trusted adviser and a constant source of innovative legal thinking since Day One of my Administration."
By Maria Dinzeo
2 minute read
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