March 14, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
As SVB's Risks Skyrocketed, Bank Let Chief Risk Officer Post Sit Vacant for Months"It's like having an airplane without a pilot or a ship without a captain. It will move, but to what direction?" said Charles Elson, a retired professor of corporate governance at the University of Delaware.
By Maria Dinzeo
6 minute read
March 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
SVB's Implosion Has Tech Companies Reeling. Here's What They Should Do"The board, the c-suite, are all going to be looking at the lawyers and my guess is this is a once in a lifetime crisis, so you want to make sure you have people you can count on on your legal team," said three-time general counsel Sterling Miller.
By Maria Dinzeo
8 minute read
March 09, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Dominion Says Fox Legal Chief Should Have Blocked Airing of False ClaimsThe release of Viet Dinh's deposition on Tuesday and a court filing by Dominion on Wednesday are throwing scrutiny on Viet Dinh, a Harvard-educated lawyer and former assistant attorney general who's been the media giant's legal chief since 2018.
By Maria Dinzeo
8 minute read
March 08, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
In Deposition, Fox Legal Chief Says He 'Allowed the Possibility' Rigged-Election Claims Were True"I was skeptical but I had to reserve some mind space to—for them to be proven right," Viet Dinh said in the newly released deposition.
By Maria Dinzeo
5 minute read
March 07, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Former Facebook Security Chief Sounds Off on the Case that Rocked the Cybersecurity WorldEx-Uber security chief Joe Sullivan "is being punished for something that actually happens all the time, and for which we don't have good legal guidance," former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos said.
By Maria Dinzeo
6 minute read
March 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
After Helping Clean Up Crash Fallout, Boeing CLO Slides Onto Company's Highest-Paid ListThe aircraft-maker praised Brett Gerry for "significant contributions to the company" in 2022, including helping to resolve litigation stemming from a 737 Max crash in 2018 and another in 2019.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
March 02, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Continuing Health Care Privacy Crackdown, FTC Fines BetterHelp $7.8 Million"Let this proposed order be a stout reminder that the FTC will prioritize defending Americans' sensitive data from illegal exploitation," said Sam Levine, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
By Maria Dinzeo
4 minute read
March 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
In First-of-Kind Case, DOJ Alleges Chairman Filed Trading Plans to Pull Off Vast Insider Trading Scheme"Few things undermine trust in the markets more than insiders abusing their positions for personal advantage," SEC enforcement division director Gurbir Grewal said.
By Maria Dinzeo
4 minute read
March 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
'We Will Emerge From This': Why Marriott's GC Uses Levity to Lead Through Crises"Through all this, you're doing your quarterly earnings and you're trying to figure out, 'Oh my god, what do we even say about this?'" said Rena Reiss, general counsel of Marriott International.
By Maria Dinzeo
5 minute read
February 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Noncompete Ban Would Force Companies to Become Smarter About Data-Loss Strategies"If a company is looking to enforce a contract, it's after the fact. The damage has already been suffered," said David Huberman, general counsel of Code42.
By Maria Dinzeo
5 minute read
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