January 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
'Pig Butchering' and Other Cybercrimes Preying on Human Psychology Rising Fast"We are getting good with the technical applications of fighting the stuff. But at the end of the day, it comes down to the human," said Stephen Dougherty, a financial fraud investigator with the U.S. Secret Service.
By Maria Dinzeo
5 minute read
January 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Apple GC Kate Adams Earned Nearly $27M in 2023Adams benefited from the company exceeding its targets for sales and operating income, but nonetheless received a hair less than in 2022.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
January 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
'Don't Do as You're Told': 2 Legal Ops Luminaries Share How to Fix Problems Lawyers Don't Know They HaveExuding passion is important, Netflix legal ops chief Jenn McCarron said, but "if you're just a passion rocket, people will feel torpedoed by you."
By Maria Dinzeo
5 minute read
January 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Sony Pictures General Counsel to Exit After Three Decades With Media GiantLeah Weil helped the media giant buy IP rights to Spiderman for a mere $7 million, acquire MGM for $2.9 billion, recover from a crippling 2014 cyberattack and much more.
By Maria Dinzeo
3 minute read
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
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