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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 2023

Adams 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 Have

Exuding passion is important, Netflix legal ops chief Jenn McCarron said, but "if you're just a passion rocket, people will feel torpedoed by you."

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5 minute read

January 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Sony Pictures General Counsel to Exit After Three Decades With Media Giant

Leah 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.

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3 minute read

January 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Companies Should Brace for a Hornet's Nest of Labor Issues in 2024

The 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.

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7 minute read

January 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

$14M Severance Eases Activision Blizzard Legal Chief's Exit

Grant 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.

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3 minute read

January 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

AI Chipmaker Cerebras Gets New Legal Chief

Shirley 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.

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3 minute read

January 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Neiman Marcus CLO to Head Legal for Newly Formed Research Behemoth

After 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.

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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.

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3 minute read

December 27, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Longtime GC of Biotech That Discovered Leading Hep-C Cure Announces Retirement

Nathaniel Gardiner will retire at the end of March 2024, after 28 years with Entata Pharmaceuticals.

By Maria Dinzeo

2 minute read