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July 30, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

CrowdStrike Glitch Highlights Risk of Single Point of Failure in Cybersecurity

Competition regulators took notice when a faulty software update from CrowdStrike, a major player in the cybersecurity industry, took down Windows systems all over the world. FTC Chair Lina Khan called it another example of "how concentration can create fragile systems."

By Maria Dinzeo

7 minute read

July 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Nikola Founder Abandons $1B Suit Against Legal Chief, Other Execs

Trevor Milton had charged in the suit that he was the victim of an "egregious case of corporate scapegoating," while the company had derided the claims as "imaginary and baseless."

By Maria Dinzeo

3 minute read

July 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Fitness-Tracking Startup With Big Plans Hires GC Who Played Key Roles at Allbirds, Facebook

Daniel Li most recently was general counsel of the eco-friendly footwear company Allbirds, which he helped usher through a 2021 IPO.

By Maria Dinzeo

4 minute read

July 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Retail Tech Startup Taps Farfetch Exec to Lead, Build Out Legal Team

Morgan Levine is joining Radar as it rolls out its inventory tracking technology in 500 American Eagle stores

By Maria Dinzeo

2 minute read

July 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Fox News General Counsel Exits, Replaced by Big Law Partner

Katherine Meeks, a former reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, is taking the legal reins of the cable news juggernaut as a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit looms over it.

By Maria Dinzeo

3 minute read

July 24, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

After DOJ Smackdowns Leave JetBlue Spiraling, Longtime GC Heads for Exit

The last four years have been brutal for Brandon Nelson and JetBlue, which was whipsawed by the pandemic and then had to cancel two deals that were supposed to drive growth after courts ruled they broke antitrust law.

By Maria Dinzeo

5 minute read

July 23, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Probing Use of Browser Histories, Other Personal Info to Individualize Product Prices

"Firms that harvest Americans' personal data can put people's privacy at risk. Now firms could be exploiting this vast trove of personal information to charge people higher prices," FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement.

By Maria Dinzeo | Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

July 23, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'This Is Not Going Away': Smackdown in Novel Cybersecurity Case Unlikely to Send SEC Into Retreat

In tossing most of the case against software maker SolarWinds, Judge Paul Engelmayer "creates the notion that the SEC isn't just going to be able to do whatever it wants going forward and serve as an 'overzealous' regulator," said Scott Kannry, CEO of the cyber risk firm Axio.

By Maria Dinzeo

7 minute read

July 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

More Aspiring GCs Finding Fulfillment in Wild and Woolly Realm of Private Equity

"You have a combination of doing the strategy and the management pieces, but also getting your hands dirty. And I really love that," said Sarah Tinsley, general counsel of Culture Amp.

By Maria Dinzeo

8 minute read

July 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'This Worries Me Gravely': Regulators Struggle to Set Ground Rules for AI Decision-Making Tools

A debate that broke out this week at a meeting of California Privacy Protection Agency provides a window into the wide range of perspectives on what would be appropriate oversight and what would be overkill.

By Maria Dinzeo

4 minute read