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Phillip Bantz

Phillip Bantz

Phillip Bantz is a reporter for Corporate Counsel. Follow him on Twitter @PhillipBantz.

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May 16, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Legal Departments Could Cut Costs by Sending More Work to Paralegals, Report Says

"The question is, 'If they see paralegals as a great way to save money for insourced work, why do they not also see that for outsourced work?'" said legal ops analyst Nathan Cemenska.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

May 12, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Appian's General Counsel on Suing Rival Pegasystems, Winning $2 Billion Verdict

"The important thing here is you can't ever regret protecting the rights of your company. That's not something you should hesitate about. If the conduct is serious, you have to pursue it," said Appian GC Christopher Winters.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

May 11, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Crypto Exchange Giant Binance Hires Ex-Federal Prosecutor as Deputy GC

Joshua Eaton joins Binance amid growing efforts to regulate the crypto industry and will lead the firm's legal affairs while supporting global compliance and investigations.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

May 10, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

BASF Legal Chief on Driving Diversity at Law Firms: Carrots Are More Effective Than Sticks

"The whole idea of firing the firms or hitting them with a punitive measure like that undermines what we're trying to achieve together, honestly," Matt Lepore said.

By Phillip Bantz

9 minute read

May 09, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Southwest Gas Taps Legal Chief to Serve as CEO After Boardroom Dust-Up

Karen Haller succeeded ousted CEO John Hester amid a settlement agreement with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

May 06, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

BASF Launches Global Expansion of Outside Counsel Diversity Program

Growing the program was among Matt Lepore's top priorities when he took over as BASF's top lawyer last year.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

May 06, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Companies Jump Into Abortion Fray by Funding Travel, but Experts Say There Are Risks

"Because it's such a hot issue, any action that's going to be taken has significant risk of some kind of shareholder or even potential regulatory response," corporate governance expert Charles Elson said.

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4 minute read

May 05, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Target Taps Former Lobbyist, Risk Management Exec to Serve as General Counsel

The Minneapolis-based retailer has promoted Matt Zabel to GC as part of a reshuffling of the leadership team.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

May 04, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel 'Under Unprecedented Pressure' to Manage Russian Sanction Risks

"For a lot of in-house counsel, this is uncharted territory," said regulatory compliance lawyer Brett Johnson, a partner at Snell & Wilmer.

By Phillip Bantz

5 minute read

May 03, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Mercury Financial's New Top Lawyer Talks Top Priorities, COVID, Remote Working

"I don't think that I have to be in-person in the office every day," Susan Steinthal said.

By Phillip Bantz

5 minute read