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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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March 24, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Stop Saying 'Powwow' for Meeting: CMG Adds Language Policy to Outside Counsel Guidelines

"Each little word change in the direction of inclusion is just another swing of the scythe clearing away the brush of non-inclusion," Cox Media Group GC Eric Greenberg said.

By Phillip Bantz

5 minute read

March 23, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Sanctions Experts Offer Compliance Tips for In-House Counsel Amid Ukraine Invasion

"You don't need to boil the ocean, which is good. You just need to be engaged in a risk-based approach," said Adam Smith, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

March 22, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Legal Chiefs Worried About Cost of SEC's Climate Disclosure Rules

"The SEC's climate disclosure proposal is the most extensive, comprehensive and complicated disclosure initiative in decades," said Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner Meredith Cross, a former SEC official.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

March 22, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

'I'd Wake Up and Put on That Face': Former General Counsel Shares Story of Mental Health Battle and Recovery

"I wanted to hide and crawl into a cave and be ashamed. But I'm stronger than that."

By Phillip Bantz

7 minute read

March 21, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

The Juneteenth Foundation Hires First-Ever General Counsel

"This was one of those opportunities where the mission is so in line with who I am as a person," Karim Marshall said.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

March 18, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

General Counsel for Major Companies Back Push to Bolster Public Defender Systems

"As leaders of the legal departments of some of America's largest corporations, we rely on the strength and resilience of the justice system to perform our business and attract investment in the economy," the GCs state in a letter.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

March 17, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Ericsson Shuffles Top Lawyers Amid Corruption Investigation

Scott Dresser is slated to take over as senior VP, chief legal officer and head of group function legal affairs and compliance later this month and will be based in the U.S.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

March 15, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Dual-Role General Counsel-Compliance Chief a Dying Breed, Report Shows

"This is a recognition on the part of companies that running an ethics and compliance program is a full-time job," said Ethisphere president Erica Salmon Byrne.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

March 14, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Coca-Cola GC Bradley Gayton Made $9M Last Year Consulting for Company

The Atlanta-based beverage giant paid Gayton $9.35 million for consulting services in 2021.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

March 10, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Cars.com Taps EV Startup's Top Lawyer as Next Legal Chief

Angelique Strong Marks is leaving her general counsel role at Israeli electric vehicle firm REE Automotive after helping the company go public last year.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read