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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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February 23, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

How Being a Specialist Paid Off for Tango Card's First General Counsel

"Once you've got an expertise in a niche, then you can become more valuable and get more ownership and autonomy of certain things," Christine Habeeb said.

By Phillip Bantz

10 minute read

February 22, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

'Dramatic Increase in Physical Threat Activity' at Companies Puts GCs to Test

"The GC is in a unique position to dictate and mandate across the entire enterprise so everybody's on the same sheet of music and you have a uniformed view of your threat landscape," said Fred Burton, executive director of the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence.

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3 minute read

February 18, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Amazon Lawyer Joins Fintech Startup Tango Card as First-Ever Legal Chief

"It only took a few conversations to convince me that this would be a great move," Christine Habeeb said.

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2 minute read

February 17, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Legal Chiefs Reveal Why They Hire, Fire Outside Counsel

"In each of my GC roles, I've inherited outside counsel and very few of them ended up sticking around for various reasons," 3Q Digital general counsel Julie Honor said.

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4 minute read

February 16, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

CEO's Grumble About Lawyers Sparks Dialogue About Being a Good Business Partner

"Yes, as a profession, we have a major PR problem. But as individual lawyers and legal departments, we can work to fix that problem—or at least to do better ourselves," stated Boston Globe Media deputy GC Heather Stevenson.

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4 minute read

February 15, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

How One Aspiring General Counsel Secured a Remote GC Seat

"Don't let yourself become known as the impediment for the business to be successful. Really help them to get to where they want to be from a business perspective, as well as a safe perspective," said Jason Stephans, the new GC at Lang Pharma Nutrition.

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9 minute read

February 14, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Thales Group Taps General Counsel for New ESG Leadership Role

Isabelle Simon's new role highlights the ongoing expansion of the GC's purview beyond the purely legal.

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3 minute read

February 10, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Disney Reveals New Legal Chief's Pay, Consulting Agreement With Ex-General Counsel

Horacio Gutierrez will collect a $1.3 million base salary with the opportunity to earn millions more in bonuses and equity awards, while his predecessor, Alan Braverman, gets paid $40K a month for consulting services.

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2 minute read

February 09, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

GM's New ESG Head Is Biden's Niece, Former Coca-Cola Director

Missy Owens will "lead policy efforts on ESG stewardship, coalition building and collaboration in partnership with General Motors' expanding sustainability team."

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2 minute read

February 09, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Rise of the Dual-Role GC: When Being Legal Chief Isn't Enough

"When you finally get to that dual role, it is really hard to do both because they're both such big roles," said Mira Wolff, a veteran GC and HR chief.

By Phillip Bantz

7 minute read