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.
By Phillip Bantz
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.
By Phillip Bantz
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.
By Phillip Bantz
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.
By Phillip Bantz
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.
By Phillip Bantz
9 minute read
February 14, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Thales Group Taps General Counsel for New ESG Leadership RoleIsabelle Simon's new role highlights the ongoing expansion of the GC's purview beyond the purely legal.
By Phillip Bantz
3 minute read
February 10, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
Disney Reveals New Legal Chief's Pay, Consulting Agreement With Ex-General CounselHoracio 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.
By Phillip Bantz
2 minute read
February 09, 2022 | Corporate Counsel
GM's New ESG Head Is Biden's Niece, Former Coca-Cola DirectorMissy Owens will "lead policy efforts on ESG stewardship, coalition building and collaboration in partnership with General Motors' expanding sustainability team."
By Phillip Bantz
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
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