Phillip Bantz

November 16, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Lauren Camilli succeeds Dinah PoKempner, who used the N-word while discussing "comparative legal treatment of hate speech" during a Zoom lecture while serving as an adjunct professor at Columbia University.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

November 16, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"I heard my own voice and realized my own truth," said Louise Pentland, who is stepping down as PayPal's top lawyer.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

November 15, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Tracey Heaton has joined Heidrick & Struggles as chief legal officer and corporate secretary.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

November 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Adam Schuman is taking over as the top lawyer for ex-Morgan Stanley co-president Zoe Cruz's digital asset investment banking company Menai Financial Group.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

November 10, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Wagner, a former Google lawyer and ex-general counsel for Square Inc., will take over as Twilio's legal chief next month.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

November 09, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"We already have a crippled economy. We want to make sure that we put our company and our employees in the best position to continue to deliver products and services to our clients," said the grocery retailer and supplier's incoming chief legal officer, Ileana McAlary.

By Phillip Bantz

7 minute read

November 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

As the measure hangs in the balance, the big question for GCs at companies covered under the rule is whether to have a "hard mandate" that requires employees to get vaccinated or go with a "soft mandate" that lets workers skip the shot as long as they get weekly COVID-19 tests.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

November 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The company lured Ileana McAlary away from her associate GC role at shoemaker Wolverine World Wide Inc.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

November 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Brooks, who most recently served as CEO at Binance.US, is among a growing number of legal chiefs who have ascended the legal department to take on chief executive roles.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

November 03, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"People that fly company aircraft and earn a million dollars for a part-time job live in a rarefied bubble," said one of the proposal's co-sponsors, who argued that the company's directors are out of touch with its employees.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read