Phillip Bantz

May 14, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"There was a lot of need for someone to come in and join the team and help grow the business," Sophia Lee said.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

May 13, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Katherine Adkins, who has served as chief legal adviser of banking strategy at Affirm since 2019, will take over as CLO on June 30.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

May 12, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Michael Wu brings more than 20 years of in-house legal experience to the Columbus, Ohio-based company.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

May 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"As you're trying to bring people along, they have to understand why change is important," said Trish Peterson, senior VP of business transformation at Mastercard.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

May 10, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"I appreciated very early on that Coinbase had some of the most challenging and industry-impacting issues of any company in crypto anywhere on the planet," said Paul Grewal, the crypto exchange's chief lawyer.

By Phillip Bantz

8 minute read

May 10, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Launching a D&I program was the top-ranked issue in this year's legal ops survey from the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium. Last year, D&I ranked fifth out of seven priority categories.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

May 06, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

So far, MiMedx has paid about $30.4 million in legal fees, including the recent settlement payments to Freshfields and Kobre. The third law firm in the case, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, continues to pursue its claim for unpaid fees.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

May 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"He's demanding. Very demanding," said Nancy Hazely, who worked with Gayton for nearly 20 years before he joined Coca-Cola.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

May 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"Going in eyes wide open is super important. It's understanding what you're getting yourself into and then building relationships, and gaining the trust of people as quickly as possible," says Jose Ramon Gonzalez, chief legal officer with Equitable Holdings Inc.

By Phillip Bantz

6 minute read

May 03, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"We think it's extremely unfair and unlawful, what they're doing. Contracts should be honored," said plaintiffs attorney Peter Muhic.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read