January 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
How Corporate Counsel Women of Color Became 'Sisterhood on a Grand Scale'"While there were a decent number of us spread across corporate America, at most places we were one or two, isolated and finding our own way," said early CCWC member Juliette Pryor, executive vice president and general counsel for Albertsons Cos.
By Phillip Bantz
9 minute read
January 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Pinterest Poaches Twitter's Head of Global Litigation"It certainly was quite a time to leave," Michele Lee said of her departure from Twitter.
By Phillip Bantz
3 minute read
January 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Marathon Names New Top Lawyer Following General Counsel's ResignationAfter its top lawyer resigned last month, Marathon Oil Corp. is bringing back one of its former assistant general counsels to lead the Houston-based…
By Phillip Bantz
3 minute read
January 07, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Noodle Hires Diversity Leader as Online Ed Firm's First-Ever General CounselLaura Hertzog's GC appointment marks at least the second time this week that an online education firm has added a key role to its legal department.
By Phillip Bantz
3 minute read
January 06, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Ex-Amazon Lawyer Rejoins Fenwick as Big Law Boomerang Continues"It's hard to sit there as a corporate representative in the courtroom and watch your outside lawyers have all the fun," said now-former Amazon associate general counsel Brian Buckley.
By Phillip Bantz
4 minute read
January 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
In-House Leader for Twitter, eBay and StubHub Joins O'MelvenyTod Cohen returned to private practice because he "found that the issues that matter to clients, the most difficult, most challenging, most cutting-edge legal issues are handled by outside counsel."
By Phillip Bantz
3 minute read
January 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Emeritus Institute Names New Global Legal Affairs Director Amid Online Learning BoomLiza Wolf previously served for more than seven years as the chief lawyer and compliance officer for FullBloom, a Camden, New Jersey-based education and behavioral health firm.
By Phillip Bantz
3 minute read
January 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
Forging Into The Unknown: How COVID-19 Has Already Changed Legal Department Budget Planning"We, for decades, have said, 'It depends and we don't know.' We have gotten kind of away from that for a really long time and I think right now we're learning that's not OK anymore," says former Microsoft Corp. assistant general counsel Lucy Bassli.
By Phillip Bantz
8 minute read
December 30, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
Beacon's First Ever General Counsel Moving Into New Advisory RoleAs GC, Ross Cooper has led Beacon through 35 acquisitions, including a $1.1 billion deal to acquire Roofing Supply Group in 2015 and a $2.6 billion acquisition of Allied Building Products in 2018.
By Phillip Bantz
3 minute read
December 29, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
SEC Fraud Case Singled Out Global Company's Chief Lawyer, Compliance OfficerThe Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that the GC failed to disclose key facts about a Justice Department probe of RPM international Inc., a $5.5 billion global coatings, sealants and buildings materials company.
By Phillip Bantz
4 minute read
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