Stephanie Forshee

Stephanie Forshee is based in New York. She covers retail, fintech and in-house legal departments.

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May 04, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Fox News Names New GC as Former Top Lawyer Remains on 'Voluntary Personal Leave'

Lily Fu Claffee, the new general counsel at Fox News, comes to the network from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

By Stephanie Forshee |

3 minute read

May 03, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Law Departments Are Seeing More Class Actions, No New Staff to Manage Them, Survey Says

The 2018 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey indicated that in-house legal departments have to deal with more class actions than before, but aren't getting a corresponding increase in staff devoted to these types of matters.

By Stephanie Forshee |

3 minute read

May 03, 2018 | New York Law Journal

How the GC of TED Talks in NY Is Battling the Problem of Sexual Harassment After Complaints at Group's Conferences

In a recent interview with Corporate Counsel, Nishat Ruiter of TED provided a rare look into how a GC has handled harassment issues in the era of #MeToo.

By Stephanie Forshee |

6 minute read

May 03, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

How TED Talks' GC Is Battling the Problem of Sexual Harassment After Complaints at Group's Conferences

In a recent interview with Corporate Counsel, Nishat Ruiter of TED provided a rare look into how a GC has handled harassment issues in the era of #MeToo.

By Stephanie Forshee |

6 minute read

May 03, 2018 | Law.com

Inside Track: Are Today's Female GCs Tomorrow's CEOs? | Panasonic's FCPA

Barclays launches a legal tech incubator in the UK and a former federal prosecutor offers lessons from Panasonic's FCPA disaster. Plus, we look at the looming GDPR and the challenges faced by lawyers who represent sex toy companies.

By Stephanie Forshee |

11 minute read

May 01, 2018 | National Law Journal

State Banking Regulators' Fintech Charter Suit Dismissed

Another lawsuit challenging the OCC's authority to create a special purpose bank charter for fintechs has been tossed. Meanwhile, the fintech industry is awaiting the OCC's next move.

By Stephanie Forshee |

3 minute read

May 01, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Lawyers for Pleasure Toy Companies Find Cutting-Edge Work

When Aisha Christian left the top legal post at Rent The Runway Inc. back in 2016, she couldn't have known that shortly after, she'd be working…

By Stephanie Forshee |

8 minute read

May 01, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Stitch Fix's CLO on Guiding His Company Through an IPO

Scott Darling, the San Francisco-based company's CLO, is in charge a department of three handling all of the legal fabric that goes into running the company department of three at Stitch Fix.

By Stephanie Forshee |

3 minute read