Stephanie Forshee

December 02, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Business Insider announced Thursday that Michael Kingfield will be stepping into the role of general counsel. Kingfield was the company's first in-house lawyer.

By Stephanie Forshee

3 minute read

November 30, 2016 | Daily Business Review

When the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Buffalo Bills this Sunday, Cassie Sadowitz will be cheering them on. But she's not just any fan. She's the team's general counsel.

By Stephanie Forshee

8 minute read

November 29, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Since 2012, in-house lawyers at Verizon have been holding a legal clinic for veterans. They meet once a month with veterans and help them with tasks like expunging criminal records and applying for disability benefits.

By Stephanie Forshee

24 minute read

November 28, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel spoke to Tracy Daw, the general counsel of pop culture toy maker Funko, about why he took the position and what his first months have been like so far.

By Stephanie Forshee

6 minute read

November 23, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

When the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Buffalo Bills this Sunday, Cassie Sadowitz will be cheering them on. But she's not just any fan. She's the team's general counsel.

By Stephanie Forshee

7 minute read

November 21, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

After three decades of working at law firms in Washington, D.C., Joel Rappoport has landed an in-house job at First Hawaiian, a Honolulu-based bank.

By Stephanie Forshee

6 minute read

November 21, 2016 | National Law Journal

"The change that has occurred in this space has been exciting."

By Stephanie Forshee

12 minute read

November 18, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

On social media, it's probably inevitable that "haters gonna hate." But Twitter this week took steps toward making it more difficult for people to spread racist and offensive speech. Lawyers say that, while Twitter isn't governed by the First Amendment, it may want to look to U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence for guidance.

By Stephanie Forshee

11 minute read

November 09, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Alan Garten, the general counsel for the Trump Organization, says that Donald Trump is "not going to be involved in any operation of the company going forward." But Garden isn't offering specifics on what the process of disassociating Trump from the businesses will look like and how quickly that process can occur.

By Stephanie Forshee

8 minute read

November 08, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The 2016 Chief Legal Officer Survey, released Tuesday by legal consulting firm Altman Weil Inc., shows that more than half of departments (58 percent) negotiated fee discounts in the past year.

By Stephanie Forshee

4 minute read