Sue Reisinger

December 09, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel recently spoke with Lee, who just ended her term as president of the Sports Lawyers Association, about her 20-year in-house career with the Diamondbacks and the obstacles she faced as an openly gay, African American woman.

By Sue Reisinger

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December 06, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Attorney Christina Hall, LinkedIn's head of human resources, resigned under pressure over a compliance issue, while attorney Isabelle Gold was promoted to chief compliance officer at Apollo Investment Corp.

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December 05, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

It has been a stressful week for Google chief legal officer Kent Walker and his in-house legal department with four fired employees, who had been trying to unionize the employees, announced they were filing unfair labor practices complaints against Google, accusing the company of retaliating against them for workplace organizing.

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December 04, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The gender diversity push on corporate boards by giant asset managers BlackRock and State Street Global Advisors, as well as by the New York City Comptroller Boardroom Accountability Project and states like California, will continue to be a major topic for general counsel and investors, lawyers say.

By Sue Reisinger

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December 03, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Glass joined Warner in 2010 as associate counsel for digital legal affairs. Before joining the company, he was director of digital business and legal affairs for Sony Music Entertainment.

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December 02, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Jonathan Brayne, head of Allen & Overy's legal tech space called Fuse, believes that the legal market has reached a "tipping point" and in-house law departments need to shift toward becoming tech-led providers of legal and risk anticipation services to become an integral part of their organizations.

By Sue Reisinger

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November 26, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

McKenna, who was appointed general counsel in 2011, joined the agency in 1989 as an attorney and served as senior policy adviser for two administration board members in 2001 and 2002.

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November 22, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Zahnd will also serve as adviser to the Missouri bank's management committee. He praised the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's reputation as a leader in the financial services space, fostering a sound banking system.

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November 21, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

On Wednesday the GM lawyers filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler, accusing Fiat of "a systemic and near decade-long conspiracy to bribe senior union officials to corrupt the collective bargaining process and labor relations" to GM's detriment.

By Sue Reisinger

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November 20, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed 95 new enforcement actions against public companies in fiscal year 2019—the most actions filed in the past 10 years of tracking the numbers, the New York University Pollack Center for Law & Business and Cornerstone Research reported Wednesday.

By Sue Reisinger

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