Sue Reisinger

September 13, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

"When I came to FedEx Express, I was charged with helping to bring litigation in-house—not just managing litigation but handling it," Connie Lensing told Corporate Counsel.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

September 13, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Funding from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who took his own life while imprisoned, has raised questions for general counsel at universities about how to handle reputational risks from tainted donors.

By Sue Reisinger

5 minute read

September 10, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

President Gregory Fenves ordered the review in mid-March, at the same time as the university fired head tennis coach Michael Center after he was caught accepting a $100,000 bribe in the nationwide college admissions scandal.

By Sue Reisinger

3 minute read

September 09, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Friedman has a sports law background, most recently serving as assistant general counsel of pro basketball's Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.

By Sue Reisinger

3 minute read

September 05, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The food kit delivery company said Deutsch will begin her new job Sept. 9. She joins a newer leadership team that changed after a stock plunge earlier this year led to the SEC threatening to delist Blue Apron.

By Sue Reisinger

3 minute read

September 04, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The Google penalty was part of a settlement with Federal Trade Commission general counsel Alden Abbott and New York Attorney General Letitia James. A dissenting FTC commissioner says other attorneys general should file lawsuits over the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act violations.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

September 03, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The Business Roundtable, a group of chief executives from the largest corporations in North America, announced the principles that state the purpose of the corporation should be to serve all its constituents—employees, customers, investors and society at large. Experts say the concept flies in the face of the long-held belief that shareholder profits should come first.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

August 30, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Chris Young, the first general counsel at legal tech firm Ironclad Inc., believes lawyers need to understand the value of taking calculated risks, as he has done much of his career.

By Sue Reisinger

5 minute read

August 28, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The scandal-ridden German bank agreed Aug. 22 to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $16 million for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act with the hires. It is one of several banks that had been caught hiring officials' relatives to gain business.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

August 26, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Berman, who on Monday became the first woman deputy commissioner of any professional sports league in North America, most recently served as deputy general counsel of the National Hockey League.

By Sue Reisinger

5 minute read