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Sue Reisinger

Sue Reisinger

Senior reporter at ALM since 2004; based in Florida; covers general counsel and white collar crime; contact: [email protected]

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July 09, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

How One General Counsel Is Working to Help Connect the World

“There have been fundamental changes where connectivity takes place,” Kalpak Gude, general counsel and head of global regulatory at Swarm Technologies Inc., told a U.S. Chamber of Commerce roundtable Tuesday. “We used to build networks where people work. [Now] we need networks everywhere.”

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

July 08, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Franklin Financial Network Hires 40-Year Banking Veteran as First General Counsel

Steve Groom said his goal is to add value to the organization, “and the quickest way I can do that is to understand the bank and its folks, and where I can help.”

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3 minute read

July 03, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Survey Shows Legal Operations Teams Are Growing, but Most Still in Early Stages

The survey was developed in connection with two of Consero Group's legal operations events in the first four months of 2019. Consero polled 77 executives on the legal technology they were using and about their current needs and future priorities.

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4 minute read

July 02, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Walmart In-House Compliance Counsel Nominated for Federal Judgeship

By all accounts, Lee Rudofsky, Walmart's senior director for global anti-corruption compliance, is someone who defends against “encroaching” government, who seeks to keep violent criminals off the streets and who worries that today's politics are far too volatile.

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5 minute read

July 01, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Amid Lawsuit, More Film Companies Threaten to Boycott Georgia Over Abortion Law

A number of actors, producers and directors have also threatened not to work in Georgia if the law is upheld.

By Sue Reisinger

5 minute read

June 28, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Weatherford Lawyer to Bring Legal Tech Savvy as General Counsel of Germany's Atotech

Although only recently announced, Josh McMorrow became vice president and group general counsel June 1. He succeeds former general counsel Gregor Frank, who is retiring this year.

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3 minute read

June 28, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Leading by Example: At Guardian Life Insurance, Legal Team Excels by 'Doing the Right Thing'

When Eric Dinallo became general counsel of the Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America just over 18 months ago, he had three goals in mind. First, Dinallo wanted to manage the legal department more like a business. Second, he decided the team needed a “strategy partner for diversity” to continue its strong efforts in that area. And lastly, he wanted a legal operations unit to help with automation and outside counsel management.

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7 minute read

June 27, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

How Other Countries Help and Hinder DOJ in Fighting Global White-Collar Crime

In remarks prepared for delivery at the American Bar Association's Third Global White Collar Crime Institute conference in Prague, Matthew Miner noted that the $296 million Technip resolution was coordinated with authorities in Brazil and $214 million of the U.S. criminal penalty was credited to that country.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

June 26, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

SEC Promotes 2 In-House Lawyers as Chief of Staff Leaves

Veteran in-house lawyer Lucas Moskowitz is leaving his job as chief of staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 1, and the agency has announced promotions for two other in-house counsel.

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3 minute read

June 25, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

As Michigan State Awaits General Counsel, It Votes for Independent Nassar Probe

The university said June 21 it is hiring McDermott Will & Emery to conduct a probe three years after convicted ex-doctor Larry Nassar's arrest in 2016.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read