Sue Reisinger

November 27, 2018 | The Recorder

According to a study by the Association of Corporate Counsel, the typical GC is a middle-aged male, living in California or New York, working in the financial services industry, and earning about $408,000 a year with salary and bonuses.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

November 26, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

MTS said in its Nov. 20 quarterly financial report that it is cooperating with investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, and it has set aside up to $850 million as its potential liability.

By Sue Reisinger

2 minute read

November 21, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

In an exclusive interview with Corporate Counsel, John Wood recently talked about his new job, his priorities and his goals. The new general counsel knows Washington, D.C., and its politics well. He most recently was a partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed in the capital.

By Sue Reisinger

5 minute read

November 21, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

A Federal Trade Commission staff comment released this week signifies that the commission intends to continue its enforcement role on privacy and data security issues. Victoria Redgrave, a founding partner and chair of the executive committee at the Redgrave law firm in Washington, D.C., believes that is a positive for in-house counsel.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

November 19, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

General counsel today feel a growing pressure to conduct due diligence on every potential business partner of the company, according to Brian Meyer, GC of Fir Tree Partners. Fir Tree begins with its own preliminary searches, but for deeper dives Meyer hires someone like attorney Ernest Brod, who is managing director with Alvarez & Marsal's disputes and investigations team.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

November 16, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

A federal lawsuit filed against Dartmouth College raises questions about the roles played by Dartmouth's Title IX coordinator, the outside counsel hired to investigate the claims, and the school's office of general counsel.

By Sue Reisinger

6 minute read

November 16, 2018 | Litigation Daily

A federal lawsuit filed against Dartmouth College raises questions about the roles played by Dartmouth's Title IX coordinator, the outside counsel hired to investigate the claims, and the school's office of general counsel.

By Sue Reisinger

6 minute read

November 15, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Dallas-area attorney Juan Lozada-Leoni alleged the failures—and MoneyGram's reluctance to correct them—in a March 5 complaint to the U.S. Department of Labor.

By Sue Reisinger

8 minute read

November 14, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

After the midterm elections, Corporate Counsel interviewed Ki Hong, Skadden political law group head, about his work and trends he sees, especially in corporate political spending.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

November 12, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

David Stark, executive vice president and chief legal officer of financially strapped Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, based in Teva's U.S. headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, had to cut his legal staff by 40 percent since 2017 as part of cost-cutting at the Israel-based company. "It was super difficult and hard on morale.” He also plans reductions in outside legal spending.

By Sue Reisinger

6 minute read