Sue Reisinger

October 26, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Michigan State University's general counsel and the law firm initially retained to represent seven employees facing a class action lawsuit in the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal are trading conflict of interest accusations over the GC's firing of the firm. The tangled situation presents a lesson for GCs involved in similar ones.

By Sue Reisinger

5 minute read

October 24, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Audrey Harris, formerly chief compliance officer for BHP in Australia, has rejoined the firm in Washington, D.C., as co-leader of the global anti-corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act group. Megan Webster, previously associate general counsel at BMO Financial Group, and Melissa Richards, formerly chief legal and risk officer at CMG Financial, are the two other partner hires.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

October 22, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Diana Flynn, Lambda Legal's litigation director and herself a transgender lawyer, in an online article accused the Trump administration of “literally trying to write [transgenders] out of the law by defining them out of existence." Flynn and a number of former Department of Justice officials have joined Lambda and partners fighting the changes.

By Sue Reisinger

5 minute read

October 19, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

The last of three companies involved, StarKist agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of price fixing on canned tuna fish, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

October 18, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

The alliance was proposed by the financial centers of Frankfurt, Moscow and Paris in December 2016 with plans to facilitate cooperation and the exchange of best practices to contribute to economic growth.

By Sue Reisinger

3 minute read

October 17, 2018 | The American Lawyer

Besides the priorities of price and skill set, GCs dished on the factors they consider when evaluating a law firm and whether they talk about firms with one another.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

October 17, 2018 | The Recorder

Besides the priorities of price and skill set, The Recorder affiliate Corporate Counsel asked some prominent GCs what other factors they consider when evaluating a law firm and whether they talk about firms with one another.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

October 17, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Besides the priorities of price and skill set, Corporate Counsel asked some prominent GCs what other factors they consider when evaluating a law firm and whether they talk about firms with one another.

By Sue Reisinger

4 minute read

October 12, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

The survey, Global CR RepTrak, calls itself the largest annual study of its kind and is based on more than 230,000 ratings by individuals in 15 countries. It was conducted by the Reputation Institute, a Cambridge, Massachusetts, consultant that works with companies on enhancing their brand image.

By Sue Reisinger

3 minute read

October 11, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

A conversation with Hans Albers, the recently elected president of the European Association of Corporate Counsel, who talks about the biggest legal challenges for in-house counsel in Europe today.

By Sue Reisinger

7 minute read