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Trudy Knockless

Trudy Knockless

Trudy Knockless is a reporter on ALM Media's Business of Law desk.  She has a background serving legal and insurance publications. Contact her at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at Trudy Knockless. 

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October 19, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Hybrid Work Has Lots of Upsides, But There Is 'Value in Seeing People 3D,' Legal Chiefs Say

"I think that the challenge now is what is the value proposition to our employees to be in-person?" said Marissa Comart, senior counsel at Etsy.

By Trudy Knockless

5 minute read

October 18, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

'Networking Gets a Bad Rap': Why Lawyers Need It to Succeed and Advance

"That is how you build your mentors, you build your sponsors—people around you that you can rely on throughout the course of your career," said Lyuba Golster, a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

By Trudy Knockless

4 minute read

October 11, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

'We Will Have to Do More With Less': Pressures From All Directions to Test Legal Departments in 2023

"To continue to increase [associate] salaries and then try to pass it on, that's just not defensible, given all the challenges businesses are facing in this environment," said Michael Wu, the chief legal officer of Bath & Body Works.

By Trudy Knockless

6 minute read

October 05, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

BlackRock Exec Takes Legal Reins of New York Fed

Richard Ostrander is joining the Federal Reserve Bank of New York after spending 11 years in a senior role at BlackRock, by some measures the largest investment manager in the world.

By Trudy Knockless

2 minute read

October 03, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Occidental Petroleum's Longtime General Counsel Retiring

Marcia Backus is stepping down as legal chief of the oil giant nearly a decade after taking its legal reins.

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1 minute read

October 03, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Renewables Startup Planning Massive Wind Project Hires GC

Cynthia Martinez is jumping aboard energyRe seven months after it partnered with another firm on a successful, $645 million bid for a huge wind project.

By Trudy Knockless

1 minute read

September 29, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

'Don't Leave the Junky Work to Somebody Else': A Veteran Legal Chief Shares Leadership Lessons

"I believe firmly in training each person in the legal department to take over from me—to be my successor," said Stephen Kim, chief legal officer of Avicanna.

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8 minute read

September 28, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

New Streaming Service Aims to Help Lawyers Keep Up With Rapid-Fire Change

Luminate+ said it has lined up legal luminaries to produce programming that's far more relevant and compelling than the dry CLE offerings many lawyers are used to sitting through.

By Trudy Knockless

4 minute read

September 27, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Cybersecurity Veteran Joins Coalfire as Legal Chief

Newly hired Coalfire GC Aparna Dasai Williams said she plans "to reinforce the company's legal foundation for future growth organically and by acquisition."

By Trudy Knockless

1 minute read

September 26, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

Musk's Twitter Deposition Begins, With Drama Behind Closed Doors

The CEO of Tesla is being quizzed attorneys for Twitter. Musk has been combative in past depositions involving other companies.

By Trudy Knockless

2 minute read