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.
March 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
GC Who Helped Marriott Manage Crisis Spree Cracks Its Highest-Paid List for First TimeSince becoming legal chief in 2017, Rena Reiss has helped Marriott navigate a colossal data breach, the pandemic and the death of a CEO.
By Trudy Knockless
3 minute read
March 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Renee Meisel, GC of UnitedLex, on Understanding and Growing the BusinessIn a conversation with Corporate Counsel, Meisel discusses her career trajectory and how legal ops and the legal department can foster better relationships.
By Trudy Knockless
6 minute read
March 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
'Building Guardrails': Adobe's AGC on Legal's Responsibility in Generative AIIn a conversation with Corporate Counsel, Adobe's Senior Director and Associate General Counsel J. Scott Evans talks about the importance of building AI guardrails to protect against the misuse and how Adobe is helping artists protect their work from being copied through the use of AI and used for commercial use.
By Trudy Knockless
8 minute read
March 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Former 23andMe Attorney Takes Legal Reins of Weight Watchers as It Attempts MakeoverJacqueline Cooke—who spent nearly a decade at 23andMe, rising to the No. 2 legal post—is joining Weight Watchers at a time it is trying to reinvent itself.
By Trudy Knockless
2 minute read
March 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
CLO of North America's 5th-Largest Bank Promoted Ahead of Big MergerMaria Douvas has rapidly ascended the leadership rungs of the Royal Bank of Canada since joining the Toronto-based institution eight years ago.
By Trudy Knockless
2 minute read
March 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Legal Departments Want to Shake 'Cost Center' Label But Unwittingly Reinforce the PerceptionOne challenge for legal departments is that it is hard to demonstrate the value of something not happening—a threatened lawsuit not being filed or a regulatory fine not being assessed.
By Trudy Knockless
3 minute read
March 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Paralegals Systemically Underpaid When They Jump to Legal Ops Roles"The person who is put into that role should be given the comp that the role dictates, not the comp that the person had in the paralegal role," said former Microsoft Assistant General Counsel Lucy Bassli, now a principal at InnoLaw Group.
By Trudy Knockless
5 minute read
March 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Frustrated Subway Franchisees Hire Legal Heavy Hitter to Press Their Case"The mandatory discounting and the remodels are going to drastically cut into what's left of their profits to the point that they will not be able to stay in business," said Robert Zarco, who represents the North American Association of Subway Franchisees.
By Trudy Knockless
2 minute read
March 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Goldman Sachs Reports 2023 Comp for CLO Kathryn RuemmlerKathryn Ruemmler and other top executives benefited in 2022 from the granting of millions of dollars in so-called shareholder value-creation awards. But last year, as the company retreated from an unsuccessful push into providing consumer loans for the masses, it awarded no SVC grants.
By Trudy Knockless
2 minute read
March 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Exclusive: Microsoft CLO Nowbar on AI, His 'Immigrant Journey' and Why He Refuses to Play It Safe"Technology is inevitable. How it pushes our culture to evolve is inevitable. Instead of denying it and just expecting things to catch up with you, you can apply ownership to it," Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Hossein Nowbar said.
By Trudy Knockless
11 minute read
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