Trudy Knockless

March 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Since 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

In 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

In 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

Jacqueline 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

Maria 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

One 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

"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

"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

Kathryn 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

"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