Trudy Knockless

April 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"You get a lot of good training at the law firm but it's still not enough. It's necessary but not sufficient. The sufficient part is to see things from the business side—to tie your work in-house to exactly the product and services that the company is providing, because that will color how you deliver legal services," Adam Nguyen said.

By Trudy Knockless

9 minute read

April 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Ralph Weber received his undergraduate degree from the school and for a quarter-century has taught a trial-advocacy class there. Now, Weber is taking the legal reins at the 11,000-student institution.

By Trudy Knockless

2 minute read

April 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Sixty-nine-year-old Bill Tennis, who's been GC of DiamondRock Hospitality for 14 of the company's 24 years in business, plans to retire in June.

By Trudy Knockless

3 minute read

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