Wendy Leibowitz

May 06, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

At the end of the day, said Phyllis Harris, general counsel of the Red Cross, the client just wants the best legal counsel. "They want to stay out of jail, and they want good advice," she sums up.

By Wendy Leibowitz

7 minute read

May 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

These past several weeks have been a turbulent time for big tech, big finance, big pharma, bitcoin and the Big Ten.

By Wendy Leibowitz

8 minute read

April 30, 2021 | National Law Journal

With vaccines expected to be widely available, here's what corporate lawyers are talking about.

By Dan Clark | Wendy Leibowitz | Phillip Bantz

11 minute read

April 21, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

This is the fourth departure from the general counsel's chair since 2019.

By Wendy Leibowitz

2 minute read

April 16, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Her greatest resource, she says, is other general counsel. In Boston, a group of biotech general counsels talk to one another fairly regularly, circulating job postings and making other recommendations, particularly for outside counsel.

By Wendy Leibowitz

10 minute read

April 14, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"If 857,000 documents have to be stamped and pressed, it's not going to happen quickly," said Greg Jordan, Arnold & Porter's director of eDiscovery. "The project manager can go back to the attorney and say, 'This is not going to happen as quickly as you'd like. And here's what we need in place to make sure it's done correctly.'"

By Wendy Leibowitz

5 minute read

March 22, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

The general counsel notes that her company's clients are increasingly requesting only caregivers who have been vaccinated, and senior living communities may require it.

By Wendy Leibowitz

7 minute read

March 19, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

General counsel discuss their wish lists for C-Suite leadership. At best, the executives value their general counsel for far more than legal or even business advice. General counsel are part strategists, counselors and occasionally therapists.

By Wendy Leibowitz

5 minute read

March 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"The lawyer has to be the police officer on the beat" during a crisis, said Janine McKelvey, general counsel at BT. She was a panelist at a virtual conference "Women, Influence & Power in Law."

By Wendy Leibowitz

5 minute read

March 03, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Pandemic? What pandemic? COVID-19 has not slowed in-house moves. If anything, in-house counsel seem to be leveraging their skills in a tricky job market to land on their feet almost anywhere.

By Wendy Leibowitz

6 minute read