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Corporate Counsel

In-House Moves of the Month: Boeing Loses Another Lawyer, HubSpot Legal Chief Out After 2 Years

Carly Anderson was the second Boeing lawyer to leave the embattled aerospace giant recently. Mike Paisner, whose long legal career at Boeing included a leadership role in 737 Max reporting and compliance, left for Perkins Coie in July.
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Corporate Counsel

'Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable': Pearls of Wisdom From 2024 GC Q&As

"In some ways, my job is to make sure that our legal positions are informed by our engineering realities and that our engineering practices conform to our legal realities," said Microsoft's CLO. "And that's really brokering—it's brokering solutions."
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Semiconductor Component Maker Accused of Deceiving Investors About Market Downturn, Export Curbs

A lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court is just the latest securities fraud case against ASML, the world's sole producer of a photolithography machine needed to produce advanced semiconductors.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Largest Retail Data Breach in History'? Hot Topic and Affiliated Brands Sued for Alleged Failure to Prevent Data Breach Linked to Snowflake Software

Alternative fashion chain Hot Topic, its pop culture apparel subsidiary BoxLunch and plus-size clothing company Torrid were hit with a data breach class action on Thursday for allegedly failing to protect its customers' personal information from a cyberattack that occurred in October.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Foreign-Company Lobbyists Would Need to Register Under Proposed DOJ Regulation

The proposed regulatory change to the Foreign Agents Registration Act's commercial exemption “doesn't really take into account a lot of the practical realities associated with foreign companies doing business in the United States,” Covington & Burling's Alexandra Langton said. “And I think that this is going to be a pretty impactful change for those multinational corporations.”
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Bottoming Out or Merging Up? Law Firms That Shuttered in 2024

A slower year for law firm shutdowns saw more firms get absorbed by larger firms.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Fancy Dress': ERISA Claim Accuses Plan Administrator and Cigna Affiliates of Co-Pay Maximizer Scheme

Through an alleged co-pay maximizer scheme, three defendant companies stand accused of charging patients for out-of-pocket amounts that are beyond their cost-sharing limits, a Lockridge Grindal Nauenfiled lawsuit in an upstate New York federal court alleges.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Lawsuits, AI Accuracy and Debt: Legal Tech Companies that Ran Into Trouble in 2024

This past year, legal tech companies were hit with various lawsuits and reports related to their products and services.
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Law.com

‘Not A Kindergarten Teacher’: Judge Blasts Keller Postman, Jenner & Block, in Mass Arb Dispute

At a Dec. 19 hearing, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, in the District of Columbia, criticized lawyers for their escalating mass arbitration fight. “I don’t think lawyers should start going after each other,” she wrote. “Now, all of this seems like a colossal waste of time, energy, and money.”
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

It Was a Wild Ride: Check Out the Top In-House Stories of 2024

Stepped-up antitrust enforcement, huge rate hikes from top law firms, and the growing backlash against DEI left legal departments playing Whack-a-mole this past year.
11 minute read

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