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Corporate Counsel

HubSpot Chief Legal Officer Departs 'Upon Mutual Agreement' After Just 2 Years

Under the legal leadership of Alyssa Harvey Dawson, HubSpot made three acquisitions and saw its market value swell to $38 billion.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Steptoe Offers Associates New Flexible Billable Hour Tracks in Revamped Comp System

Steptoe’s revamped associate compensation model, which takes effect in January, will have three full-time billable hour budget options for associates with coinciding compensation scales.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Approves 23andMe's $30M Data Breach Settlement - With Conditions

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, of the Northern District of California, preliminary approved the 23andMe settlement, provided lawyers make some changes.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Circuit Upholds Law Forcing Sale or Ban of TikTok in the US

“[T]he Government’s aim is to preclude a foreign adversary from manipulating public dialogue," Judge Douglas Ginsburg wrote for the appellate court. "To that end, the Act narrowly addresses foreign adversary control of an important medium of communication in the United States.”
3 minute read

Law.com

Class Actions Claim Progressive Undervalues Totaled Cars

The proposed classes are comprised of Maryland and Kansas residents who received a claim payment that was reduced by a projected sold adjustment based on the valuation report from Mitchell International Inc., a third party that develops software for auto insurance companies to use for claims management. Both classes accused the defendant of breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Nevada Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Groundbreaking Contingency Cap Ballot Measure

The Nevada Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week about an Uber-backed ballot measure that would impose a 20% cap on contingency fees in all civil cases, the strictest in the nation.
5 minute read

The Recorder

OpenAI Tells Court It Will Seek to Consolidate Copyright Suits Under MDL

Robert Van Nest of Keker, Van Nest & Peters told the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that OpenAI will file a multidistrict litigation petition to consolidate eight pending copyright suits.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Basic Arithmetic': Court Rules in Favor of LA Charter School Denied Funding by California Education Department

New Village, a nonprofit public high school that enrolls "at-risk" young women in Los Angeles, was awarded more than $250,000 and granted its petition to receive supplemental funding from the California Department of Education by a Los Angeles Superior Court on Dec. 3.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Google Exec Joins AI Company as First CLO

"This is a pivotal moment, not just for Turing, but for the entire AI ecosystem," said Catherine Lacavera, chief legal oficer of Turing.Enterprises. "AI is reshaping industries, and companies need strong legal frameworks to navigate the challenges and opportunities it presents."
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Professors Association Appoints New GC at Fractious Time

"Academic freedom is central not only to higher education and scholarship, but also to our broader political, social, and economic freedoms,” said Veena Dubal, incoming general counsel of the American Association of University Professors.
2 minute read

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