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Corporate Counsel

CLO Who Fought Abuses in Women's Soccer Joins Chicago Team as President

Karen Leetzow is stepping down as chief legal officer of the U.S. Soccer Federation after probing player abuses in women's soccer and helping the U.S. Women's National Team earn higher pay.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

As Office Costs Rise, Law Firms Are Unveiling 'Hybrid' Workspace

Leaders of Norton Rose and Lathrop GPM pointed to the pandemic as one of the catalysts for rethinking their offices, and both said they contain a mix of open and private/reserved workspaces.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Will Legal Chief Be Next to Go at Embattled National Association of Realtors?

"It's the toxic culture that's causing employees to call for wholesale change," said Robert Föehl, executive-in-residence for business law and ethics at Ohio University.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

E-Commerce Unicorn Hires First Legal Chief

ShipBob's newly appointed chief legal officer, Catherine Lacavera, spent 16 years at Google, rising to VP of legal.
2 minute read

Law.com

Former Football Coach Sues Northwestern University, Alleging It 'Destroyed' His Career Following Hazing Probe

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
5 minute read

Law.com

7th Circ.: Class Action Over $3.5B in Profits Retained by Mutual Insurance Company 'Belongs in State Court'

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that a class action—which alleges Country Mutual Insurance unjustly accumulated and retained $3.5 billion in fiduciary duties and other legal obligations—belongs in state court, and that two exceptions to the Class Action Fairness Act apply.
6 minute read

Law.com

Class Action Over Prescription Pet Food Gets Green Light in Illinois

Seven years after it was first filed, an Illinois district court judge has granted, in part, a motion for class certification in a claim brought by pet owners against Hill's Pet Nutrition over the fact that the company requires a veterinarian's prescription to purchase its Prescription Diet food.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

BCLP Lures Katten IP Partner in Chicago

Jeff Wakolbinger joins BCLP's global IP & Tech Disputes practice after 10 years at Katten.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Arguing Class Actions: Arbitration and Class Action Waivers—The Hypocrisy of the 'Textualists'

Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column for the National Law Journal written by DiCello Levitt's Adam J. Levitt.
9 minute read

Law.com

Class Actions Allege Crypto-Trading Platforms Collected Facial Scans Without Written Notice

These complaints were first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

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