Dan Clark

Dan Clark

Dan covers cyber security, legal operations and intellectual property for Corporate Counsel. Follow him on Twitter @Danclarkalm.

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September 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Best Legal Departments: Texas In-House Attorneys Brought in $1.3M for Access to Justice

The efforts of the Equal Access to Justice Campaign led to a total donation of $1,313,393.13 and increased the number of donors by 57% to 813 from the previous year.

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September 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Best Legal Departments: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Is Baking Pro Bono Into Legal Department Culture

"We have a significant opportunity to impact legislation, the creation of jobs and the development of infrastructure around the communities," said Hewlett Packard Enterprise general counsel Rishi Varma.

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September 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Best Legal Departments: How Blackstone's Legal and Compliance Team Got the All-Clear to Grow Business

"In an era of increasing regulatory expansion and scrutiny, there's a premium on being thoughtful and creative in addressing our risks, as Marshall [Sprung] and his team have been," said Blackstone chief legal officer John Finley.

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September 02, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

McDonald's Promotes US General Counsel Following Top Legal Leadership Change

Angela Steele was in the role on an interim basis since last year, while continuing as managing counsel for the marketing and intellectual property legal team.

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September 01, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Amid Legal Team Restructuring, Penn Mutual Promotes General Counsel to Chief Legal Officer

"Her vision will strengthen the legal team's strategic role within our company," said Dave O'Malley, president and chief operating officer at Penn Mutual.

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August 30, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Continuing Leadership Shake-Up, Walgreens Boots Alliance Taps New Chief Legal Officer

Danielle Gray, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, noted that it's "a pivotal time for the company."

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August 26, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

A Case for Strength in ESG: Deutsche Bank's Investment Arm Under Investigation, Report Says

DWS Group, the investment arm of Deutsche Bank, has been accused of misreporting some ESG data.

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August 24, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Connect Biopharma Hires First GC, Adds Seagen GC to Board of Directors

The newly public company's first GC previously worked in-house at Guardant Health Inc.

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August 24, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

More Employer Vaccine Mandates Are Coming After Pfizer's Full Approval

"I think the delta variant has scared a lot of people. It is a new wrinkle that has been thrown in the process," Littler Mendelson shareholder Barry Hartstein said.

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August 23, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Financial Services GCs Saw Their Bank Accounts Grow During Pandemic

"Regulation is increasing. That is not going away and salaries could continue to increase if those general counsel have the necessary skill sets," said Jamy Sullivan, executive director at recruiting firm Robert Half in Dallas.

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