Greg Andrews
Greg Andrews is the editor overseeing ALM Media's coverage of corporate legal departments. He previously was editor of Indianapolis Business Journal and business editor of The Indianapolis Star. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Greg_Andr
June 28, 2024 | Law.com
Inside Track: When the Prior GC Sticks Around, Is That a Help or Hindrance?"Every move you make can be seen as a slight of your predecessor," said Rob Chesnut, a former Airbnb general counsel.
By Greg Andrews
6 minute read
June 25, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
GM Hands CLO Post to Former Legal Chief of Activision, BoeingGrant Dixton will succeed Craig Glidden, who will remain a GM executive vice president but will focus on turning around Cruise, the company's self-driving car unit.
By Greg Andrews
3 minute read
June 24, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Packers Promote Longtime GC to CEOLegal chiefs rarely get the nod to run professional sports franchises, but Green Bay has viewed Ed Policy as more than a lawyer for a long time.
By Greg Andrews
3 minute read
June 20, 2024 | Law.com
Inside Track: Elon Musk's Latest Tesla GC Showing Staying Power in Tricky RoleChancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery wrote in January that Tesla CEO Elon Musk "wields unusually expansive managerial authority, equaling or even exceeding the imperial CEOs of the 1960s."
By Greg Andrews
3 minute read
June 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Judge Dismisses Exxon Suit Against Investor, Defusing Showdown That Sparked OutrageFederal Judge Mark Pittman ruled the case became moot after Arjuna Capital promised to withdraw the climate change shareholder proposal that had spurred the lawsuit and to never submit anything similar again.
By Greg Andrews
4 minute read
June 14, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Pay for Autodesk Legal Chief Jumped 37% in Latest YearRuth Ann Keene, who spent 11 years at the software maker before departing in 2016 for a legal chief post elsewhere, boomeranged back in 2022 when her old boss retired.
By Greg Andrews
2 minute read
June 13, 2024 | Law.com
Inside Track: Most Companies Try to Keep Shareholder Ire in Check. Exxon Is Blazing a Different Trail"How can shareholders effectively hold a giant like Exxon accountable while facing legal retribution?" said Georgia Stewart, CEO of Tumelo, an investor-engagement platform.
By Greg Andrews
6 minute read
June 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Court Stymies Judge Who Ordered Southwest Attorneys Into 'Religious Liberty' TrainingThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found Judge Brantley Starr likely exceeded his authority when he doled out the contempt sanction last summer in a religious-discrimination case brought by one of the airline's flight attendants.
By Greg Andrews
5 minute read
June 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Drug Distributor McKesson's New CLO Earned $8.8 million—in First 3 MonthsMichele Lau, who'd earlier spent 13 years with McKesson, returned to the company on Jan. 1 as executive vice president and chief legal officer.
By Greg Andrews
2 minute read
June 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
EEOC Suit Signals Trouble Ahead for Employers That Auto-Reject Applicants Who Fail Background CheckThe lawsuit against convenience store chain Sheetz "may shape the way employers approach criminal background checks and internal policies," Dentons shareholder Jennifer Sun Park said.
By Chris O'Malley | Greg Andrews
6 minute read
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