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August 23, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Mike Lynch's Brush With Prison Taught Him Life Is Precious. Then a Yacht Accident Proved Him Right

As a teenager, Lynch worked as a porter at a hospital, surrounded by elderly and gravely sick patients who knew they'd never be discharged. He testified at his trial that the experience helped him appreciate he wasn't invincible and "realize what that arc of existence is."
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August 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

Harris' Promised Ban on Food Price Gouging Could Be Difficult to Implement, Antitrust Experts Say

Agency regulation and enforcement of a law banning price gouging would be "resource-intensive work that has a very uncertain capacity to deliver a good result," said former FTC Chair William Kovacic.
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August 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

After 37 Years at Geico, 7 as CLO, Seth Ingall Takes Legal Post Elsewhere

Ingall said he "found retirement boring" and the opportunity at Crash Champions too exciting to pass up.
2 minute read
August 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

2024 Ransomware Payments Poised to Shatter Record, as Gangs Target 'Big Game'

A midyear report by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis projects the total paid this year will soar past $1 billion again, even though fewer victims are paying. 
2 minute read
August 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Evaluating the Biden Administration's Business and Human Rights Agenda       

The administration has pursued a whole-of-government approach, with numerous government agencies and interagency task forces taking action across a range of issues. The list below reflects some of the most visible initiatives on a thematic level, but reflects only a fraction of the steps that the administration has taken since Biden's January 2021 inauguration.
10 minute read
August 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Hollywood Vet to Be Both COO and GC of Independent Studio

Jeannine Tang is joining SK Global Entertainment two years after it struck a deal with a private equity firm that gives it new financial firepower to pursue production projects and acquisitions.
2 minute read
August 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

Federal, State Antitrust Collaboration Reaches 'Historic Level,' Colorado's Attorney General Says

"Our economy is so concentrated, competition has lessened, consumers are frustrated," said Phil Weiser. "The AGs are responding."
4 minute read
August 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

Facebook, Nvidia Make High Court Case Against Investor Suits

The tech giants have filed briefs urging the justices to close the "floodgates" of securities lawsuits the companies claim have been opened by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
6 minute read
August 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Delta Names New Legal Leader for Wayward On-Demand Travel Business

Wheels Up saw demand soar during the pandemic, as wealthy businesspeople flocked to private aviation and commercial carriers cut flights. But in the latest quarter revenue tumbled 41%.
3 minute read
August 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tom Sabatino, an 8-Time Legal Chief, Off to New Adventures After Year-Long Run at Rite Aid

Sabatino helped the pharmacy chain navigate its way through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring that slashed its debt load.
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