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September 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Foley & Lardner Litigator Joins Brewers Roster as Legal Chief

"Having been a Milwaukee Brewers fan my entire life, I am very much looking forward to joining the team and contributing to the positive impact of the organization," General Counsel Elizabeth Haas said.
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September 10, 2024 | Legaltech News

Lawyers Are Adopting Gen AI Five Times Faster Than the Cloud

Everlaw's annual Ediscovery Innovation Report found that gen AI adoption has outpaced cloud transitions, with more legal professionals likely to leverage gen AI in the coming year.
3 minute read
September 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Twitter GC Joins Match Group as Legal Chief

Sean Edgett had been at Twitter a decade when Elon Musk bought it for $44 billion in 2022 and immediately fired him and the rest of the leadership team.
3 minute read
September 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Joining Effort to Beat Down NLRB, Amazon Suit Calls Agency's Administrative Process 'Constitutional Infirmity'

The e-commerce giant's beef stems from an administrative injunction the NLRB filed against it in March 2022, about a week before workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse voted to unionize.
3 minute read
September 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Longtime GC of Nation's Sixth-Largest Bank to Retire

PNC Financial's Gregory Jordan is retiring as legal chief but will stay with the bank as vice chair, a role that will focus on advising the CEO and board.
2 minute read
September 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Hope Mehlman Is Leaving Discover for Nation's Biggest All-Digital Bank

Discover revealed late Friday that Mehlman was departing for a new job but didn't say what it was. A North Carolina company with a long history but a disruptive culture resolved that mystery Monday.
3 minute read
September 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Discover CLO Hope Mehlman Slows Down Exit in Exchange for Millions

Discover agreed to let Mehlman, who joined Discover in January 2023, keep her entire $3.4 million signing bonus and to pay her as much as $1 million more to stay aboard until Nov. 29.
6 minute read
September 09, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Google Lawyer Heads to Freshfields' Antitrust Practice

Kevin Yingling was director of competition at Google, where he worked for about 15 years.
3 minute read
September 06, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Lawyers Weigh In on How AI Will Revolutionize Dispute Resolution

For years, China has employed AI agents as online "robot judges." Could that happen here?
6 minute read
September 06, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Recession Fears Cloud Outlook for In-House Hiring

"It is too difficult for anyone to predict the outcome for the year, but we are optimistic that there will be a place for business-minded lawyers with high emotional intelligence." said John Gilmore, co-founder of BarkerGilmore.
5 minute read

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