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September 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

NLRB Appoints 'Chief AI Officer,' Embracing 'Hottest Job of 2024'

The trend has its critics, some arguing that many companies would be better off integrating AI into existing leadership structures.
3 minute read
September 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Moves of Month: FedEx, Target Pass the Torch

Declaring he "found retirement boring," former Geico legal chief Seth Ingall returned to the game, becoming chief legal officer of the Crash Champions chain of body shops.
2 minute read
September 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Going Beyond the Gut Check When Hiring

"Trusting your gut" is a litmus test that matters. You should feel good about a new hire. But don't be seduced into simply picking the most charismatic interviewee. Great interviewee does not always translate into great employee.
3 minute read
September 04, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Disney's Black Eye Over Arbitration Gambit Likely to Linger, Underscoring PR Risks of Spurning Courts

"What resonates longer is the way that people will feel about Disney, not the recollection of why they feel that way," said Aaron Davis, a partner at Davis Goldman.
6 minute read
September 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

Weil Recruits Longtime FTC Merger Enforcer

Mark Seidman served as the lead government enforcer for transactions in the grocery, retail, consumer products and health care services industries.
3 minute read
September 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

A Harris Administration Would Likely Review Merger Effects on Workers, Consumers, Antitrust Experts Say

"Based on her enthusiasm about labor, she will continue the Biden administration's efforts to use antitrust to protect against anti-poaching agreements that suppress wages or noncompetes, or the use of merger law to go after mergers that harm labor," said University of Pennsylvania law professor Herbert Hovenkamp.
4 minute read
September 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Lucid, Tesla Legal Leader Joins Gene Therapy Startup With IPO Ambitions

Jonathan Butler will serve as general counsel of Cellares, which says it has developed a manufacturing process that makes cancer-fighting gene therapy more affordable and more widely available.
3 minute read
September 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tegna Legal Chief Ousted Just 9 Months After Taking Post

Lauren Fisher's exit as chief legal officer comes on the heels of Tegna replacing the CEO who had hired her for the role.
3 minute read
September 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

2024 GC Pay Report: Signing Bonuses Swell in Size as Companies Shy Away From Internal Hires

"If you have to throw millions of dollars at somebody before they start work, and then they start work and it doesn't work out, you are up the creek because you've paid them a lot of money," legal department consultant Jason Winmill said. "Sunk costs are exactly that—sunk."
7 minute read
September 03, 2024 | Law.com

New Revenue Streams: Transform unprofitable practices into thriving businesses

Learn how Gen AI can help lawyers to transform unprofitable practices into new revenue streams.
4 minute read

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