James Palmer

January 03, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Patrick Donnelly's employment agreement expired Friday, but he will stay aboard through the end of this year to help facilitate the transition to a new legal chief.

By James Palmer

3 minute read

January 02, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Aimee Williams-Ramey received $1.1 million in severance after Six Flags terminated her "without cause" a year ago after she'd been legal chief just 15 months. Now, she's becoming chief human resources officer of Texas Capital Bank.

By James Palmer

3 minute read

January 02, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Among the honorees were Don Liu of Target and Sam Khichi of CVS, who immigrated to the United States as children and were determined to make the most of the opportunities their parents provided. As an elementary school student, Khichi worked at his father's dry cleaning store and sold greeting cards door to door.

By James Palmer

8 minute read

December 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Legal observers say Donald Trump's return to the White House brightens the outlook for Capital One's proposed $35 billion purchase of Discover, and may bring an end to financial regulators' crackdown on "off-channel" communications.

By James Palmer

3 minute read

December 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

A former corporate secretary at Apple ended up with a stiff fine but no jail for insider trading, while a former head of a 450-lawyer team at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. received a 20-year prison sentence for sexually exploiting children online.

By James Palmer

6 minute read

December 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Michael Kaplan "possesses robust general counsel experience and deep knowledge of the consumer markets industry," Norton Rose Fulbright Global Managing Partner Jeff Cody said.

By James Palmer

2 minute read

December 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

“Some of the more politicized cases might end up in ties, and you can’t enforce without a majority,” said Gerald Stein, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine.

By James Palmer

4 minute read

December 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

“There is no ‘gig platform’ exemption to the laws on the books," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.

By James Palmer and Greg Andrews

8 minute read

December 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Upstream Bio has a drug in clinical trials that aims to reduce inflammation caused by severe asthma.

By James Palmer

3 minute read

December 17, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

“The FDIC is the glue that holds the whole banking industry together. Getting rid of it is a very bad idea," said Bill Isaac, who was FDIC chair from 1981 and 1985.

By James Palmer

5 minute read