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Corporate Counsel

3D-Printed Homebuilder ICON Hires Former Tesla, Amazon Lawyer as GC

Newly appointed ICON General Counsel Robert Harmon said it took "something extraordinary" to lure him away from Amazon, the opportunity to use "advanced technology to build a future with affordable, resilient and beautiful homes on this planet and beyond."
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Job-Hopping Biotech Lawyers Losing Leverage as Funding Challenges Chill Sector

"Companies are not hiring at the same pace, for sure, and searches are taking longer to close, as companies are being a lot more introspective on who to hire," said Deb Thompson, a Major, Lindsey & Africa partner.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lawsuit Claims Accused FTX 'Fixer' Daniel Friedberg Silenced Whistleblowers, Enabled Fraud at Bankrupt Crypto Exchange

A lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried's so-called "fixer" Daniel Friedberg says the former FTX lawyer breached his duty "to ensure that proper safeguards were in place to prevent FTX insiders from looting the company."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Building-Materials Giant Blue Linx Brings in New Legal Chief After C-Suite Shakeup

The company in March replaced CEO Dwight Gibson with then-legal chief Shyam Reddy. Now, it's backfilling the legal role with a veteran attorney with deep experience at ServiceMaster and Kimberly-Clark.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AI Startup Taps DoorDash Privacy Lead as CLO

"As the market matures, security, compliance and privacy will become a top priority for companies looking to leverage AI solutions. It's important that AI firms, like Inbenta, take steps now to differentiate themselves in this area," Inbenta CLO Adam Rivera said of his new role.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Tanger GC Joins DC Hotel Investor RLJ Lodging Trust

Chad Perry is the new executive vice president and general counsel at the high-end hotel investment company.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Climate Change Will Up Pressure on Tech Over Energy-Hungry Data Centers

"The scale of the challenge is great and growing fast," the Association of Computing Machinery's Tech Policy Council said in a 2021 brief.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Amazon Walkout Signals Broader RTO Tensions, Layoff Anxieties Among Tech Workers

In-house recruiter Lina Guo said that for large legal teams, such as Amazon's more than 800 in-house counsel, return-to-office mandates can be disruptive, particularly for workers who fled expensive metro areas for cheaper homes in the suburbs.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Compensation Slipped Last Year After Frothy 2021

"When you're comparing it to a record year it does look down, but overall compensation was actually still strong," said Mary Rombaut, managing director of research and analytics at BarkerGilmore.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Coke's Quest to Disqualify Paul Hastings Faces Big Hurdles

"Give me a break. If Coke can't be held to an advance waiver, why would anyone honor an advance waiver?" said Michael McCabe Jr., managing partner of McCabe & Ali.
6 minute read

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