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Corporate Counsel

AT&T to Pay $6.25M to Settle SEC Charges It Leaked Internal Data to Analysts

The agency alleged that the telecom giant tried to avoid a quarterly revenue miss by sharing disappointing smartphone sales with analysts ahead of announcing earnings.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Surprised, Angry, Dismayed': Legal Departments Vow to Fight Law Firms' Rate-Hike Plans

"This feels more like law firms throwing spaghetti up against a wall and seeing what sticks," said Jason Winmill, managing partner of Argopoint.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Best Legal Departments: Zoom Finds Focusing on Employee Happiness Is Good Business

"We ... try to instill in them kind of a we've-got-your-back-at the-highest-level feeling, which I think is resonating," he said.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Twelve-Year-Old Investment Company Hires First Legal Counsel Since 2013

Austin Ericson will oversee legal and compliance at Star Mountain Capital after serving as an assistant general counsel of a Miami firm that grew rapidly.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Best Legal Departments: McDonald's Is Even Applying ESG to Happy Meal Toys

"A notable lesson that I've learned throughout my career is how a legal team can act as innovative business partners instead of only focusing on the legal side of programs," Chief Legal Officer Desiree Ralls-Morrison said.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

2-Year-Old Biotech That's Already Raised $550 Million Hires First Legal Chief

Acelyrin handed the legal reins to a veteran in-house attorney with deep experience in the drug-development industry.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Best Legal Departments: Epirus GC Helping Company Turn 'Science Fiction Into Science Fact'

The company says Christi Cox's arrival in July 2021 has allowed the company "to fast-track innovation."
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Insurer's Compliance Chief Steps Into GC Role

The parent company of Great American Insurance is handing the legal reins to a company veteran.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Top Lawyer at HSBC Joins Oracle as Legal Chief

Stuart Levey is taking the legal reins of the software giant, the latest step in a wide-ranging legal career that has included key government and private-sector roles.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Netflix, eBay Senior Lawyer Takes CLO Post at HubSpot

Alyssa Harvey Dawson is taking the legal reins of a customer-relationship-management software company that has rocketed since its 2006 founding into a nearly 6,000-employee company with a $13 billion market value.
2 minute read

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