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Corporate Counsel

Challenges to Noncompete Ban Already Hitting Courts, Setting Up Showdown Over FTC's Powers

"If you take this to its natural extension, the FTC is invalidating hundreds and hundreds of years of a common law, of statutes being implemented on this topic," Jason Tremblay, a partner with Saul Ewing, said.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Founding GC of Animal Health Giant Zoetis Steps Down

Heidi Chen spent 13 years at Pfizer before she helped spin out the company's animal-health business into a stand-alone public company in 2012 and became its first legal chief.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Orthofix Replaces Legal Chief Fired for 'Offensive Conduct'

"This is an exciting time for the company, and I look forward to helping Orthofix become an even stronger competitor in the market," Andres Cedron said.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Twilio GC Sees Pay Drop 73% in 2023

Twilio's chief legal officer Dana Wagner is no longer one of the highest-compensated general counsel, as his stock award shrank by more than $20 million in 2023.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The AI Revolution Is Here. Who Will Be the Winners and Losers in Legal Services?

"If they figure out how to incorporate this technology into their comp model, then they'll be the winners," said Stephanie Corey, co-founder of the legal ops consulting firm UpLevel Ops, on the rise of AI and how it will disrupt the way law firms do business.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hertz GC Who Settled Barrage of Lawsuits From Enraged Customers Stepping Down

Colleen Batcheler is exiting for an as-yet-unidentified role at another company. After joining the company in 2022, she reached a $168 million settlement with customers the rental-car giant had falsely accused of stealing cars.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Everlaw Legal Chief Takes Top Lawyer Role at Zendesk

"I'm excited to work alongside a team that values innovation, teamwork, and above all—connections," newly appointed Zendesk Chief Legal Officer Shana Simmons wrote on LinkedIn.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

TV Legal Ads Proving Useful Radar for Next Big Mass Tort Categories

Tracking television legal ads that solicit plaintiffs for mass torts can give general counsel early warning of new trends and gauge the plaintiffs' bar's appetite in product litigation categories.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Deadline Extended for Corporate Counsel's Best Legal Departments 2024!

It is that time of year again! We are excited to again begin the process to honor in-house legal departments and legal department leaders in our Best Legal Departments issue.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

As Fraud Trial Opens, Tech Titan Who Wooed HP Cast as Accounting Alchemist, 'Startup Guy' Who Delegated Details

"HP needed someone to blame. They had an $11 billion debacle on their hands. They were actually better at finding a scapegoat than at integrating a company," Reid Weingarten, lead attorney for Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, told a jury Monday.
6 minute read

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