By Trudy Knockless | September 11, 2024
Black Kohler was legal chief and her husband, Herbert V. Kohler ]r., was CEO during a golden age for the plumbing products manufacturer, which today is one of the largest privately owned companies in the country.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Phillip M. Gordon and Caleb Acker | September 11, 2024
Part I of this two-part series laid out the competing visions of former President Trump and Vice President Harris for the administrative state and suggested how each might govern based on past performance and statements. We also overviewed shifts in the legal landscape that will frame executive action and judicial oversight in the next presidential administration. Here in Part II we look forward to that new administration and propose some top-level guidance for corporations and their counsel to start planning or implementing now, and then after the election, in preparation for January 20, 2025.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Tom Dunlop | September 11, 2024
The EU wants to bring a harmonious, standards-based approach to regulating how financial businesses monitor resilience and avoid ICT-related risks. Up until now, cloudy guidance on how this can be achieved creates further risk. Enter DORA with its intentions to provide clarity to financial entities. This includes expanded requirements that must be incorporated into contracts between financial entities and ICT third-party providers.
By Maria Dinzeo | September 11, 2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission said that in the three years after Deere bought Wirtgen Thailand, the unit plied government officials with cash, massage parlor visits and lavish sightseeing trips to Europe. regulator found Illinois-based John Deere failed to integrate Wirtgen Thailand, a former German outfit into its existing compliance and controls environment after acquiring Wirtgen Group in 2017, resulting in "bribery schemes going unchecked for several years," the SEC's FCPA division enforcement chief Charles Cain said in a statement. "This action is a reminder for corporations to promptly ensure newly acquired subsidiaries have all the necessary internal accounting control processes in place."
By Trudy Knockless | September 10, 2024
"Our general counsel didn't just sponsor the program—he was in the meetings, guiding discussions and showing that this was a priority," Kwant said of the DEI program he launched while as head of legal ops at GM's Cruise subsidiary.
By Trudy Knockless | September 10, 2024
Gloria Lee is jumping aboard Oakland, California-based Everlaw at a critical juncture, as the legal tech industry races to capitalize on the power of artificial intelligence to enhance their products.
By James Palmer | September 10, 2024
"Having been a Milwaukee Brewers fan my entire life, I am very much looking forward to joining the team and contributing to the positive impact of the organization," General Counsel Elizabeth Haas said.
By Maria Dinzeo | September 9, 2024
Sean Edgett had been at Twitter a decade when Elon Musk bought it for $44 billion in 2022 and immediately fired him and the rest of the leadership team.
By Chris O'Malley | September 9, 2024
The e-commerce giant's beef stems from an administrative injunction the NLRB filed against it in March 2022, about a week before workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse voted to unionize.
By Maria Dinzeo | September 9, 2024
PNC Financial's Gregory Jordan is retiring as legal chief but will stay with the bank as vice chair, a role that will focus on advising the CEO and board.
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