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November 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Contract Software Unicorn Ironclad Hires Former Pinterest Lawyer as GC

Prior to her two years at Binti, Singh spent six months at Patreon, as deputy general counsel. She served as assistant general counsel of Pinterest from 2018 to 2022.

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2 minute read

November 22, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Auditor Finds 'Significant Deficiency' in FTC Accounting to Tune of $7M

"Internal control related to the preparation and review of the financial statements and footnotes was not properly designed and implemented to prevent, detect or correct errors and omissions," wrote Allmond & Co., a Lanham, Maryland-based accounting firm.

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4 minute read

November 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Dog Gone It, Target: Provider of Retailer's Mascot Dog Sues Over Contract Cancellation

Target had used English bull terriers supplied by California-based Worldwide Movie Animals for 22 years, according to the suit.

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4 minute read

November 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Health Care Giants Sue FTC, Allege Lina Khan Using Loaded Process to Vilify Pharmacy Benefit Managers

CVS, Cigna and UnitedHealth are firing back at the FTC in the wake of an administrative complaint the agency filed in September accusing their PBMs of artificially inflating insulin prices through a process it likened to "bribes."

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3 minute read

November 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

How GC-of-Year Sam Khichi Has Helped CVS Barrel Through Challenges

"Given the complexity and scale of our enterprise, we take a team-first mentality and focus," General Counsel Sam Khichi said.

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6 minute read

November 19, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

High-Flying Genetics Testing Firm GeneDx Hires Ex-Zoetis GC as Legal Chief

Heidi Chen is a "celebrated and well-respected business leader and general counsel who brings extensive industry experience to GeneDx," CEO Katherine Stueland said.

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2 minute read

November 14, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Republican Who Might Become FTC's Next Chair Blasts Democratic Commissioners' 'All Mergers Are Bad' Mindset

"The current administration's leadership of the FTC appears to think our default should be placing roadblocks in the way of all mergers, wherever possible," GOP commissioner Melissa Holyoak said at Thursday's board meeting.

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7 minute read

November 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Lowenstein Hires Ex-FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller to Lead Its Commodities, Derivatives Practice

Miller "has served on the front lines of the digital currency revolution, having been an essential and trusted adviser to many builders in the crypto ecosystem," said Ethan Silver, a partner at Lowenstein Sandler.

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3 minute read

November 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Sustainable Packaging Company Packsize Finds New Legal Chief a Perfect Fit

JD Ellis joins Packsize after selling his last two employers for a combined $2.1 billion.

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2 minute read

November 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

As AI Transforms Drug Development, FDA Is Scrambling to Figure Out Guardrails

Since 2016, the Food and Drug Administration has received about 300 drug submissions that reference artificial intelligence, a pittance compared with what's on the way.

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5 minute read