Greg Andrews

Greg Andrews

Greg Andrews is the editor overseeing ALM Media's coverage of corporate legal departments. He previously was editor of Indianapolis Business Journal and business editor of The Indianapolis Star. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Greg_Andr

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January 13, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Apple GC’s Compensation Flat Again in 2024, but She Might Snag No. 1 Spot on Top-Paid List Anyway

Kate Adams was the highest-paid U.S. legal chief in 2022 and the second-highest in 2023 and 2024.

By Greg Andrews

4 minute read

January 10, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Meta Hires Litigation Strategy Chief, Tapping King & Spalding Partner Who Was Senior DOJ Official in First Trump Term

The appointment comes as an antitrust trial looms that could lead to the breakup of the tech giant.

By Greg Andrews

4 minute read

January 09, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

The Met Hires GC of Elite University as Next Legal Chief

The New York City cultural institution said it conducted an extensive national search for a successor to Sharon Cott, who is retiring.

By Greg Andrews

3 minute read

January 06, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

FOMO Run Amok? Resolve of Firms Chasing AI Dreams Tested by Sky-High Costs

“The question now is which investments will deliver lasting value and which ones may fade as AI hype moderates," Goodwin Procter wrote in a client note last week.

By Greg Andrews

4 minute read

December 23, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

GC Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $7.4 Million From 3 Banks

James Blose's decade-long scheme went undetected at banks in Pennsylvania and New York before a bank in Connecticut caught him last year.

By Greg Andrews

2 minute read

December 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

$25M Grubhub Settlement Sheds Light on How Other Gig Economy Firms Can Avoid Regulatory Trouble

“There is no ‘gig platform’ exemption to the laws on the books," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.

By James Palmer and Greg Andrews

8 minute read

December 16, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Jenner & Block Energy Practice Leader Joins Renewable-Power Giant Constellation as GC

Constellation is off to a flying start as a stand-alone public company, thanks to the data center building boom and rising demand for renewable energy.

By Greg Andrews

2 minute read

December 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Albertsons Gives Up on $25B Merger, Sues Kroger Seeking 'Billions of Dollars'

"Rather than fulfill its contractual obligations to ensure that the merger succeeded, Kroger acted in its own financial self-interest, repeatedly providing insufficient divestiture proposals that ignored regulators’ concerns," Albertsons General Counsel Tom Moriarty said. Kroger called the allegations baseless.

By Greg Andrews

2 minute read

December 06, 2024 | Law.com

Inside Track: For a Politician Who Likes to Stir Pot, Trump Picks for SEC, DOJ Posts Strikingly Conventional

On social media, President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice of Gail Slater for DOJ antitrust chief, writing that she would "ensure that our competition laws are enforced, both vigorously and FAIRLY, with clear rules that facilitate, rather than stifle, the ingenuity of our greatest companies."

By Greg Andrews

6 minute read

December 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Judge Rejects Boeing Plea Deal on DEI Grounds

Federal Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that DEI policies at the federal government and at Boeing raised the risk that the selection of an independent monitor to oversee Boeing's compliance with the deal would be influenced partly by race, rather than "based solely on competency."

By Greg Andrews

4 minute read