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Corporate Counsel

Women's General Counsel Network Founder Joins Climate Consultancy as It Expands Globally

"What could be better than working at a company whose mission is to help businesses and their customers take urgent action on climate change," Jan Kang, general counsel of 3Degrees Group, wrote on LinkedIn.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

International Government Consultant Guidehouse Faces New Employment Fight Over Wages and Hours

The dispute is another in a recent series of employment claims linked to one of the largest consulting firms in the world with their headquarters in the U.S.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

China Tensions 'Center of Gravity' for Strategic Risk Planning Among Attorneys and C-Suite

A "vanilla statement" of the world being politically unstable is no longer sufficient, one attorney said, highlighting urgency to revisit corporate risk disclosures for companies with exposure to China.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Gartner GC Jules Kaufman's Exit Package Topped $1 Million

Gartner did not give a reason for why it decided to part ways with Kaufman, its general counsel of five years, though a Securities and Exchange Commission filing said "There has been no disagreement between Mr. Kaufman and Gartner around strategy, financials or business practices."
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer-Lobbyist Receipts Continue to Surge Even as Overall Spending Decreased

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission reported that 2022 saw a slight overall decrease in lobbying expenditures in the state, while lawyer-lobbyists in the state continued to grow their earnings to $19.4 million.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Panel Tosses Former Agriculture Commissioner Fried's Ethics Case

Nikki Fried initially reported zero income in 2018 for worked as a consultant and lawyer for Igniting Florida. She later amended that to show income of $351,480.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Business Groups Say FTC's Noncompete Ban Too Broad and Risks IP

"I wholeheartedly disagree with noncompetes at any level," said Sameer Baig, a Florida doctor who says huge health care companies use them to get the upper hand on physicians who might otherwise leave.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Separating Substance From Politics: Two Attorneys' China Investigations Tool Box

Many major U.S. corporations are currently assessing their vulnerabilities in any investigation by the 'China Committee', mapping out in detail how they will address vulnerabilities and what their defensive narrative will be in any investigation.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Legal Strategy for Saving the Planet at COP 27

"The Russian-Ukraine war should serve as an impetus to think about how we accelerate the energy transition because one thing that's become very clear is the overreliance on Russian gas," Covington & Burling senior adviser Thomas Reilly said.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

EY Sets Sights on Growing Legal Services Market Share Post-Split

"Even though the words are sometimes the same as you might hear from a Big Law firm. It is not the same. I promise you," said EY's Nick Bruch.
6 minute read

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