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GCs Say They are Getting 'Edged Out' of UK Boardrooms

Many in-house lawyers believe the role of general counsel is being diminished in U.K. companies, with lawyers having to fight harder than ever to get their voice heard.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Supreme Court to Hear Lanham Act Case With Broad Implications on Corporate Structure, Liability

The outcome of this case may affect the scope of corporate liability and judicial discretion. It could also impact how companies choose to configure affiliates and holding companies and how they assign trademark ownership within that structure.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Turbocharge Growth: How Technology Will Shape a Successful 2025

7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fatal Shooting of CEO Sets Off Scramble to Reassess Executive Security

"If you are at a company that deals with consumers in an emotional area, you really have to think about this," former Airbnb General Counsel Rob Chesnut said.
5 minute read

International Edition

Webber Wentzel Shakes Up Management With Elections For Top Partners

Webber Wentzel has appointed Safiyya Patel and Gareth Driver as new managing and senior partners, succeeding Sally Hutton and Christo Els in March 2025.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Corporate Transparency Act: One Year Later With Deadline Looming

Ben Thompson provides a general overview of the CTA and what has occurred as the one-year anniversary—and Jan. 1, 2025 deadline for compliance approaches, covering some of the reporting requirements and exemptions, as well as a reminder of the penalties for non-compliance.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Elliott Management vs. Southwest Airlines Faceoff: Who Won and What Determined the Outcome?

This article discusses the faceoff between the Elliott Management and Southwest Airlines. "Elliott Management Corp.’s recent campaign to oust the CEO of Southwest Airlines furnishes us with a rough measuring rod by which to judge just what activists can (and cannot) achieve."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ben & Jerry’s Accuses Corporate Parent of ‘Silencing’ Support for Palestinian Rights

The claims are the latest in ongoing tensions between Ben & Jerry's and Unilever following the ice cream maker's decision to end sales in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Shareholder Activists Poised to Pounce in 2025. Is Your Board Ready?

“The activists are very press-savvy. They know how to leak to the outlets. They're quite often quite good on CNBC. And CNBC becomes almost like their megaphone," said Steve Lipin, CEO of Gladstone Place Partners.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Regulatory Upheaval Is Coming. How Businesses Prepare and Respond Will Separate Winners and Losers

“Every regulation is going to be questioned. … And that'll be a better environment for many businesses once the regulations are wiped away. But they're going to have to adapt their businesses to exploit that," said Sean West, co-founder of Hence Technologies.
10 minute read

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