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Corporate Counsel

When it Comes to Diversity, Female GCs Want More Than Mere 'Tokenism' From Outside Firms

At the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium's annual institute in Las Vegas, top female in-house lawyers explained what they want from outside firms. To impress these powerful attorneys, it's clear law firms will need to practice what they preach on diversity.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

10 Reasons To Be Glad You're Not An In-House Lawyer at Michigan State University

The university where Larry Nassar abused athletes for two decades is facing investigations on almost every imaginable level.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tactics for Shattering the Glass Ceiling and Building the Next Generation of Glass Breakers

Leadership is defined as “The ability of an individual to 'lead' or guide other individuals, teams or entire organizations. … A process of…
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Pittsburgh History': Boring Name, Big Development for Attorney-Client Privilege

The plaintiffs propound discovery seeking your communications with the board related to the transaction. Can the company assert the attorney-client privilege against plaintiffs? Pennsylvania courts have been surprisingly quiet on this common issue until recently.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Anticipating the 2018 CLOC Institute and Grading Legal Ops Progress: 'Nevertheless, We Persist …'

About a year ago, I wrote two articles for Corporate Counsel about the 2017 CLOC conference—one article appeared in advance of the meeting to discuss what registrants might expect; the other was published after the conference ended to offer up some concluding thoughts and explore top takeaways.
25 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

CBS Board to Face Claims Over Payments to Ailing Redstone

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Thursday ruled the CBS Corp. board must face claims it improperly approved millions of dollars in payments to Sumner Redstone after the company's former executive chairman became incapacitated in 2014.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Amid Nassar Sex Scandal, MSU General Counsel Received $436,000 Severance Deal

Robert Noto left Michigan State University under less than ideal circumstances earlier this year. But he was still paid handsomely on his departure.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former ClearSlide GC Olga Mack Joins Quantstamp as VP of Strategy

Mack, who was formerly in-house at ClearSlide and Zoosk, was going to take some time off, but then found a job that she couldn't turn down.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

The ABC's of Using Compliance Technology to Fight Bribery and Corruption

Risk management software can prevent anti-bribery and corruption violations while demonstrating to regulators that a company is serious about monitoring its supervised persons.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Microsoft, Cisco and 32 Other Companies Sign 'Cybersecurity Tech Accord' to Build Global Trust

"By putting ourselves out there in this way, it will result in civil society and other organizations looking for other ways to hold the industry to account, in an age where talk is cheap," Cisco GC Mark Chandler told Corporate Counsel on Tuesday.
3 minute read

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