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Corporate Counsel

GCs Receiving Lofty Pay Hikes, but Expectations Are Soaring, Too

"You need to be the person who can walk into a room and capture everyone's attention, deliver your message in a way that people listen to, trust, and are inspired by," said John Gilmore, managing partner of the search firm BarkerGilmore.
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Corporate Counsel

FTC Bans Exec From Chevron Board—Exercising Authority It Doesn't Have, GOP Dissenters Say

The GOP minority on the Federal Trade Commission says Democrats are using a ridiculous legal theory to sideline directors, realizing firms will cave, sparing the agency from having to test the theory in court.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Legal Chief of Checkers Drive-In, Scotts Miracle-Gro Joins 2,200-Location Home-Services Firm

"In my personal experience with the company on two different occasions, I was very impressed by the skill, professionalism, and expertise demonstrated by my local franchises," said Vincent Brockman, incoming chief legal officer of Servpro.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Wynn Resorts Bidding Adieu to GC Who Cleaned Up Sexual Harassment Scandal

"Ellen Whittemore was, in the truest sense, the right person at the right time to help lead Wynn Resorts through a thicket of litigation and corporate governance changes," CEO Craig Billings said in a statement.
2 minute read

Law.com

Latham & Watkins Secures Dismissal of Legal-Mal Suit Against Company, GC Who Failed to Advise Former Treasurer

The plaintiff had alleged that the defendants were liable for failing to give a so-called Upjohn warning, which is done when the interests of a company and an individual officer become adverse.
4 minute read

Law.com

AI and Protecting Your IP Strategy

In this episode of AI Here and Now podcast series, IP Partner Cory Fisher and Privacy Partner Camila Tobón discuss how AI could impact your IP strategy.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Trump, Harris Might Alter DOJ, FTC Enforcement in Counterintuitive Ways

"It's not a given that a Harris presidency would mirror the Biden administration's aggressive approach to antitrust," said Robin Adelstein, a Norton Rose Fulbright partner.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Want to Get Ahead in Your Career? Find a Truth Teller

Who do you have in your professional life who will "get real" with you? Find truth tellers and invite them to offer valuable criticism. Don't wait for it to happen incidentally. Seek it out.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

WIPL Day 2 & 3: In-House AI Use, Vendor Cyberattacks and Changing Regulations

Legal departments are delegating low-quality legal work to AI tools and contending with heightened cybersecurity risks and an ever-changing regulatory landscape.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fox's Viet Dinh Nearly Set Pay Record in Final Year as Legal Chief

Dinh stepped down as legal chief in December, eight months after Fox agreed to pay $787 million to settle a defamation sought brought by Dominion Voting Systems.
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