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Corporate Counsel

CLO of 2028 LA Olympics Committee Heads to Sidelines After 'All-Consuming Journey'

Tanja Olano has been deeply involved in Los Angeles' Olympic movement since 2015, when she became deputy general counsel of the exploratory committee that helped lead to the city's selection two years later as host of the 2028 games.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Judge Blasts Authors' Lawyers in Key AI Suit, Says Case Doomed Without Upgraded Team

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria upbraided star litigator Joseph Saveri, who responded that he took the criticisms seriously. Saveri said that he intends to stick out the case but "not necessarily with this team. I've heard you loud and clear."
6 minute read

International Edition

AIA Australia's General Counsel Conducts an Artificial Intelligence Experiment

At a time when GCs are increasingly being asked to do more and there never seems to be enough time, Kristy Redfern says AI is saving her as much as two hours a day.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Warner Bros. Discovery CLO Exits as Frustrated Investors Turn Up Heat on CEO

Savalle Sims, who's been a key lieutenant to CEO David Laslav since 2011, is leaving, for reasons neither she nor the company have explained.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'A Tug of War': New Research Finds GC-CFO Relationship Fraught With Tension

"It is part of the uniquely arrogant nature of the legal profession that we often argue that what we do is more important than what others do," said Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hawaiian Airlines CLO Out of Job but Set for Soft Landing

Aaron Alter was Hawaiian Airlines' outside counsel for years before becoming its legal chief in 2015.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GameStop CEO Fined $1M for Failing to Disclose Wells Fargo Investment

By March 2018, Ryan Cohen had amassed more than $100 million in Wells Fargo shares, the threshold for disclosure under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. But he didn''t submit the required filing until January 2023.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Confusion Over New SEC Cyber Rules Leading Firms to Overstate Attack Readiness

"We believe—and evidence shows—that the SEC's new rule sets a high bar that most companies and their investors cannot achieve today," the report says.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Smitten Co-Workers More Likely to Follow Heart Than Company Policy

The Norfolk Southern scandal highlights how difficult it is to set rules for workplace romances, but an ethics expert said companies are doing themselves no favors by treating discussion of the topic as taboo.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Google Taps One of Its Own for Senior Litigation Post

The appointment comes as the tech giant restructures its legal department and parts ways with Chief Privacy Officer Keith Enright and Director of Competition Law Matthew Bye.
2 minute read

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