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Corporate Counsel

Kraft Heinz Legal Chief Says She Quit Because Job Was Too Far From NYC Home

"I am from NY and my parents, my husband and my four children live there," Rashida La Lande told Law.com in a LinkedIn message.
3 minute read

International Edition

Environmental Group Launches Greenwashing Complaints Against Lululemon in France and Canada

As competition regimes around the world look to rein in deceptive environmental claims, multinationals are  likely to face investigations in multiple jurisdictions.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Kraft Heinz Legal Chief Quits, Effective Immediately

Kraft Heinz legal chief Rashida La Lande has resigned from her role effective immediately, the company announced Monday in a securities filing. La Lande had been with the food and beverage giant since 2018, and was promoted to chief legal and corporate affairs officer at the end of last year.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Uber's Legal Chief Tony West Takes Unpaid Leave to Campaign for Kamala Harris

In an internal email, West said he'll be "acting as a family-member surrogate, one who can speak about the vice president from the perspective of someone who's known her for decades."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fast-Growing Madrigal Pharma Names Veteran Health Care Lawyer Legal Chief

The Pennsylvania-based company promoted Shannon Kelley to her first general counsel post, just months after the successful launch of a drug to treat liver disease
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hiring that 5th Year Associate for Your Law Department

Again historically, law firm Associates at the highest paying firms routinely left for in-house positions. There has always been a pay disparity. As I've written in this space many times, money is not the #1 motivator when it comes to career moves. Law firm Associates typically leave a law firm because they are incredibly unhappy.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Kohler Taps Ex-Conagra Brands Lawyer as Legal Chief

Megan Belcher succeeds Natalie Maciolek, who left Kohler in August 2023 after more than a decade with the Wisconsin-based plumbing products manufacturer.
3 minute read

International Edition

General Counsel Should Help Prevent Greenwashing, Australia Securities Regulator Says

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has been very focused on greenwashing and is likely to launch more prosecutions.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AI Startup Valued at $850 Million Hires Former Google AI Policy Lead as GC

As the top lawyer at Abridge, Hwang will lead a legal team of three, and oversee the company's legal strategy, public policy, and trust and safety initiatives.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Balancing Act: Some GCs Are Embracing the Dual Role of COO

Initialized Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm managing over $3 billion in assets, is the latest company to embrace this trend by promoting Livingston Miller, its general counsel, to the position of COO.
7 minute read

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