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Corporate Counsel

Sallie Mae Bank Names 'Ironman' Nicolas Jafarieh as General Counsel

Jafarieh, who is moving into the position from a role as deputy general counsel at Sallie Mae, is also a triathlete.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Herbalife Names New Chief Legal Officer and New General Counsel in Reorganization

Acting general counsel Richard Werber will become chief legal officer at Los Angeles-based nutrition and supplement company Herbalife, effective May 1. At the same time, current senior vice president, deputy GC and chief compliance officer Henry Wang will become executive vice president and general counsel.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Meet the GC at CCS Medical, Michael Capone

Michael Capone, senior vice president and general counsel at CCS Medical, talks with Texas Lawyer about everything from whom he uses for outside counsel to what he does when he's not in the office.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

DLA Piper Adds Partners in NY, California

The firm's lateral recruitment surge continued this week with raids on Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Jenner & Block and a boutique formed by former DLA Piper lawyers.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

From 700 Law Firms to 7: Avis' Changed Approach to Legal Work Has 'Saved Millions'

Through a reimagining of its legal spend, Avis' legal department has taken law firm convergence to the next level.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Rise (and Fall?) of In-House Counsel

Is the bubble set to burst on the buildup of law departments or is now the time to go in-house?
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Shapiro Took Nonlinear Path to Real Estate Law Career

Michael Shapiro worked for the U.S. Department of Labor before pursuing a law degree. Once he was an attorney, he left a Fort Lauderdale firm to create his own in Boca Raton.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

It's a Matter of Trust: Compliance Experts on How to Get Employees to Report Misconduct

A former DOJ compliance counsel and a former division GC at General Electric both wrote on the challenges that companies face around internal reporting of misconduct.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

6th Circuit Upholds Verdict for In-House Lawyer Denied Telework in Pregnancy Bed Rest

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a $92,000 verdict for an in-house lawyer at a public utility in Memphis, Tennessee, whose request to work from home for 10 weeks while on bed rest due to pregnancy complications was denied.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Time Has Been Up: Why Your Firm Shouldn't Just Be 'Talking' About Diversity and Inclusion

With the recent #MeToo and #TimesUp movements aimed at sexual harassment in the workplace, and employers facing more and more discrimination lawsuits, it is time that employers face the fact that we need diversity and inclusion in our workplace in order to succeed.
8 minute read

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