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Corporate Counsel

Gates Foundation Lawyer Exits, Takes Legal Chief Job at New Nonprofit Group

The lawyer has been with the Gates Foundation since 2012.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fund Honoring Former Providence Health CLO to Help St. Louis Girls' Educational Programs

The Verona Dorch Memorial Fund plans to raise $50,000 for Girls Inc. St. Louis professional and educational programs in and around St. Louis.
2 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Boy Scouts Attorney Fee Holdback Is Extended to End of Case

After well over an hour of argument and cross examination on the issue, Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein found there wasn't enough evidence presented to suggest claimants not receiving mailed documents was a systemic issue.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

Trainings and CLEs top the list of July calendar events.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Guardianship Reform in the Spotlight: Pennsylvania's Path Forward

Guardianship can strip individuals of fundamental rights and powers most people take for granted.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

How This Boies Schiller Litigator Has Come to See His Stutter as an Asset

Bill Marsillo, who has been at Boies Schiller for nearly 22 years, says his stutter probably forces him to prepare for oral argument more than most lawyers. But he says that extra practice also provides him an opportunity "to play the chess game out repeatedly" in his head and be better prepared for unpredictable moments.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Expanding Access to Counsel for People With Disabilities

Even when guardians are well-meaning, guardianship deprives individuals of the right to make their own decisions—a vital underpinning of individual autonomy and self-determination.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

Non-Profit In-House Lawyer Stephanie Phillips Discusses the Cross-Company Bonds Forged in the Fires of Litigation

"Some of the greatest relationships I have with divisions at the company are with the divisions that have had the most litigation," says Phillips, the associate generate counsel of VEIC, a Vermont-based non-profit focused on energy efficiency. "How do we get people to understand how important this is without them going through the pain of having to prove it in discovery for example?"
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Biden Assistant AG Picks Disclose Compensation From Harvard, Duke

Javier Guzman and Christopher Schroeder have been nominated to lead the DOJ's civil division and Office of Legal Counsel, respectively.
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Lawyers for Abuse Accusers Say $850 Million Settlement With Boy Scouts Is Just the Beginning of Compensation

The number would be the highest-ever for sexual abuse claims in a U.S. court. The case is being handled in bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware.
4 minute read

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