Legal Chiefs Give Big to Nonpresidential Campaigns

Elite general counsel are contributing more to Democratic party committees and congressional candidates than to the GOP's counterparts.

Top Corporate Lawyers Are Split Between McCain and Obama

New, Oct. 6: Barack Obama and John McCain have been running a tight race among the nation's voters--and among the country's top corporate lawyers.

Lawyers at Failing Banks Consider Their Employment Options

New, Oct. 6: The current credit crisis will wipe out a lot of jobs at financial services institutions, and their legal departments won't be spared.

Stolt-Nielsen Lawyer Is Silent on Dropped Whistle-Blower Suit

New, Oct. 6: Six years after suing Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Ltd. for wrongful termination, former general counsel Paul O'Brien appears to have reached a settlement with his onetime employer.

In the News: In A Taxing Problem

Did one of GE's former staff attorneys leak confidential information to a reporter?

Escaping the Quicksand

Can Congress save corporate litigation from getting buried in terabytes?

On the Job: Moves

Nokia's new GC helps legal department stay in touch; more...

On the Job: Reverse Commute

William Lytton, former chief legal officer of Tyco International Ltd., has put off retirement to join the New York office of Dechert as senior counsel.

On the Job: Top Job

Profile: A Level Headed Man

The Home Teams

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's lawyers go to bat in the mortgage crisis.

In the Clear?

The chief justice isn't talking about his health.

The Clock Is Ticking

The FDA's top lawyer isn't acting like a lame duck.

Dream Jobs: When You Wish Upon a Star

David Mulvihill, Vice President and General Counsel, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

Book Review: Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow

While American Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial Crisis, by By Roger Lowenstein

Before You Sign Up

Prospective GCs need to do some due diligence on the CEO before they say yes.

Global In-House

In-house lawyers confident outside counsel still offer value; United Utilities consolidates its in-house team; BAE systems mounts hunt for senior legal talent.

Performance, Yes, But With Integrity

How we built the culture at General Electric.