Chris O'malley

Chris O'malley

October 11, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'You Don't Know Everything': GCs Say Success Leading Nonlegal Functions Starts With Humility

"Part of the way we've done it was to ask a lot—a lot—of questions ... being very, very inquisitive," said attorney Jessie Loong, a group senior vice president of Changi Airport Group who found herself overseeing an insurance team.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

October 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Leaders Trying to Contain Political Divisiveness Face Maze of Challenges

"Human resources professionals and in-house counsel need to hone their conflict-resolution skills," said Jennifer Rubin, a member of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

October 10, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

'Spycraft' by Employers Raising Alarm as Technology Advances

"We really need to tread carefully," said Nikki Rivers, an associate at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

October 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

As Strikes Soar, In-House Counsel Seek Strategies for Handling Labor Chaos

"They're just angry. Their brains are on fire. It's how well you can manage those brains on fire," said Deb Smolensky, senior vice president at the consulting firm NFP.

By Chris O'Malley

7 minute read

October 07, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The GC as Geopolitical Soothsayer: How to Help Boards and C-Suites Connect the Dots

"They expect you to teach them, and of course to be the best-informed person in the C-suite," said David Bamlango, general counsel of the Eastern and Southern Africa Trade and Development Bank.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

October 03, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Goes After AI Tool That Has Capability to Mass Produce Fake Reviews

"Treating as categorically illegal a generative AI tool merely because of the possibility that someone might use it for fraud is inconsistent with our precedents and common sense," GOP Commissioner Andrew Ferguson said in his dissent.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

October 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

AG in Texas Is Nation's First to Bring Gen AI Enforcement Action in Health Care

"Disclosing to patients whenever they are interacting with an AI system is always a good idea," said Amy MacDonald, an associate at Manatt Phelps & Phillips.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

October 01, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

FTC Bans Exec From Chevron Board—Exercising Authority It Doesn't Have, GOP Dissenters Say

The GOP minority on the Federal Trade Commission says Democrats are using a ridiculous legal theory to sideline directors, realizing firms will cave, sparing the agency from having to test the theory in court.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

September 30, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Trump, Harris Might Alter DOJ, FTC Enforcement in Counterintuitive Ways

"It's not a given that a Harris presidency would mirror the Biden administration's aggressive approach to antitrust," said Robin Adelstein, a Norton Rose Fulbright partner.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

September 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Fox's Viet Dinh Nearly Set Pay Record in Final Year as Legal Chief

Dinh stepped down as legal chief in December, eight months after Fox agreed to pay $787 million to settle a defamation sought brought by Dominion Voting Systems.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read