Chris O'Malley

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February 07, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

State AG Hammers Homebuilder That Put $2,000-Per-Day Non-Disparagement Penalty in Buyer Contracts

Davis Building Group surrendered after the Indiana attorney general alleged violations of the Indiana Deceptive Sales Act and the federal Consumer Review Fairness Act.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

February 06, 2025 | The American Lawyer

Munger, Gibson Dunn Billed $63 Million to Snap in 2024

Familial ties between CEO Evan Spiegel and partners at the firms forced Snap to reveal the otherwise private payments.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

February 06, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Snap Paid $63M in Fees to 2 Am Law 200 Firms in '24

Familial ties between CEO Evan Spiegel and partners at the firms forced Snap to reveal the otherwise private payments.

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

February 06, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Varsity Brands Lures Aboard Keurig Dr. Pepper Legal Chief

Dallas native Jim Baldwin spent a quarter century at Keurig Dr. Pepper, most recently as chief legal officer, GC and secretary.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read

February 04, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

New FCC Chair Hires Section 230 Critic as General Counsel

FCC Chair Brendan Carr told Semafor that Adam Candeub "is a rare talent—he has fought fearlessly against Big Tech censorship and has had a successful career both as an effective telecom litigator and academic."

By Chris O'Malley

3 minute read

February 04, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

GOP Now Holds FTC Gavel, but Dems Signal They'll Be a Rowdy Minority

"He's just mad, and he shows it," University of Washington law professor Douglas Ross said of Democratic FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya.

By Chris O'Malley

6 minute read

February 03, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

LSU General Counsel Quits Amid Fracas Over First Amendment Rights of Law Professor

A day before Winston DeCuir Jr. submitted his resignation letter, he'd offered encouraging words to a group of students protesting the suspension of law professor Dan Levy.

By Chris O'Malley and Greg Andrews

7 minute read

January 30, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

After Botched Landing of United Airlines Boeing 767, Unlikely Plaintiff Sues Carrier

Now-terminated pilot Romullo Tadeu Melo Silva alleges the carrier defamed him by intentionally making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration about a 2023 landing that caused part of the fuselage to buckle.

By Chris O'Malley

5 minute read

January 30, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Startup Bringing AI to Doctors' Offices Hires First GC

"The legal questions around the use of AI in health care are extremely challenging and exciting," said Aden Fine, general counsel of Suki.

By Chris O'Malley

4 minute read

January 29, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Former CIA General Counsel Joining Hilton Worldwide as Legal Chief

Caroline Krass comes to the lodging giant after a quarter-century holding key roles in the federal government. Krass has "spent her career leading large global teams through complex legal matters in high-stakes, fast-paced environments," Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta said.

By Chris O'Malley

2 minute read