In Brief

Dewey CFO Joel Sanders Disbarred After Felony Conviction

Christine Simmons | June 20, 2018

While he was never imprisoned, the felony conviction of former Dewey & LeBoeuf executive Joel Sanders had led to his disbarment.

News

Celgene Promotes In-House Tax Lawyer to General Counsel Post

Kristen Rasmussen | June 20, 2018

Jonathan Biller, Celgene’s senior vice president for tax and treasury and the Summit, New Jersey-based company’s treasurer since 2011, will step in as the top lawyer on July 3.

News

Carney Appeals Decision Scrapping Del. Courts' Party-Balance Requirement

Tom McParland | June 20, 2018

Gov. John Carney is appealing a federal district court ruling last year striking down a provision of the Delaware Constitution that requires party balance on key state courts.

News

With GDPR in Place, US Higher Education Institutions Face Their Own Challenges

Dan Clark | June 20, 2018

Companies have been panicking over the General Data Protection Regulation, but they're far from the only entities covered. Colleges and universities have cause for concern too.

Commentary

Why This GC of a $25B Company Has Migrated Work Away From the Largest, Most Elite Firms

Bill Deckelman| June 19, 2018

DXC Technology general counsel Bill Deckelman reacts to the GC Thought Leaders Experiment findings on performance of the largest, most pedigreed firms and what he has found from moving work away from those firms.

News

‘We Are a Better Nation Than This:’ Tech’s In-House Leaders Share Views on Immigration Policies

Caroline Spiezio | June 19, 2018

Top in-house lawyers in the tech industry have taken to social media to discuss Trump's immigration policies.

News

Across the Globe, 3M Lawyers Take Pride in Pro Bono Projects

Sue Reisinger | June 19, 2018

The pro bono program at 3M is highly active and very international. “Pro bono work exposes legal professionals to new areas of law, and sharpens their legal analysis and client communication skills,” GC Ivan Fong told Corporate Counsel.

News

Raytheon Is Owner of Landmark 10 Millionth Patent From USPTO

Dan Clark | June 19, 2018

Tanuja Garde, the vice president for intellectual property and licensing at Raytheon, said the landmark patent has both defense and commercial purposes.

News

Let's Stay Together: Clients Angry About Associate Raises But Will Probably Keep Firms Anyway

Dan Clark | June 19, 2018

In-house leaders have expressed their ire about associate raises handed out by Milbank and other firms, but experts say they are still likely to stick with their outside counsel.

News

Audi Arrest Underscores Need for GC to Step Up When CEOs Do the Perp Walk

Sue Reisinger | June 19, 2018

The charges against Audi's Rupert Stadler and other CEOs in the news raise the question, what are GCs to do when they find that the company's leader is under arrest?

Expert Opinion

Seven Steps to Ensuring Your and Your Law Firm Partners’ GDPR Compliance

Barry Ader| June 19, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25 and with it, the European Union (EU) Parliament has set an impressively high standard for data privacy with the new rule.

Q&A

From $30M to $1B: How LogMeIn GC Michael Donahue Guided His Legal Team Through Big Company Growth

Caroline Spiezio | June 18, 2018

Donahue has seen his company through an IPO and a major merger. He told Corporate Counsel how he's balanced it all and helped LogMeIn scale in a big way.

News

Adobe's IP Leader Dana Rao Becomes Company's Top Legal Boss

Caroline Spiezio | June 18, 2018

Rao has been associate general counsel of intellectual property and litigation since April 2012 at Adobe. He succeeds Mike Dillon.

News

Fujifilm Seeks $1 Billion Over Collapsed Deal for Takeover of Xerox

Colby Hamilton | June 18, 2018

In May, Xerox officially announced it was terminating the deal, after months of legal and public pressure by two of its largest investors, Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.

News

Growing Biopharma Company Hires GC With Corporate Law Background

Kristen Rasmussen | June 18, 2018

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Eloxx Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that it has appointed Neil Belloff as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Although Belloff comes to the role from biopharma giant Celgene Corp., he also has extensive experience in corporate law.

News

Who Is David Taylor? Meet the Theranos GC Who Just Became the Troubled Company's CEO

Caroline Spiezio | June 18, 2018

Taylor will have his work cut out for him, replacing former CEO Elizabeth Holmes at a company that has been stuck in a downward spiral of legal troubles and bad headlines.

How US Companies Can Prepare for New Foreign Investment Rules

Priya R. Aiyar| June 18, 2018

Companies should be prepared for restrictions on Chinese investment and export of technology to Chinese persons to come into force prior to or alongside the passage of any legislation as part of the administration’s response to China on trade issues.

Expert Opinion

Stay or Go: Reading the Tea Leaves of a CEO Transition as General Counsel

Lee Udelsman and Ryan Whitacre| June 18, 2018

Leadership transitions put employees on edge, and for good reason: a new chief executive officer means that everyone in the company is once again auditioning for their job.

News

CLOC Survey Shows In-House Legal May Rethink Staffing After Associate Raises—Or Maybe Not

Dan Clark | June 15, 2018

A recent survey from the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium took its members' temperature on associate pay. There was frustration expressed about the Milbank raises, but some indicated they'd be understanding—as long as the costs didn't land on the corporate legal balance sheet.

News

In-House Experts Give Mixed Reaction to New Legal Services Venture From UnitedLex, LeClairRyan

Sue Reisinger | June 15, 2018

A group of experts with plenty of in-house legal experience expressed both enthusiasm and some skepticism about the new ULX Partners launch.

Commentary

Prospering in the 'New Normal'

J. Mark Santiago| June 15, 2018

Raising Costs and Declining Demand are Sapping Profits

The “New Normal” of today is one in which raising operating costs, associate salary increases, and reduced realization rates coupled with AFAs and demands from corporate counsel for reduced rates are sapping firm profits and there is no relief on the horizon. Law firm leaders, seeing current conditions, should be asking if there is a better way.

News

Turning Again to Ropes & Gray, Bain Capital Names Securities Litigator as New GC

Kristen Rasmussen | June 15, 2018

Christopher Green, co-lead of Ropes & Gray's global private equity and hedge fund SEC enforcement and litigation group, will become Bain’s managing director and general counsel, beginning his transition Sept. 1. He will succeed Sean Doherty, a former Ropes & Gray lawyer, who is retiring after 13 years at Bain to pursue other interests, including venture philanthropic work.

Expert Opinion

What's Market-Rate Compensation for a Midlevel Associate Heading In-House?

Julie Q. Brush| June 15, 2018

Moving in-house is an alluring proposition that has been a major driver for the exodus of today’s young law firm associates.

Is the Associate Starting Salary Contagion Contained?

Hugh A. Simons| June 15, 2018

Three positive signs this week suggest an intelligent segmentation may be emerging

News

Petco's Alan Tse to Join Jones Lang LaSalle as Global GC

Kristen Rasmussen | June 14, 2018

Tse comes to the professional services and investment- and real estate-management company from animal-centered retailer Petco Animal Supplies Inc. Before that, Tse had helped run the Kentucky Derby as the EVP, GC and corporate secretary at racing, gaming and entertainment company Churchill Downs Inc. since 2011.

News

Inspired by His Own Deal Career, a Veteran GC Writes Book on Contracts, Negotiations

Caroline Spiezio | June 14, 2018

The book draws from mistakes that Paul Swegle, a 10-time GC, has seen made in the contract drafting and negotiation process.

Expert Opinion

Mastering Legal Holds: What Is the Scope of Preservation and Best Practices to Comply? Part III

John Tredennick| June 14, 2018

When a legal hold duty arises, an organization must decide what to preserve and how to do it.

News

Accused of Paying Kickback to Victim, Lawyer Lashes Out at MSU President

Sue Reisinger | June 14, 2018

John Manly, who is lead attorney for many survivors of Larry Nassar's abuse, called interim MSU President John Engler a "repugnant and despicable human being."

News

Panic Over GDPR Noncompliance Fines: Is It Overblown?

Dan Clark | June 14, 2018

At the 2018 NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Philadelphia, experts said that companies don't need to worry as much as they are about General Data Protection Regulation fines.

Live Coverage

The Journey of Law Firm Security Assessments, From Genesis to Review

Zach Warren | June 14, 2018

Legal ops professionals from Disney and Walgreens captured the changing law firm cybersecurity paradigm and some of the bumps they encountered in building evaluation programs.

News

Steptoe & Johnson Lawyer Moves In-House as Vote.org's First GC

Caroline Spiezio | June 13, 2018

Steptoe & Johnson litigator Sarah Jackel has come aboard to help the online voter registration nonprofit navigate state laws to help citizens sign up to vote digitally.

News

Federal Judges in the Hot Seat Discuss Their Own Data Protection Practices

Dan Clark | June 13, 2018

Three judges spoke at a Philadelphia cybersecurity conference Wednesday about their own experiences with data security in the courts.

News

In Big Push DOJ Arrests 74 Cyber Scammers of Businesses and Law Firms

Sue Reisinger | June 13, 2018

One expert said such schemes are becoming “more brazen and targeted,” prompting GCs to increasingly seek help from investigators and consultants with cyber experience.

News

'The Fight is Far From Over:' Tech Companies Defiant as Net Neutrality Ends

Caroline Spiezio | June 13, 2018

"Although the 2015 net neutrality rules ended this week, the fight is far from over," said Michael Cheah, the general counsel of Vimeo, in a statement. He wasn't the only person in tech upset about the end of this Obama-era regulation.

News

Former Christie’s Lawyer Bids on New Career at Phillips Auction House in London

Kristen Rasmussen | June 13, 2018

And ... sold! Martin Wilson will serve as chief general counsel at Phillips, leading the company's global legal and compliance functions.

Commentary

Better Information Governance Means Better E-Discovery Outcomes—Part III: Practical Approaches to IG

Yodi S. Hailemariam and Amy Ramsey Marcos| June 13, 2018

In Part III, we explore practical approaches to establishing an information governance framework, including an overview of three IG projects that benefit e-discovery.

News

How to Succeed In-House (While Really Trying): 5 Tips From Legal Leaders

Caroline Spiezio | June 13, 2018

In-house lawyers from Pinterest, Microsoft, Sophos and more shared their advice for success at a Stanford University conference this week.

Live Coverage

No More Stigma of the ‘Non’: Where Non-Lawyers Fit in the Legal Ops Ecosystem

Zach Warren | June 13, 2018

While there are differences between lawyers and those without JDs, the gulf is not so great that non-lawyers should be excluded from legal tasks, said panelists at the ACC's Legal Operations conference.

The Game Changing Potential of Combining Tech, Talent and Diversity: An Interview with Caren Ulrich Stacy of Diversity Lab

Erin Hichman | June 13, 2018

The gender gap, diversity and legal technology: Caren Ulrich Stacy, Founder & CEO of Diversity Lab, explains to me the great strides made in solving the first two and leveraging the third.

News

UnitedLex and LeClairRyan Announce Innovative New Law Venture

Miriam Rozen | June 13, 2018

LeClairRyan has become the first law firm to sign on to what UnitedLex Corp. hopes will be a pioneering alliance between Big Law and New Law. The company's CEO expects that law firms could see their profits per partner rise up to 15 percent a year if they join the newly formed ULX Partners.

News

Scooter Company Bird Names Deputy GC at Time of Major Growth, Government Tensions

Caroline Spiezio | June 12, 2018

And the new deputy GC, Wendy Mantell, likes the product. “The moment I saw a Bird sitting outside of my office, I had to try it. I was hooked after just one ride,” she said in a statement.

News

Merrill Lynch to Pay $15.7 Million, Enhance Compliance After Misleading Customers

Sue Reisinger | June 12, 2018

Merrill Lynch will pay more than $15 million to settle charges that its employees misled customers into overpaying for residential mortgage-backed securities.

News

At Stanford Conference, In-House Leaders Discuss 'Delicate Tension' Between Legal Obligations, Consumer Demands

Caroline Spiezio | June 12, 2018

Companies are increasingly being asked to take political stands, which can make life a bit more complicated for in-house lawyers, according to speakers on a Monday panel at the 15th annual Stanford E-Commerce Best Practices Conference.

News

4 Nation-States Should Prompt Major Cyber Worries in the US, Fed Security Official Says

Dan Clark | June 12, 2018

Keith Morales of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank spoke at a conference Tuesday about the unique threats posed by Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.

Commentary

What You Need to Know About the European Trade Secrets Directive

Peter Lando and Thomas McNulty| June 12, 2018

Companies doing business in Europe or with European entities should understand the new protections afforded trade secrets in Europe, as well as which countries are in compliance and which have not yet made the necessary changes.

Live Coverage

4 GCs, 4 Different Strategies for Reducing Cost Through Legal Operations

Zach Warren | June 12, 2018

Four general counsel at the ACC's Legal Operations Conference keynote explained their different approaches to the same issue: demonstrating value to the business.

Corporate Dating Policies: Thoughts on Balancing Employee Bliss With Employer Interests

Daniel K. Wiig| June 12, 2018

Corporate counsel, in conjunction with human resources management (HRM), should consider drafting and implementing a balanced dating policy that both respects the employee’s personal lives yet protects the employer’s interests in avoiding touchy personnel matters.

Expert Opinion

Largest, Most Pedigreed Firms Underperform on Service Quality Compared to Other Firms

Firoz Dattu and Aaron Kotok| June 12, 2018

AdvanceLaw offers its second major finding out of its GC Thought Leaders Experiment.

News

Operationally Speaking: A Conversation With Daniel Hegwood of AppNexus

Dan Clark | June 12, 2018

In the latest edition of Operationally Speaking, Hegwood spoke with Corporate Counsel about what it's like to create a legal operations function at a startup and about how to hire the right person to lead the charge.

News

These Companies and Trade Groups Spent Millions Lobbying on Net Neutrality

MP McQueen | June 11, 2018

As the Federal Communications Commission considered repealing net neutrality under new FCC chairman Ajit Pai last year, telecom and tech companies, internet service providers and consumer and open-internet advocacy groups poured millions of dollars into lobbying the commission and members of Congress, spending that continued into the first quarter of 2018. Here are some law firms that benefited.

News

Female Legal Leaders From eBay, Udacity and More Discuss Best Practices for the Era of #MeToo

Caroline Spiezio | June 11, 2018

At the 15th annual Stanford E-Commerce Best Practices Conference, a group of powerful female attorneys, including in-house lawyers from the tech world, weighed in on diversity and #MeToo.

News

Focusing the Board on the Heart of Ethics and Compliance Issues

Sue Reisinger | June 11, 2018

"CECOs and general counsels need to push their boards for more time and priority," said David Greenberg, a senior adviser at LRN, which recently released a report on how board members handle E&C.

Q&A

From CLO to the President's Seat: Nokia's Maria Varsellona Is Living the In-House Dream

Caroline Spiezio | June 11, 2018

"I think that there are still some lawyers who believe that it's not your role to make decisions, or rather they believe you let the business decide. You give alternatives and explain risks, but you do not take responsibility for decisions. I have a totally different view," said Varsellona, who recently took on the role of president at Nokia Technologies.

News

Ole Miss Recruits New Legal Boss From NBA Players Association

Kristen Rasmussen | June 11, 2018

Erica McKinley succeeds former GC Lee Tyner, who resigned last December to “pursue other opportunities,” just 10 days after the NCAA ruled against the University of Mississippi over football recruiting violations.

Unanimous US Supreme Court Bars 'Stacked' Class Actions

Marcia Coyle | June 11, 2018

“We hold that American Pipe does not permit a plaintiff who waits out the statute of limitations to piggyback on an earlier, timely filed class action,” Ginsburg wrote for the court Monday in "China Agritech v. Resh." The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Washington Legal Foundation and others supported China Agritech in amicus briefs.

Q&A

Q&A With Hearst’s Legal Operations Director

Scott Forman| June 11, 2018

Scott Forman spoke with An Trotter, senior director of operations at Hearst and a pioneer in strategic legal operations.

News

Not Just Corporate: Law Firms Too Are Struggling With GDPR Compliance

Rhys Dipshan | June 11, 2018

A survey by Wolters Kluwer found that less than half of law firms are fully prepared to meet the GDPR’s requirements.

Best Practices

How to Execute a Legal Project

Lean Adviser Legal| June 11, 2018

Establish what's critical, and then focus on that, applying the appropriate resources to every necessary task.

News

7th Circuit Strips Jones Day's $307K Legal-Fee Award in EEOC Case

Erin Mulvaney | June 08, 2018

"The EEOC’s theory was not that fruitless. Precedent may not have favored it, but the fee statute does not punish a civil rights litigant for pursuing a novel, even if ambitious, theory," Seventh Circuit Chief Justice Diane Wood wrote Friday. Jones Day's Eric Dreiband was chief counsel for CVS in the litigation.

‘The Tone Deafness Is Astounding': Clients Unhappy About Milbank Associate Raise Announcement

Caroline Spiezio | Dan Clark | June 08, 2018

In-house leaders didn't pull punches in their evaluation of Milbank's big associate raises.

Avoiding the Next Wireless Patent War

Joseph Siino| June 08, 2018

Joseph Siino presents a three-pronged plan for ending the wireless patent wars and creating a more productive and less litigious patent licensing sector.

News

TCS, a Nonprofit Education Network, Brings on New GC

Kristen Rasmussen | June 08, 2018

Chicago-based TCS Education System announced Thursday that it has appointed Deborah Solmor as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective June 25.

News

It Was a Tough Week for Bank General Counsel Around the Globe

Sue Reisinger | June 08, 2018

Internationally, banks had a tough enforcement week--a timely reminder of the importance of a strong compliance focus in the financial services sector.

The Best of the Rest: Presenting Our 2018 Best Legal Department Runners-Up

Sue Reisinger | Caroline Spiezio | June 08, 2018

Corporate Counsel recently handed out its Best Legal Department honors. But there were other companies and individuals that impressed us beyond just this year's awardees.

News

Simpson Thacher Partner Joins Jack Ma-Backed Private Equity Firm

Anna Zhang | June 08, 2018

Corporate partner Shaolin Luo is now general counsel for Shanghai-based YunFeng Capital.

News

Walmart Sues to Block Tax Executive's Move to Amazon

Tom McParland | June 07, 2018

Walmart Inc. on Thursday sued to prevent a former top tax executive from taking a job with Amazon.com Inc., arguing the move would present a "direct competitive threat" to Walmart by exposing the online retailer's business strategy and potential merger plans.

Video

Video: Louise Pentland of PayPal is a Co-Legal Leader, and a Business Boss Too

Caroline Spiezio | Jason Doiy | June 07, 2018

In a one-on-one interview, Corporate Counsel spoke to Pentland about how she found a role at the payment transfer company that stretches far beyond just legal.

News

GDPR Making It Tougher to Catch Certain IP Violators, Attorneys Say

Dan Clark | June 07, 2018

GDPR has raised some new issues around domain ownership and infringement. But hold tight—the situation may improve down the road.

CVS, Best Buy End Job-Applicant Personality Tests Amid EEOC Probe

Erin Mulvaney | June 07, 2018

The use of personality tests ballooned over the last decade, as companies tried to find efficient ways to hire workers by using algorithms to predict how a worker will perform.

Analysis

The Rise of the 'Crypto Czar,' the Fall of a 'Blockchain Evangelist'

DEBORAH MESHULAM, BENJAMIN KLEIN AND RICHARD KELLEY| June 07, 2018

The cryptocurrency enforcement landscape continues to evolve with several important developments this past week, including the appointment of a “Crypto…

News

After Starbucks and Nordstrom Incidents, What Should Racial Bias Training Look Like?

Kristen Rasmussen | June 07, 2018

Two of the hallmarks of effective racial sensitivity training are an emphasis on specific behaviors and long-term consistency, experts said.

News

US to Lift Export Ban on China's ZTE, Embed 'Compliance Coordinators'

Sue Reisinger | June 07, 2018

The U.S. Department of Commerce is cracking down on ZTE in some unprecedented ways.

Slideshow

Slideshow: Here Are The Runners Up For Corporate Counsel's Best Legal Department Awards

Caroline Spiezio | June 07, 2018

Three legal departments and a GC just barely missed winning Best Legal honors from Corporate Counsel this year. Take a look at some of their formidable achievements...

How to Improve In-House Effectiveness

Abbott Martin| June 07, 2018

Boosting department effectiveness doesn’t require huge investments in new systems, but instead a leadership and management focus that weighs the creation of system capacity as much as it does the priority matter sitting on your desk.

News

Legal Operations in the US vs. Europe: Is it So Different Across the Pond?

Dan Clark | June 07, 2018

There are some distinctions, experts say, but ops is not as different in Europe as one might expect.

News

Lionsgate Casts Corii Berg of Sony Pictures as New General Counsel

Sue Reisinger | June 06, 2018

It's lights, camera, action for Corii Berg at Lionsgate. He is a 20-year veteran of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

News

In Sheppard Mullin Fee Case, California Justices Question Undisclosed Conflict

Ross Todd | June 06, 2018

Justice Ming Chin asked "when you find out that you’re representing two parties in a litigation … isn’t there a duty to give notice rather than hiding it under all this complexity?"

News

ACC Promotes From Within for New Chief Legal Officer

Dan Clark | June 06, 2018

Susanna McDonald has worked for the global association for in-house counsel for much of her legal career.

Slideshow: Corporate Counsel’s 2018 Best Legal Departments

Heather Nevitt | June 06, 2018

Corporate Counsel’s editorial department is pleased to announce the honorees of our 2018 Best Legal Departments awards.

Expert Opinion

Safeguarding Your Company: Obtaining Recovery for Antitrust Violations

Cindy Caranella Kelly and Sarah Gibbs Leivick| June 06, 2018

There are circumstances where litigation may not necessarily be the optimal strategy for obtaining appropriate redress and recovering damages caused by collusion.

News

Velcro Fights Trademark Misuse With Second Music Video, Starring 'In-House Lawyers'

Caroline Spiezio | June 06, 2018

Velcro and its legal department strike back at trolls, haters and trademark infringers in a sequel to their September 2017 music video.

Join Hundreds of the Most Prominent Women in Law at WIPL

Heather Nevitt | June 06, 2018

Come join us at our annual Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) conference taking place on Oct. 4-5, 2018 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown hotel.

NLRB Chairman Sets Timeline for Joint Employment Rule-Making

Erin Mulvaney | June 05, 2018

“Whatever standard the board ultimately adopts at the conclusion of the rule-making process, my hope is that the final rule will bring far greater certainty and stability to this key area of labor law," NLRB chairman John Ring says.

News

The $190K Question: Will Clients Balk at Rising Associate Salaries?

Meghan Tribe | June 05, 2018

Winston & Strawn and Proskauer have already matched Milbank's new pay scale. As others debate whether to join them, clients may not all be content to sit on the sidelines.

News

In-House Counsel Rethinking Their E-Discovery Approaches, Survey Says

Dan Clark | June 05, 2018

Legal departments are making adjustments for expansion and change in the e-discovery industry.

News

LinkedIn's Caroline Goulding Will Be Company's Data Protection Officer Under GDPR

Caroline Spiezio | June 05, 2018

Goulding will return to her home country of Ireland, where she will help ensure that LinkedIn stays complaint with the General Data Protection Regulation.

News

Beyond CLO: Nokia's Maria Varsellona Adds Role as President of Company's Tech, Licensing Business

Caroline Spiezio | June 05, 2018

The Finnish company has bumped its CLO up, giving Varsellona new executive responsibilities.

News

How Tech's In-House Lawyers Balance IP and Open Source

Caroline Spiezio | June 05, 2018

Attorneys from Pure Storage and Dropbox said that education is key when it comes to making sure rights to innovative technologies are protected.

Taking Company Documents to Support Whistleblowing— When Is 'Self Help' Unlawful?

Kevin Griffith and Ed Ellis| June 05, 2018

Even as federal protections for whistleblowers have expanded, employers can still take strategic actions to address employees taking confidential and proprietary business information to provide to a governmental agency or for use in a whistleblower action.

News

In-House Counsel's Gender Discrimination Suit Claims Company Fired Her Over 'Family Status'

Robert Storace | June 05, 2018

Attorney Erin Ryan filed a federal gender discrimination lawsuit against MDC, alleging the agency fired her after she returned from maternity leave.

Expert Opinion

GCs: How to Manage New Hire Expectations

Mike Evers| June 05, 2018

The results from the 2018 Career Satisfaction survey for in-house counsel make it abundantly clear that most of you crave upward mobility.

News

Consumer Reports Announces New General Counsel

Dan Clark | June 04, 2018

The organization, which assists consumers by publishing reviews of products, has chosen Michael Hubner to lead its legal department.

News

Swiss Biotech Enzyvant Hires Industry Vet as New GC

Kristen Rasmussen | June 04, 2018

Tamara Joseph has been named top lawyer at Enzyvant, a Swiss company focused on developing innovative therapies for patients with rare diseases.

Commentary

The Power of an Idea

Frank Ramos| June 04, 2018

If you can create an environment in your legal department where ideas are born, germinate, grow and flourish, you will create a legal department that solves not only legal problems, but business problems, sales problems, customer problems and every company problem imaginable.

News

CFIUS Reform Is Likely, but 'Joint Venture' Provision in Play, Lawyers Say

MP McQueen | June 04, 2018

The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 reforming the national security review process for mergers and acquisitions of U.S. companies by foreign organizations was approved unanimously by committees in both houses of Congress last month and seems on track to pass by August, lawyers who are experts in international trade and national security matters say. A provision concerning joint ventures and minority stakes is still under discussion, however, and could be a sticking point.

News

Judiciary's Proposed Reforms Confront 'Power Disparities' Between Judges, Employees

Tony Mauro | Marcia Coyle | June 04, 2018

Misconduct in the federal courts is more than "isolated," a judiciary working group reports. “Of the inappropriate behavior that does occur, incivility, disrespect, or crude behavior are more common than sexual harassment,” the report, released Monday, stated.

News

Spotify Backtracks on Policy Concerning Artist's Off-Platform Conduct, Saying It Won't 'Play Judge and Jury'

Caroline Spiezio | June 01, 2018

It's a move many content moderation professionals said made sense, as it could have caused financial and legal issues for the company.

News

EEOC Sues Walmart for Alleged Discrimination Against Two Deaf Employees

Erin Mulvaney | June 01, 2018

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accused Walmart management of failing to provide accommodations for two workers who are deaf.

News

7-Eleven, Seyfarth Shaw Collaborate to Streamline Real Estate Portfolio

Dan Clark | June 01, 2018

With its real-estate portfolio expanding, senior counsel Kristen Cook realized that there needed to be a change, which led to a collaboration with Seyfarth Shaw that allowed for uniformity in how real estate for the convenience store chain is handled across the country.

News

UC Berkeley Appoints Chief Campus Counsel, Months After Former Counsel's Death

Caroline Spiezio | June 01, 2018

After serving in the role as chief campus counsel on an interim basis for nine months following the death of his predecessor Christopher Patti, David Robinson was named to the position permanently on Thursday.