By Kristen Rasmussen | August 15, 2019
Yafit Cohn, associate group GC at the Hartford, Connecticut-based property casualty insurance giant since September 2017, will lead its environmental, social and governance efforts across the organization.
By Sue Reisinger | June 12, 2019
U.S. District Judge Patricia Seitz said she'd consider punishing individual executives with criminal fines and prison time over the world's largest cruise line failing to implement meaningful compliance reforms with a chief compliance officer.
By Caroline Spiezio | May 23, 2019
Prince Charles said in-house counsel can play a role in fighting climate change in a video message delivered to the ACC Global GC Summit in London Thursday. He's teaming up with the ACC to advance legal departments' role in sustainability initiatives.
By Ross Todd | Amanda Bronstad | May 13, 2019
The verdict marked the third time that a Bay Area jury has held Monsanto's blockbuster herbicide responsible of causing cancer in humans.
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By Norman C. Bay and Thomas R. Millar | April 1, 2019
As a historical matter, the Supreme Court hears few cases involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Yet this may change given the blurring of the line between wholesale markets, which are FERC jurisdictional, and retail markets, which the states oversee.
By Sue Reisinger | March 19, 2019
In-house lawyers at Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs have successfully fought off climate-related proxy resolutions sought by activist investors with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently granting the banks' motions to exclude the resolutions from shareholder consideration.
By Phillip Bantz | March 18, 2019
Under the U.S. Coast Guard's new interpretation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, an array of industries operating cargo ships, oil tankers and other large vessels that visit U.S. ports must show they have specific plans and resources in place to quickly respond to oil spills and fires.
By Kristen Rasmussen | March 5, 2019
Veteran environmental lawyer Avi Garbow said of his move: 'For those of us who care ... we are really coming into a crucial period in the administration when those of us who have experience and have a voice need to speak up.'
By Phillip Bantz | January 14, 2019
A push for giving employees the right-to-disconnect from work after clocking out is gaining traction, most notably in Europe, where for the last decade or so there has been a gradual and growing push to separate personal life from business. In response to the trend, software companies, including workplace communications platforms such as Slack and Speakap, are offering "Do Not Disturb" features for users.
By Sue Reisinger | September 18, 2018
Anna Marciano, chief counsel for CSV (creating shared value), sustainability and corporate affairs at Stamford, Conn.-based Nestlé Waters North America, talks about the responsibilities of her position. "I also think it's important for lawyers not to think of themselves as just lawyers," she said.
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