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Intel CEO's Departure Shows Importance of Office Dating Policies, Especially if You're the Boss

Caroline Spiezio | June 22, 2018

Brian Krzanich of Intel resigned from the company over revelations he had dated an Intel employee. His departure says a lot about the considerations companies face these days in dealing with workplace relationships.

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5 Big Considerations When Finding, Managing Outside Counsel

Dan Clark | June 22, 2018

Lynn Watkins-Asiyanbi, associate general counsel at JBT Corp., and Bindu Cudjoe, deputy general counsel and chief knowledge officer at the Bank of Montreal, shared some recommendations for outside counsel management at an ACC event Friday.

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Privilege Lessons From DC Circ.'s Victory for Boehringer Ingelheim in FTC Battle Over GC's Docs

Kristen Rasmussen | June 22, 2018

The court's ruling that certain files belonging to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. and requested by the Federal Trade Commission are protected by the attorney-client privilege and thus do not have to be turned over to the agency provides some important takeaways for GCs.

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Amid Protests, Michigan State Keeps Interim President, General Counsel

Sue Reisinger | June 22, 2018

Tensions ran high on Friday as the MSU board of trustees met to make some important decisions about the university's future.

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The Direct Listing Route to Going Public: Spotify's Counsel Offer a Guide

Caroline Spiezio | June 22, 2018

On April 3, Spotify went public. Here's a look behind the scenes at that process, which was carried out via a rare direct listing instead of through an initial public offering.

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Open Source Software: Great for Engineers, Tougher for In-House Attorneys

Dan Clark | June 22, 2018

At a panel discussion at the Association of Corporate Counsel's Corporate Counsel University in Philadelphia, lawyers discussed the ups and downs of open source usage.

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Michigan State University General Counsel Defends Attorney-Client Privilege in Probe

Sue Reisinger | June 21, 2018

A war of words over attorney-client privilege broke out earlier this year between MSU general counsel Robert Young and William Forsyth, the special prosecutor appointed by the state AG's office to investigate the school's handling of the Larry Nassar scandal. And it looks like the fight is not over yet.

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E-Cigarette Maker JUUL Bums New CLO From Biopharma Celgene

Kristen Rasmussen | June 21, 2018

San Francisco-based JUUL Labs Inc. announced Thursday that Gerald “Jerry” Masoudi has been named chief legal officer, effective July 9. Most recently, Masoudi was executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Celgene Corp. He once served as chief counsel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Want to Move Up the In-House Ladder? You'd Better Get Networking.

Dan Clark | June 21, 2018

At the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Corporate Counsel University in Philadelphia on Thursday, in-house leaders extolled the virtues of mingling.

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EU Copyright Directive Advances: What Does That Mean for Tech’s Legal Departments?

Caroline Spiezio | June 21, 2018

The directive, which passed the EU's Legal Affairs Committee this week and is slated to move to an EU Parliament vote in the future, could create some serious roadblocks for tech companies.

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Ocwen Financial Used Collaboration to Automate Mortgage Document Review, Win ACC Ops Award

Dan Clark | June 21, 2018

Ocwen Financial's lawyers had to review 15,000 agreements with hundreds of data points in only two months. To meet their deadline, they had to get creative.

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Nokia Adopts AI Technology for Contract Review as Legal Chief Takes New Business-Focused Role

Anna Ward | June 21, 2018

Maria Varsellona, who is now also president of Nokia Technologies, said the telecom giant is also considering the use of AI to analyze law firm bills.

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Federal Circuit Zeros Out Coke Zero Trademark Win

R. Robin McDonald | June 20, 2018

The Federal Circuit gave new impetus to a long-running battle between Atlanta's The Coca-Cola Co. and rival Royal Crown Cola/Dr. Pepper Snapple over the use of the word Zero in no-calorie sports and soft drinks.

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Michigan State Interim President in Trouble Over Nassar Case-Related Comments

Sue Reisinger | June 20, 2018

Victims of Larry Nassar's abuses as well as some lawmakers and even MSU trustees have said they'd like to see John Engler leave the university.

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Salvador Juncadella Retires From the World of International GCs

Catherine Wilson | June 20, 2018

Salvador Juncadella, a soft-spoken pitch man for international general counsel, is retiring as a consultant at Morgan Lewis in Miami.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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