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Corporate Counsel

Software Firm Allvue Taps Ex-Nielsen Lawyer as Chief Legal Officer

"My immediate goals include working with the team to streamline existing practices and processes to ensure that the legal function effectively and efficiently supports the business," Deborah Mason said.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Readers (Including BASF's In-House Counsel) Say Remote Work Flexibility Is a DEI Issue

In a recent message to the company's outside counsel, BASF General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Matt Lepore said remote work flexibility "has become an important D&I topic," adding that the pandemic created "an inflection point for us to embrace a new way of working that fosters, not hinders, diversity and inclusion."
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Series on Contracting Challenges: What Contracts Should (and Shouldn't) the Legal Department Spend Time on?

In this series of articles for Corporate Counsel Advance, we examine the ways to make contracting simpler, smoother, and more predictable and efficient for the business. The first step in this effort is for the law department to define the company's basic policies and guidelines. What contracts should the legal team spend time on, and what contracts should it not spend time on?
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

TricorBraun Hires Ex-Georgia-Pacific, Equifax Lawyer as Company's First-Ever GC

Susan Bergethon began her new job Monday at TricorBraun, after having spent the past decade at Georgia-Pacific, one of the world's largest paper companies.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Arrogant' and 'Tone Deaf': Morgan Stanley CLO Stance Draws Ire From UK, European Finance Partners

The elite bank's chief legal officer's call for lawyers to return to the office last week has been met with unhappiness from many in the market.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina to Speak at WIPL About Accountable Leadership

Judge Aquilina is most notable for presiding over the 2018 USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal and sentencing Larry Nassar to up to 175 years in prison.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

WarnerMedia Lawyer Exits for GC Job at 'Radically Different' Digital News Startup

Stephanie Abrutyn will join Confidential in the fall as general counsel. The company's founders are an ex-editor for Politico and Vox.com and a former reporter for ABC News and executive for Smithsonian Enterprises and National Geographic.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Goodbye Hardware, Hello Snacks: Utz Poaches True Value's General Counsel

Theresa Robbins Shea helped True Value respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Now she joins Utz in the wake of its public debut.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Harley-Davidson In-House Leader Leaves for EV Startup Canoo

"Tomorrow I will close my laptop, turn in my badge and phone, say a few goodbyes (trying not to cry) and I will begin preparations for my next step—a move back to the U.S. and a new role at Canoo," Kristen Harris wrote.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How Intel's In-House Diversity Advocate Drives Change, Gets Buy-In From Stakeholders

"It's been a journey of both cooperating and working with our outside counsel," said Intel associate general counsel Eva Almirantearena.
6 minute read

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