News

Singapore GCs Eyeing Higher Impact, Chief Executive Roles, Report Finds

Stephanie Forshee | April 19, 2018

General counsel in the city-state seem to be an ambitious bunch—and may have their eyes on the CEO or COO's chair.

News

New Guide Warns GCs of Anti-Corruption Compliance Challenges in Latin America

Caroline Spiezio | April 19, 2018

New anti-corruption laws are taking hold in Latin America, and GCs, even those based in the United States, should take note.

News

Former ClearSlide GC Olga Mack Joins Quantstamp as VP of Strategy

Caroline Spiezio | April 18, 2018

Mack, who was formerly in-house at ClearSlide and Zoosk, was going to take some time off, but then found a job that she couldn't turn down.

CLOC Has Scored Some Early Wins - Much Work Remains Undone

Nicholas Bruch, Senior Analyst ALM Legal Intelligence | April 18, 2018

While the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) has started an important discussion in the legal industry, it is made little ground in the biggest areas.

Analysis

The ABC’s of Using Compliance Technology to Fight Bribery and Corruption

Brian Fahey, MyComplianceOffice| April 18, 2018

Risk management software can prevent anti-bribery and corruption violations while demonstrating to regulators that a company is serious about monitoring its supervised persons.

News

Microsoft, Cisco and 32 Other Companies Sign 'Cybersecurity Tech Accord' to Build Global Trust

Caroline Spiezio | April 17, 2018

"By putting ourselves out there in this way, it will result in civil society and other organizations looking for other ways to hold the industry to account, in an age where talk is cheap," Cisco GC Mark Chandler told Corporate Counsel on Tuesday.

Global In-House: How to Make Your Case for Legal Operations Support

E. Leigh Dance| April 17, 2018

Corporate Legal Operations Consortium’s annual gig kicks off in Vegas next week, with more than double last year’s big crowd. This global in-house column explores why the legal ops role makes sense for companies headquartered worldwide, with bonus tips from the pros on how you can make it happen.

News

Tales From the Legal Tech Startup Community: Fundraising While Pregnant

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | April 17, 2018

Basha Rubin and Mirra Levitt, the co-founders of Priori Legal, managed to land a major tech incubator investment, but dealing with fundraising and pregnancy at the same time wasn't easy.

Analysis

Brexit and IP: Finally Some Real News, and What It Means for Attorneys

Mark Holah, Bird & Bird| April 17, 2018

A look inside the European Commission's updated version of the 'Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the [UK] from the [EU],' and what it means for intellectual property in the UK.

News

With GDPR Fast Approaching, How Should Companies Fill the Data Protection Officer Role?

Caroline Spiezio | April 13, 2018

Many companies will need to hire or appoint a data protection officer under GDPR. But who should they go for?

Expert Opinion

How to Ask About Compensation in a Job Interview Without Sounding Greedy

Julie Brush| April 13, 2018

For some, “comp” is deliberately discussed at the very beginning to qualify a candidate’s viability upfront. For others, it’s a topic that remains unaddressed until it’s time to talk turkey. But waiting to discuss money until the interview process is at completion is not a wise move.

News

China Hacks on US Corporations Rising, With Law Firms, GCs Prime Targets

Ian Lopez | April 13, 2018

While China has been largely compliant with an agreement with the U.S. to not hack for intellectual property, new data indicates M&A info and contracts are viewed as fair game.

News

Business Groups Sound Alarm as EU Proposes Law to Permit Consumer Class Actions

Sue Reisinger | April 12, 2018

Lisa Rickard, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, worried the proposal "could make the EU a major global hub for abusive litigation."

News

In-House Leaders: The Future of IP Law Is Global, Data-Driven

Caroline Spiezio | April 12, 2018

At Wednesday's IPForward Conference in San Francisco, the Recorder took a look into the crystal ball with in-house IP luminaries.

Analysis

Facebook Collected Users' Text and Calls Logs. Will the FTC Act?

Rhys Dipshan | April 12, 2018

On Android mobile operating systems, Facebook could bundle its permissions requests, leaving users in the dark about exactly what data the mobile app was collecting.

Expert Opinion

The Promise and Reality of Legal Tech

Abbott Martin| April 12, 2018

The news is filled with stories highlighting the promise of new technologies—machine learning, AI, blockchain—for the practice of law. Unfortunately, legal department experience with technology has not continually matched the headline aspiration.

Expert Opinion

Cracking the Puzzle of Corporate Anonymity

Bruce Gerstman| April 10, 2018

A number of investigative techniques can bring even the most ingeniously opaque arrangements into the light.

News

Harassment Reports Up Amid #MeToo Movement, New Data Shows

Stephanie Forshee | April 10, 2018

Have the allegations against Harvey Weinstein encouraged more survivors of workplace harassment to speak out? Looks like it.

News

Partnerships With Procurement Will Lead to More Savings for Legal Departments, Survey Says

Caroline Spiezio | April 10, 2018

New data shows that making friends with procurement can be a big net positive.

Expert Opinion

I Just Got Fired. How Bad Is This for My Career?

Julie Brush| April 10, 2018

Getting fired is not the end of the world … or your career. Far from it. Professionals are fired every day, in every way, at every level. And for various reasons too—from illegal behavior to politics to just a plain ol’ bad fit.

BitGo’s New CLO Compares Cryptocurrency to Hedge Funds

Stephanie Forshee | April 09, 2018

In a Q&A with Corporate Counsel, Shahla Ali of BitGo said that the regulatory situation for cryptocurrency reminds her of what hedge funds faced a decade or two ago.

The Time Is Now for Corporate Legal Department Digital Transformation

Dan Carmel| April 09, 2018

By combining the right technology platform with smart change management practices, corporate legal departments, like finance, human resources and many other business departments, can use new digital technologies to dramatically transform how their departments operate. In doing so, such digital transformation strategies enable corporate legal departments to reduce operating costs, increase productivity and deliver enhanced and new services to their company.

On Board: The General Counsel’s Relationship With 'C-Suite Evangelists'

Michael W. Peregrine| April 06, 2018

Greater executive level awareness of the general counsel’s responsibilities may reduce the risk that self-styled executive “evangelists” will “go public” with concerns on corporate conduct or priorities.

News

We Can't All Be 'Big Law' Partners and Other Takeaways From Stanford's #FutureLaw Conference

Ben Hancock | April 05, 2018

The importance of technology and specialization in the future of the legal profession, as well as the benefits and pitfalls of AI, were major themes at this year's event.

News

GE Regulatory Lawyer Michael Fitzpatrick Helping to Shape World of Tomorrow

Sue Reisinger | April 05, 2018

Fitzpatrick and GE outside counsel Lisa Ellman of Hogan Lovells recently spoke with Corporate Counsel about emerging technologies.

News

Look Out, Big Law: Global Companies May Favor Smaller Firms in the Future

Rebekah Mintzer | April 05, 2018

According to new data, the need to save money and get local expertise may soon push legal departments into the arms of small- and medium-sized firms.

News

Eve Saltman Returns to GoPro, This Time As General Counsel

Caroline Spiezio | April 05, 2018

After a stint at Asana, Saltman is back in on the action at GoPro, taking over for Sharon Zezima as general counsel.

News

This Legal Ops Veteran Wants In-House and Outside Counsel to Be Friends

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | April 05, 2018

With both law firm and law department experience under his belt, Christopher Sweet wants to see in-house counsel and law firms find new ways to relate.

News

Shareholders Win SEC Support for Chevron Climate Risk Disclosure, Seek Review of Exxon Ruling

Sue Reisinger | April 04, 2018

Shareholders continue to confront companies with proposals asking them to disclose new information about how their operations affect the climate.

Hey, GCs -Still Not Sleeping? Tell Us Why in Our Latest "Up at Night" Survey

corpcounsel | April 04, 2018

Wave 3 of the General Counsel Up At Night Index Survey will dive into GC challenges such as privacy, data security, regulation and enforcement, risk and crisis management, and intellectual property.

Expert Opinion

The Rise of the 'New' General Counsel to the C-Suite

Hugh Welsh| April 03, 2018

Across corporate America, we see more and more companies giving their general counsels additional roles and responsibilities that have been traditionally held by others on the executive team.

News

Legal Departments Want to Add More In-House Lawyers, But Will They?

Stephanie Forshee | April 03, 2018

According to a new survey from Special Counsel's Parker + Lynch, many companies like to bring on in-house talent rather than use outside lawyers, but they may not be able to in 2018.

News

Want to Know Which Legal Spend Management Initiative to Try Next? Enter the Matrix.

Caroline Spiezio | April 02, 2018

A new primer offers a "matrix" that can be used as a tool for in-house lawyers who want to identify the right tactic to help reduce legal spend.

News

Corporate Counsel Are Tackling Their Data Risk All at Once: Can They Do It?

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | April 02, 2018

A new BDO study finds a lack of priorities in data-related spending could, eventually, leave companies overstretched.

Should I Take An Interim Title That's Only Temporary or Move On?

Julie Q. Brush| April 02, 2018

Q: My GC is leaving and the execs are going to conduct a search for her replacement. I want the job, but the best they can offer me is Interim…

Expert Opinion

Navigating International Investigations

Meghana Shah, Lewis Wiener, Ronald Zdrojeski and Brittany Cambre| April 02, 2018

Corporate scandals in recent years and the ensuing passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank and other compliance-based legislation have resulted in an exponential…

News

How Four Women Rose at Walmart

Sue Reisinger | April 02, 2018

Here are the diverse success stories of four Walmart women lawyers.

News

Microsoft Attorneys Release Primer on Living in the Cloud for In-House Counsel, CEOs

Sue Reisinger | March 30, 2018

The new book by Julie Brill and Rich Sauer, both deputy GCs at Microsoft, outlines how companies can navigate digital transformations.

News

After MyFitnessPal Breach, In-House Counsel Should Consider Segregating Sensitive Data

Caroline Spiezio | March 30, 2018

This week's hack holds a simple but important lesson for legal departments about how to handle data storage.

Slideshow

The Top Ten In-House Counsel Moves of 2018 (So Far)

Rebekah Mintzer | March 30, 2018

The hiring market for in-house attorneys has been pretty robust this year, with major companies including Starbucks, Merck and Adobe making big changes in their legal department leadership.

Expert Opinion

Chinese Cybersecurity Law: A Rising Threat

Edward McNicholas and Yuet Ming Tham| March 29, 2018

Every day seems to bring another regulatory presence in cybersecurity, from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

News

Insider Perspective on Balancing Cyber Safeguards, Worker Privacy

Erin Mulvaney | March 29, 2018

“The programs you choose need to be socialized so that the employees feel their privacy will be protected and they have the opportunity to see and understand the application of the program,” said Erika Brown Lee, assistant general counsel for privacy and data protection at MasterCard.

Why the legal operations revolution is spreading to Europe

Alex Berry| March 29, 2018

The new role transforming in-house legal teams and the way they work

Analysis

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Legal Operations

Linda Hovanec, Wolters Kluwer’s ELM Solutions| March 29, 2018

While AI offers great opportunities in cost, efficiency, and productivity benefits, it is people who bring deep insight into an organization’s most challenging problems.

The biggest shakeup in European data protection rules for decades - five tips for getting GDPR-ready

Felicity Burling| March 29, 2018

A look at the potential impact of GDPR on non-compliant companies - and what they should be doing to prepare

News

Facebook Deputy GC Details Plan to Increase User Data Privacy, Transparency

Caroline Spiezio | March 28, 2018

Facebook's vice president and deputy general counsel Ashlie Beringer co-authored a blog post detailing how the company is attempting to make its privacy tools and settings easier to find.

News

In-House Counsel Want 'Appropriate Fee Arrangements,' Data Can Help Them Get There

Caroline Spiezio | March 28, 2018

"I've never met a lawyer who hired a contractor to build their house depending on how long it takes to build it," Cisco deputy GC Steve Harmon said of changing discussions about fee arrangements.

News

Global Telecom Ericsson Names New Chief Legal Officer

Rebekah Mintzer | March 28, 2018

The Swedish company with a broad global reach has chosen Xavier Dedullen, a seasoned in-house leader who has worked at legal departments all over the world.

Expert Opinion

'To Arbitrate or Not To Arbitrate?' That Is the Question

Julie Rodriguez Aldort and David Winters| March 28, 2018

Try as you might, some of your business deals invariably turn sour. No one likes to think about future disputes when you are entering into a deal, but it is worthwhile to take some time to think about how disputes will be resolved before a dispute arises.

News

Are the Top Go-To Law Schools Preparing Tomorrow’s General Counsel?

Rebekah Mintzer | March 27, 2018

Corporate Counsel asked the top five schools on this year's list how they are getting students prepped to be in-house counsel.

Expert Opinion

Should I Include a Detailed Background Summary on My LinkedIn Profile?

Julie Brush| March 27, 2018

I receive a lot of questions about the value and use of LinkedIn for career success. And as this “social” medium has become a more important tool for professionals, more people wonder about the impact of their information and behavior on the site.

The Good, the Bad and the SEC: How Corporate Boards and Senior Management Should Respond to Mandatory Whistleblower Reporting

John J. Carney and Jonathan A. Forman| March 27, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Digital Realty decision presents good and bad news to public companies and other entities regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

News

A Second Act at Miramax Begins for Robert Osher as New GC, COO

Caroline Spiezio | March 26, 2018

Osher is no stranger to the Weinstein-founded company. He was co-president of production at Miramax from 1997 to 2004.

News

Microsoft Names First EU Data Protection Officer Under GDPR

Sue Reisinger | March 26, 2018

With the GDPR implementation date looming, other companies are surely busy appointing their own officers. But will they be drawn from the legal department or elsewhere?

Q&A

'Half-Assed Innovation': Do Law Firms Need to Change Incentives to Innovate?

Ian Lopez | March 26, 2018

Former Littler Analytics leader Zev Eigen likens common law firm innovation structure to "a horse-and-buggy company" trying to design cars.

Expert Opinion

ALSPs Coming-of-Age Is Putting In-House Counsel in the Driver Seat of Industry Restructuring

Hugh A. Simons| March 26, 2018

Given lawyers’ predilection for precedent, the probability of a corporation outsourcing to an ALSP depends on the number of corporations who’ve already done so.

Insurance and Corporate Vigilance Against Cyber Breaches: 5 Steps to Take in the Absence of Cross-Industry Protocols

Kimberly E. Diamond and Paul M. Gelb| March 23, 2018

Despite the lack of bright-line procedures, there are five risk reduction measures a company may consider implementing to reduce its potential exposure to cyber breaches, strengthen its security protocols, and have some degree of protection in place in the event a lawsuit for a cybersecurity breach ensues.

News

For Legal Departments 'Swimming in Data,' Getting Behind the Dashboard Can Help

Caroline Spiezio | March 23, 2018

"The dashboards provide a very effective way to determine or create what people call actionable insights. You want to use the data to inform and drive decision-making," said Scott Fuller, director of legal operations at Applied Materials.

News

5 New Legal Tech Companies Y-Combinator Thinks You Should Know About

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | March 23, 2018

These five companies came out of Y-Combinator's winter fellows class and pitched their products at the incubator's recent 'Demo Day' exhibition.

Expert Opinion

Breaking Into the Bay Area Corporate Legal Market—a Primer

Paul Allen and Robert Brigham| March 23, 2018

No major metropolitan area in the United States is as ripe for the legal profession as the San Francisco Bay Area.

News

A Look at What's in Store for GE's In-House Counsel After UnitedLex Deal

Sue Reisinger | March 22, 2018

William Deckelman, general counsel of DXC Technology, drew on his own recent experiences with UnitedLex to tell Corporate Counsel what GE's legal department might be in for after inking the agreement.

Corporate Counsel Taking Lead Role in Employing Technology

Rob MacAdam, HighQ| March 22, 2018

As technology continues to act as a change agent in the legal industry, the nation's leading corporate legal departments are showing no hesitance in embracing…

The Six Data Privacy Principles of the GDPR

Amy Lewis| March 22, 2018

Data privacy and personal data breaches have been in the news a lot recently. Over the past few years, companies have been collecting and processing ever-increasing…

News

Blockchain Education Heads to Canadian Capital

Gabrielle Orum Hernández | March 21, 2018

A new blockchain lab at the University of Ottawa's Centre for Law, Technology and Society is working on mapping Canadian law governing cyptocurrencies.

News

Wynn Macau Data Protection Case: A Warning to Multinationals

Sue Reisinger | March 20, 2018

A recent case out of Macau demonstrates the tricky nature of internal investigations when conducted on an international scale.

Profile

Facebook’s Paul Grewal No Stranger to Data Privacy Fights

Ross Todd | March 20, 2018

Paul Grewal, the Facebook in-house lawyer who has had the unenviable task of being the company's public voice addressing the Cambridge Analytica scandal, has a history of engaging with thorny privacy issues going back to his days on the federal bench in San Jose.

Slideshow

6 Cyber and Privacy Suits We're Watching

Zach Warren | March 19, 2018

From Microsoft at the Supreme Court to Uber in Pennsylvania, privacy and security lawsuits are all the rage for court watchers.

Building Diverse Law Departments Takes Structure, Culture and Effort

Kimberly Leach Johnson| March 19, 2018

The progress of women in the law, as measured by the ratio of female law-firm partners, is alarming. Only about 20 percent of partners are female, and far fewer are female racial or ethnic minorities. But there are certainly bright spots—women who shook off our industry’s sluggish advance to show a path forward.

News

Many Law Departments Don't Think Firms Have Innovated Lately, Data Shows

Rebekah Mintzer | March 16, 2018

New research supports the idea that their law firms and service providers haven't been listening closely to calls from their clients to think differently.

Former Google In-House Discovery Leader Says It's Important to Invest in People Before Tech

Caroline Spiezio | March 15, 2018

For Pamela Davis, who left Google last year, success is about a lot more than just technology.

News

Corporate Leaders Teach Compliance With Mixture of Real Life and Pretend

Stephanie Forshee | March 15, 2018

The 2018 Ethisphere Global Ethics Summit provided a forum for in-house compliance leaders from Tenneco, 3M and U.S. Bancorp to share their compliance training methods.

News

Columbia Sportswear VP of Legal Wants Law Firms to Fix the Way They Run

Caroline Spiezio | March 15, 2018

Jennifer Warner told a conference on legal innovation and disruption that she believes firms need to get down to business.

News

You're a General Counsel and You Just Lost Your CEO. Now What?

Caroline Spiezio | March 15, 2018

"Be bold and don't be afraid to step in where you see the gap," said one former GC who has also been an interim CEO.

News

Fed Smacks China Bank, Demands Lengthy List of Money Laundering Reforms

Sue Reisinger | March 14, 2018

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is drawing serious scrutiny in the U.S. from the Fed.

News

Qualcomm Order Sparks Fresh Jitters for Some M&A Deals

Miriam Rozen | March 14, 2018

With a regulatory cloud already shadowing cross-border tech deals, Trump's move to block the potential takeover of Qualcomm sparked new concerns among some deal lawyers.

News

6 Cyber and Privacy Suits We're Watching

Zach Warren | March 14, 2018

From Microsoft at the Supreme Court to Uber in Pennsylvania, privacy and security lawsuits are all the rage for court watchers.

Analysis

Data Matters When Investigating Alleged Workplace Misconduct

Sean Tuttle and Patricia Smaldone, StoneTurn| March 13, 2018

Forensic technology can help augment workplace misconduct investigations and can help uncover information required to resolve these matters.

News

Europe Surpasses US in Number of Ongoing Bribery Investigations, Report Says

Sue Reisinger | March 13, 2018

The report from TRACE International also revealed that China surpassed every other country as far as where the most bribery violations occurred over the past four decades.

'I want to bang the drum for the UK's legal services' – Justice Secretary David Gauke on Brexit, the City and thinking like a lawyer

Joseph Evans| March 13, 2018

Former Macfarlanes lawyer David Gauke on his post-Brexit hopes for the legal profession

Analysis

Life in the (Regulated) Fast Lane: Companies Must Navigate Global Privacy Rules on Self-Driving Cars

Caroline Spiezio | March 12, 2018

The race is on to develop the best technology for autonomous vehicles, but there are also drives to increase regulation around the data these cars and trucks collect, a situation that poses challenges for in-house counsel.

Expert Opinion

Addressing Lack of Law Firm Experience

Julie Brush| March 12, 2018

As a career in house lawyer, am I at a market disadvantage without any law firm experience? How do I effectively address this weakness?

News

Network of Boutique Law Firms Goes Global to Serve General Counsel

Sue Reisinger | March 09, 2018

A new offering from Select Counsel underscores the advantages of staying small when scouting out overseas law firms.

Expert Opinion

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Sustainable Compliance in Cyberspace

N. David Neeman and Timothy C. Stone| March 09, 2018

In the not-so-distant past, when hackers breached a company’s cybersecurity defenses and pilfered data, including sensitive customer information, the government and public alike often viewed the company as one of the victims.

News

In-House IP Lawyers Can Code Their Way Into New Gig

Caroline Spiezio | March 08, 2018

Recruiters say they are seeing a growing demand for in-house IP lawyers who can code.

Q&A

Translating In-House Operations to Legal Tech Success: A Q&A With Brian McGovern

Zach Warren | March 08, 2018

The former SVP of legal operations at AIG is moving to an executive role at Mitratech—and looking to battle traditional matter management.

Why we’re writing about men on International Women’s Day

Georgina Stanley| March 08, 2018

Focusing on men on International Women's Day may sound counter-intuitive, but here's why we're doing just that

'He supported my case for partnership when I was pregnant' - DLA Piper's UK head on being mentored by Andrew Darwin

Legal Week| March 08, 2018

UK managing partner Sandra Wallace discusses her experience of being mentored by the firm's newly appointed senior partner Andrew Darwin

Commentary

We Need #HerToo For the Women Left Behind, Reed Smith Lawyer Says

Jayne E. Fleming| March 07, 2018

If you ask a displaced woman about #MeToo, she probably won’t know what it is. Why should she be excluded?

Sandoz GC Barbara Levi Mager on Following Your Passion

Major, Lindsey & Africa| March 06, 2018

The Sandoz general counsel opens up about the emotional side of management and how to develop a pipeline for female talent.

News

Top In-House Tech Lawyers Explain Why They Are Taking the FCC to Court on Net Neutrality

Caroline Spiezio | March 06, 2018

Top lawyers at Expa, Shutterstock and Automattic told Corporate Counsel why their companies are challenging the FCC.

Analysis

SEC Expands Cybersecurity Guidance: All Public Companies Must Take Note

Matthew G. White| March 06, 2018

On Feb. 21, the SEC issued interpretive guidance to public companies, informing them on how and when to disclose actual and potential cybersecurity-related risks, breaches or incidents.

Commentary

So You’ve Had a Compliance Breach—Now What?

Jerry Cummins and Carl Rizzo| March 06, 2018

Two compliance professionals offer seven steps to take in response to a major breach.

Analysis

Doing Discovery in Japan? Ganbatte! Privacy, Propriety, and Preparation

Michael C. Zogby and Yodi S. Hailemariam, Drinker Biddle & Reath| March 06, 2018

Inside the current data privacy landscape in Japan, with key logistical and cultural issues that practitioners should consider when seeking or conducting discovery in the country.

News

The Inclusion Movement: A Look at the #InclusionRider Outside of Entertainment

Sue Reisinger | March 05, 2018

Are these riders, made famous in a speech by Oscar winner Frances McDormand, viable options outside of the entertainment industry?

Best Practices

10 Tips for the New GC Hired From Outside

Mike Evers| March 05, 2018

Congratulations! You have just been hired as the new general counsel of Awesome, Inc. You are new to the company, the CEO is excited to have you on her team, and so you are starting the job with a healthy amount of political capital.

News

Coinbase Hit With Class Action Claiming Insiders Benefited From 'Bitcoin Cash' Launch

Ben Hancock | March 02, 2018

The company is accused of tipping off employees to the launch of trading in Bitcoin Cash on its exchange, allowing regular investors to be ripped off.

Expert Opinion

Collaborative Disruption? The GC Thought Leaders Experiment in 2018

Firoz Dattu and Aaron Kotok| March 02, 2018

A sneak peek at early findings from AdvanceLaw's GC Thought Leaders Experiment and the plan to work with law firm leaders in 2018 to identify what approaches work best to providing clients value.

Oscar winner: Quinn Emanuel chief John Quinn on his role as general counsel of the Academy

Caroline Spiezio| March 02, 2018

John Quinn on Oscars legal advice, the #MeToo and #OscarsSoWhite movements and going to the show on the night his wife gave birth

Q&A

An American In-House Counsel in London: A Q&A With Brian Craig of Digital Barriers

Sue Reisinger | March 01, 2018

In part one of a two-part discussion, Craig spoke about his legal department and what it's like being a foreign GC in the U.K.

News

In-House Counsel Poll Finds a Quarter Have Used Litigation Finance—Mainly in Tech

Ben Hancock | February 28, 2018

The survey also showed that corporate legal departments often drive the decision to use third-party funders, but that many in-house lawyers have ethical reservations.