General Counsel & In House Counsel

International Edition

'Firms Must Better Articulate How They Deliver Their Premium': How Tech is Reshaping the Law Firm-Client Relationship

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | December 4, 2023

At a conference held at CMS, lawyers and legal ops professionals spoke about the pressure on law firms to innovate while also having to better define the value they bring.

4 minute read

International Edition

Sometimes It Is Not All About Winning

By Aishah Hussain | December 1, 2023

This week's British Legal Awards and A-List rankings show there's so much success to celebrate beyond shiny trophies, though they are nice too, writes The London Lawyer.

5 minute read
International Edition

Lesley Wan Exits FBN Bank for GC Role in Banking Venture

By Kasvi Sehgal | November 27, 2023

Wan previously headed up the corporate real estate legal department at Lloyds Banking Group.

2 minute read

International Edition

Diageo General Counsel Named Interim Chair of Comic Relief

By Kasvi Sehgal | November 24, 2023

Tom Shropshire, who joined the British charity in 2018 as a trustee, was previously Linklaters' US head.

1 minute read
International Edition

Why In-House Skills Translate Well to Life as a Judge, According to Top Canada Justice

By Gail J. Cohen | November 22, 2023

Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin is Canada's first indigenous supreme court judge and the first in-house lawyer to be appointed to the country's top court.

3 minute read
International Edition

Associate Pay Raises Escalate GC Fears of Billing Rate Hikes

By Andrew Maloney | Chris O'Malley | November 13, 2023

Some GCs are voicing concerns about further rate hikes after associate pay raises. But Milbank's chair said the salary raises wouldn't have a material effect on its billing rate decisions in the future.

5 minute read
International Edition

Being Part of 'a Modern-Day Miracle': A Nonprofit's General Counsel Sees Purpose

By Christopher Niesche | November 12, 2023

As general counsel of the Fred Hollows Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to provide affordable eye health care and end avoidable blindness in disadvantaged communities around the world, Katrin O'Sullivan oversees seven different legal entities across 25 mostly African and Asian countries.

6 minute read
International Edition

Is In-House Pro Bono the Next Frontier?

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | November 10, 2023

There is a growing desire among in-house lawyers to participate in the pro bono sphere despite a distinct lack of opportunity available to them.

5 minute read
International Edition

Just Half of In-House Lawyers Say Company Employees Follow In-Person Work Requirements

By Alex D'Elia | November 9, 2023

A new study by Littler has shown how employers across Europe are responding to workplace changes.

3 minute read
International Edition

India-based SpotDraft Hires Ex-Legal Ops Chief at Meta and Coinbase for COO Post

By Trudy Knockless | November 6, 2023

"Very quickly in the process, after they asked me whether I wanted to do this, I started asking myself why I wouldn't do this. And I didn't have a good answer to that question," said Akshay Verma, SpotDraft's newly hired COO.

4 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer

Trademark Basics and How to Spot Potential Issues for In-House Counsel

By Chelsea Steadman | February 20, 2024

This article discusses important trademark basics as well as common questions and issues in-house counsel often encounter during due diligence or IP audits.

9 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Ousted Starbucks GC Earns $5M Out of the Gate at GE Energy Unit

By Greg Andrews | February 20, 2024

Rachel Gonzalez joined GE Vernova in April 2023, one year ahead of its planned spinoff from the conglomerate GE.

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

State AGs Emerge as New Antitrust Hurdle for Health Care Mergers

By Chris O'Malley | February 20, 2024

Concerns that transactions raise consumer prices and reduce access to care have sparked the state-level scrutiny, a new headache for dealmakers already facing headwinds at the federal level.

5 minute read
International Edition

Lloyd's of London Appoints First New GC in 27 Years

By Jack Womack | February 19, 2024

It is the latest in a handful of recent changes at large corporate legal departments in London.

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Vail Resorts Deputy GC Wins Promotion to Top Job

By Trudy Knockless | February 16, 2024

Julie DeCecco, a longtime attorney at Sun Microsystems, is the new GC of the company, which comprises 41 mountain resorts across 15 states and four countries.

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

After Leading Through Trans Controversy, Vanderbilt Medical Center GC to Retire

By Hugo Guzman | February 16, 2024

Michael Regier is passing the legal reins to Doug Mefford, who's been with the health system since 2013.

3 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Antitrust Enforcers Race to Stay Ahead of AI's Skynet Problem

By Maria Dinzeo | February 16, 2024

"What we'll see is that AI gets better and better and the companies that make it and sell it get more and more sophisticated, and it's harder and harder to say there's collusion," said UC Law San Francisco professor Joshua Davis.

8 minute read
International Edition

The Cross-Border Lawyers Who Helped Launch the New Pro Women's Hockey League

By Gail J. Cohen | February 15, 2024

Former Boston Red Sox General Counsel Jen Flynn and Chris Burkett, former head of legal for Deloitte Canada, are now key figures guiding the new Professional Women's Hockey League.

4 minute read
Corporate Counsel

HPE Legal Chief's Pay Shot Up in 2023

By Maria Dinzeo | February 15, 2024

The business software company rewarded John Schultz for continuing to "transform HPE's information technology systems to improve stability, resilience, and performance."

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

FTC Scrutinizing Volume Discounts in Pharma, Using Dormant Law It Could Apply to Other Industries

By Chris O'Malley | February 15, 2024

"Sellers in every industry should monitor these developments to see how the agency's enforcement priorities evolve and are treated by the courts, so they can calibrate their compliance policies accordingly," said Mary Kaiser, a Morrison & Foerster partner.

4 minute read

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