Greg Andrews

Greg Andrews

Greg Andrews is the editor overseeing ALM Media's coverage of corporate legal departments. He previously was editor of Indianapolis Business Journal and business editor of The Indianapolis Star. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Greg_Andr

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September 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Hope Mehlman Is Leaving Discover for Nation's Biggest All-Digital Bank

Discover revealed late Friday that Mehlman was departing for a new job but didn't say what it was. A North Carolina company with a long history but a disruptive culture resolved that mystery Monday.

By Greg Andrews

3 minute read

September 09, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Discover CLO Hope Mehlman Slows Down Exit in Exchange for Millions

Discover agreed to let Mehlman, who joined Discover in January 2023, keep her entire $3.4 million signing bonus and to pay her as much as $1 million more to stay aboard until Nov. 29.

By Greg Andrews

6 minute read

September 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Adobe GC Unexpectedly Exits, Saying, 'I Looked at Other Priorities in My Life and Decided They Needed More of My Attention'

Dana Rao spent 11 years at Microsoft before joining Adobe in 2012. He's been legal chief since 2018.

By Trudy Knockless | Greg Andrews

3 minute read

August 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

In NFL GC Search, White Papers Offer Hints Into How Newly Hired Adviser Will Shape Process

Executive search giant Russell Reynolds Associates has issued reports in recent months describing the key challenges professional sports leagues must navigate in the coming years, and laying out what skillsets general counsel must possess to thrive in their fast-evolving roles.

By James Palmer | Greg Andrews

5 minute read

August 23, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Complete Coverage of Fraud Trial of Autonomy Execs Lynch, Chamberlain

HP in 2011 paid $11 billion to buy Mike Lynch's software company, Autonomy—a deal that turned out disastrously for the Silicon Valley giant. The question for jurors was whether Lynch and Stephen Chamberlain used accounting trickery to dupe HP into overpaying.

By Greg Andrews

3 minute read

August 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tom Sabatino, an 8-Time Legal Chief, Off to New Adventures After Year-Long Run at Rite Aid

Sabatino helped the pharmacy chain navigate its way through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring that slashed its debt load.

By James Palmer | Greg Andrews

2 minute read

August 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Many Companies Steadfastly Support ESG, Despite Backlash

Even so, they're laying low, with many ditching use of the acronym to avoid drawing the attention of conservative activists.

By Trudy Knockless | Greg Andrews

3 minute read

August 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

2024 GC Pay Report: $20M Club Shrinks, but Not Average Compensation

Netflix was an outlier in revamping its pay practices in a year when robust stock market returns left investors disinclined to second guess boards.

By Greg Andrews

12 minute read

August 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

2024 GC Pay Report: The Full List, From No. 1 to No. 526

In a quirk that's unlikely to be repeated, one legal chief from Big Tech tops the rankings and another lands at the very bottom.

By Greg Andrews

1 minute read

August 13, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Tyson Veteran to Succeed Target's Don Liu as Legal Chief

Amy Tu is taking the reins of a retail goliath with 415,000 workers and annual sales of $107 billion.

By Greg Andrews

6 minute read