General Counsel
Sovos Brands Names Isobel Jones As Chief Legal Officer And General Counsel
News
Sovos Brands announced that Isobel Jones has joined the company as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel.
Ed Board Member Resigns to Pursue District General Counsel Job
News
Board of Education member John Williams resigned from the board Wednesday to pursue a job as the district’s general counsel.
Cornell Law Alum Named Homeland Security Head Lawyer
News
Chad Mizelle J.D.’13 has been appointed to serve as acting General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security.
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Names Markus Hartmann as General Counsel
News
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. announced that it has appointed Markus Hartmann as the Company’s Vice President and General Counsel effective February 18, 2020.
Can We Talk? In-House Counsel and Opponent’s Lawyer Can Communicate.
News
Last month, the Virginia Supreme Court approved Legal Ethics Opinion 1890, and answered “Yes,” in an opinion that also covered some other issues of concern to in-house counsel.
Houston-Area Lawyer Brought Loaded Gun Into Travis Co. Courthouse
News
A Houston-area attorney was arrested Tuesday after deputies accused him of bringing a loaded handgun into the Travis County Courthouse, court documents say.
Man Serving Life Gets New Trial After Attorney Described as Racist
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Ezzard Charles Ellis learned, “after his lawyer’s death, that the attorney was a racist who regularly expressed contempt for minority clients.”
Trump’s lawyers began the impeachment trial with a blizzard of lies
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Members of President Donald Trump’s legal team wasted no time telling a number of lies before things really got going.
2020 Governance Outlook: Projections on Emerging Board Matters
Insight
The National Association of Corporate Directors report is a curated compilation of the most significant issues expected to affect boards and companies in the year ahead.
Chief Legal Officer at Google Parent Company Stepping Down Amid Investigation
News
His resignation comes more than a year after 20,000 Google employees protested the company’s handling of sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace relationships.
Download: Comprehensive Guide to the CCPA
Insight
The California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect on January 1, and companies must ready themselves for Data Subject Access Requests from consumers.
Black General Counsel Network Goes Live as Founder Shifts Jobs
News
The Black General Counsel 2025 Initiative has launched a new online portal designed to help get 100 African American lawyers into top legal roles in U.S. companies.
Webinar: How to Use an RFP As a Tool to Manage Outside Counsel
Webinar, Jan. 28, 2020
ACC-Northeast and RFP Advisory Group will present a webinar designed to teach how to use a request for proposal (RFP) as a tool to better manage outside counsel.
Apple General Counsel Adams Earned $25.2 Million in 2019
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Katherine Adams receives $1 million in annual cash compensation, with the balance coming in the form of restricted stock awards in the company.
Earn CLE at SCCE’s Internal Investigations Workshop
Workshop, Jan. 22-24, 2020
The SCCE workshop provides two days of focused training on conducting compliance-related internal investigations.
Eden Doniger Joins BitPay to Lead Legal and Compliance Department
News
Eden D. Doniger has joined BitPay as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
Bed Bath & Beyond’s C-Suite Shake-Up Claims Longtime Legal Chief
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The home goods retailer named a former subordinate of Allan Rauch’s to succeed him as general counsel on an interim basis.
Webinar: Top 2020 Risk & Compliance Trends
Webinar, Jan. 15, 2020
Participants in the webinar will hear how experts are predicting upcoming trends will provoke, shape and inspire organizational shifts and program improvements.
Tesla Loses Its Third General Counsel in the Last Year
News
Jonathan Chang, who was GC at Tesla since February, has taken a position as general counsel at SambaNova.
White Paper: 4 Bet-the-Job Data Privacy Questions for Corporate Counsel
Insight
The launch of the CCPA means that consumers have more information and control over a business’s data practices, which creates challenges for businesses.
