General Counsel
Economic Value Added: The Good, the Bad, and the Complex
Webinar, March 21, 2019
While EVA (or Economic Value Added) is not new, it has been one of the more obscure financial performance metrics for incentive compensation, according to the NACD.
Comcast Hires Davis Polk Chair Reid as General Counsel
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Bloomberg Law is reporting that Comcast has hired Thomas J. Reid, chair and managing partner of Davis Polk & Wardwell, as its newest general counsel.
Court Agrees General Counsel Was Fired for Whistle-Blowing; Upholds $8 Million Verdict
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The 9th Circuit ruled that the former general cousnel had acted as a whistle-blower and was dismissed in retaliation for reporting conduct that he “reasonably believed” to be illegal.
Download: Contract Management Software Selection Guide
Insight
ContractWorks has published “The Contract Management Software Selection Guide” and made it available for downloading at no charge.
Tesla’s General Counsel Lasts Only Two Months
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CNN reports that Tesla’s general counsel is leaving the company after just two months on the job — the latest in a series of executive departures at Elon Musk’s electric car company.
Frank E. Pasquesi Named GC of Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation
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Frank E. Pasquesi was recently appointed general counsel of the Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation.
Download: The Changing Face of In-House Legal Departments
Insight
From expanding data volumes and data types to increased budget pressures and new data privacy regulations, in-house legal teams find themselves needing to adapt to unprecedented demands.
One of Apple’s Former Top Lawyers Faces Criminal Charges for Insider Trading
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The former senior director of corporate law and corporate secretary has been charged by the SEC with trading “on material nonpublic information about Apple’s earnings.”
Download: How the GC Helps Build a Better Board
Insight
The NACD publication explains how a more participatory approach with the general counsel not only strengthens company leadership, but also reduces overall enterprise risk.
Fired Hershey IP Attorney Sues Alleging Race, Age, Sex Bias
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The 52-year-old former senior counsel for global intellectual property at Hershey Co., has sued his ex-employer, claiming he was replaced with a younger, black, female lawyer in a case of race, age and sex bias.
MSU Will Pay Fired GC Almost $1 Million Not to Work for Them
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The Detroit Free Press reports that Young, the university’s top lawyer, had a three-year contract that paid $425,000 a year in salary.
Case Study: TIAA – A Legal Transformation With Technology, Process and People
Insight
Brad Rogers was tasked with transforming the entire legal operations function for TIAA, a company managing more than $1 trillion in assets and serving more than 5 million active and retired employees by providing financial services to over 15,000 institutions in more than 50 countries.
How One Legal Department Saw Success from an Internal Client Feedback Program
Insight
A case study describes one legal department’s increased win-win with its internal clients through a client feedback program.
Michigan State Fires Former State Supreme Court Justice as GC
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A university spokeswoman said Young will receive a full payout of his contract, which was to run through May 2021, reports the Lansing State Journal.
How General Counsel can Successfully Collaborate with Outside Attorneys
Insight
Three senior in-house attorneys discussed best practices for collaborating with outside counsel during a panel discussion at Ward and Smith’s 2018 In-House Counsel Seminar, with a focus on leveraging technology, controlling legal spend, and managing succession.
Bionpharma Fails to Get Rival’s GC Disqualified in Supply Spat
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Bloomberg Law reports that Generic drug distributor P&L Development LLC’s general counsel and an outside firm may continue to represent P&L in its breach-of-contract and fraud suit against Bionpharma Inc., a federal court in North Carolina ruled.
Webinar: RFPs – Best Practices & Obstacles to Avoid
Webinar, Feb. 16, 2019
This webinar will provide an overview for general counsel on how RFPs are being used to better manage outside counsel across the legal industry and the best practices to follow and the obstacles to avoid.
Complimentary Webinar: Best Practices for Vendor Risk Profiling
Webinar, Feb. 6, 2019
A new NAVEX Global webinar will discuss how to find the right approach to third-party risk management by applying appropriate risk factors.
Download: 3rd Annual In-House Legal Benchmarking Report
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Exterro has published its 3rd Annual In-House Legal Benchmarking Report for use in benchmarking legal processes against 110 legal departments.
Taking the First Step to Digitally Transform Your Legal Department
Insight
Digital transformation continues to be a strategic priority for organizations today. However, a recent study by Gartner revealed 81% of legal departments are not prepared to support their company’s digitization process.
