Tag: GeneralCounsel
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.
Chief Legal Officer at Google Parent Company Stepping Down Amid Investigation
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His resignation comes more than a year after 20,000 Google employees protested the company’s handling of sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace relationships.
Black General Counsel Network Goes Live as Founder Shifts Jobs
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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.
Ex-GC Sues Faraday & Future; Was Poached From Mayer Brown
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Hong Liu claims that the electric car startup lured him away from a Mayer Brown LLP partnership by fraudulently overstating its prospects.
Eden Doniger Joins BitPay to Lead Legal and Compliance Department
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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.
Tesla Loses Its Third General Counsel in the Last Year
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Jonathan Chang, who was GC at Tesla since February, has taken a position as general counsel at SambaNova.
Former GC Sues for $300K in Canceled Bonuses; Agency Countersues, Alleging Fraud
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The former general counsel claims he negotiated for the bonuses in exchange for keeping his base salary lower.
WeWork Lays Off at Least a Dozen In-House Lawyers as Part of Broader Cuts
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WeWork lawyers in New York and San Francisco, along with some in outlying offices, were let go, one of the in-house lawyers told Bloomberg.
Bradley Partner Appointed SVP and General Counsel of Vulcan Materials Co.
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Denson N. Franklin III, a partner in the Birmingham, Ala., office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, has been appointed senior vice president and general counsel of Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials Co.
Suit Accuses Former Casino Company General Counsel of Approving ‘Secret Undercover Operation’
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Plaintiffs claim that former Wynn general counsel Kim Sinatra was part of a civil conspiracy.
CLE Event: In-House Attorneys Pro Bono Summit
Event, Nov. 5, 2019
At this CLE event for in-house lawyers, attendees will hear from Microsoft, Amazon, T-Mobile, and Starbucks panelists on how to develop a strong and impactful pro bono program.
The Gender Pay Gap is Getting Worse for General Counsel
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The gap is the largest recorded since Equilar began studying the metric in 2014.
Motion Picture Association Fires GC After Rape Allegations and Arrest
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The MPAA’s senior executive vice president and global general counsel for the MPAA was arrested Aug. 23.
Uber GC Reveals How the CEO Persuaded Him to Join the Company He’d Said He Would Avoid
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“Man, I’m glad I’m not the GC of that company, they’ve got some real problems,” Tony West once said of Uber.
Why Recently Hired General Counsel Should Issue an RFP
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Plan ahead and develop a standard set of protocols to welcome all new GCs—and build yourself some serious relationships with this untapped source of new business.
Decision-Makers Speak Out: Content Works Best When It’s Actionable
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In the age of information overload, in-house counsel and C-suite executives are resolute in valuing utility above other content attributes.
Boeing Has Friends in High Places, Thanks to Its 737 Crash Czar/General Counsel
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When he was a federal appellate court judge, J. Michael Luttig brought on dozens of promising young clerks who are now spread throughout the judiciary and beyond,
American GC, Former Biglaw Associate, Dies in 5-Story Fall in Singapore Mall
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The 2008 graduate of Harvard Law School previously worked at global law firms Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Davis Polk & Wardwell as an associate.
