Tag: GeneralCounsel
Oh, No… Did Apple’s GC Unload Too Early?
News
Apple Computers’ stock surged 11 percent in the past week — unfortunately too late for five Apple executives, including the company’s general counsel — who unloaded a massive amount shares in August, according to Bloomberg.
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Mass In-House Layoffs After Mega-Merger
News
SABMiller has confirmed that at least 35 in-house lawyers will be made redundant upon the finalisation of its merger with Anheuser-Busch InBev in October.
‘Legal Said It Was Okay’
Insight
Stephen R. Williams describes that uneasy feeling an in-house lawyer can experience when overhearing someone in the company saying the heart-stopping phrase “Legal said it was okay.”
Download: What It Takes to Be an Effective General Counsel
Insight
The National Association of Corporate Directors is offering free downloads of an article featured in the association’s July/August issue of NACD Directorship magazine, Tom Sager’s “How to Win at War.”
In-House Lawyers Make More, But Not Like Associates
News
The BarkerGilmore survey found that lawyers in the services industry reported the highest dissatisfaction rates, while lawyers in the energy sector were most likely to be looking for new jobs, reports Bloomberg Law.
Viacom Top Lawyer’s Fate Highly Uncertain After Months of Corporate Infighting
News
Viacom general counsel Michael Fricklas finds his job hanging by a thread as Viacom works through a months-long legal battle with founder Sumner Redstone for control of the media giant, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Yahoo GC Could Receive $9M in Severance
Bloomberg Law is reporting that Yahoo General Counsel Ronald Bell could receive as much as $9 million in severance payout as a result of Verizon Communications’s $4.8 cash acquisition, according to the company’s filings.
Ninth Annual Law Department Operations Survey
Survey
The Ninth Annual Blickstein Group Law Department Operations Survey, in cooperation with Consilio, is being conducted online now.
Wake Up GCs: You’re Your Companies’ Tech Visionaries
Insight
General counsel can serve as the champion in their department for legal technology, and the reality is that technology is here to stay. Monica Zent discusses basic technologies every GC must adopt now:
How GC Pay Stacks Up in the Corporate Ladder
News
Bloomberg Law has drilled down through Securities and Exchange Commission documents to see how the compensation of 30 of the highest paid general counsel compare to the pay for other top-ranking executives in their corporations.
The GC Who Took Home $25 Million and 29 Other Highly Paid GCs
News
Bruce Sewell, senior vice president of legal and global security and general counsel at Apple Inc., leads Bloomberg Law’s list of the most highly compensated general counsel in American companies.
Free Webinar Series on Current In-House Legal Trends
Event
Thomson Reuters Practice Point will host a series of free 30-minute webinars providing an overview of current in-house legal trends. The webinars, also to be available on-demand, will continue through June 23.
Big Law Business Diversity & Inclusion: In-House Counsel Call to Action (Live NY Conference)
Event, May 3, 2:30 p.m. EDT
Bloomberg BNA will present a live conference titled Big Law Business Diversity & Inclusion Conference: A Call to Action, focusing on chief legal counsel and their corporate senior diversity officers as well as law firm managing partners.
Survey: Mitigating Reputation Damage in High-Profile Lawsuits
White Paper
A new survey shows senior legal officers recognize importance of communications — but most lack strategy, accountability for what is said outside the courtroom. Greentarget conducted the survey.
Former GC Gets 18 Months for Stealing $2.6m From Company Account
NEWS
The former in-house counsel of an Ocean County, New Jersey-based home health care company was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for using his attorney trust account to steal more than $2.6 million from his employer.
What Lawyers Can Bring to the Governance Structure
Article
Boards of directors have traditionally been the bastions of CEOs, where business experience was paramount. But modern challenges to corporations suggest business-oriented attorneys – particularly those with GC experience – provide essential value and perspective
Former GC Will Receive $850K for Alleged Defamation by Ex-Employer
Former general counsel Chet Taylor $600,000 in a jury verdict and accepted an additional $250,000 to avoid trying a subsequent punitive damages claim.
Mitratech recognizes Elevate as a Certified Partner for Legal Invoice Review Services
NEWS
Mitratech, a provider of Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) solutions, has recognized legal service provider Elevate as a Certified Partner to offer legal bill review services to Mitratech’s fast-growing client base.
10 Ways to Transform Your Legal Department – Mitratech White Paper
White Paper
Mitratech is offering a free white paper that it calls a blueprint for becoming the best-run business unit in the organization.
3 Essential Soft Skills for Exceptional Contract Managers
White Paper
ContractRoom considers what character traits and soft skills are most important for contract managers.
