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How Companies And GCs Are Navigating Shifting Tariffs
A study of 10-K financial statements filed by 19 large companies, mostly retailers, between March 1 and April 13 indicates that the businesses are reacting to the intensified U.S.-China tariffs war by updating disclosures of their possible risks.
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Former Hallmark CLO Joins 'Dirty Soda' Company Swig
The former chief legal officer for Hallmark Cards Inc. is joining "dirty soda" company Swig as its chief legal and administrative officer, the company announced Tuesday.
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Building Materials Co. Paid GC Over $5.3 Million In 2024
Roselyn R. Bar, the general counsel for building materials company Martin Marietta Materials Inc., saw her compensation increase slightly last year to just over $5.3 million, a Tuesday securities filing shows.
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Former Transportation Department Deputy GC Joins Hunton
The former deputy general counsel of the Transportation Department's Office of the Secretary has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner with the firm's environmental practice in Washington, D.C.
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Former In-House Health Atty Joins Pierson Ferdinand
Ben Hefflinger, a new healthcare partner at Pierson Ferdinand, talks to Law360 about the move from an in-house role to private practice at an "awesome intersection" for digital health.
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UK Co. Says Ex-Sikorsky Atty Gave 'Inconsistent' Testimony
A British company locked in a $64 million contract feud with Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft accused its former in-house counsel of giving testimony "blatantly inconsistent" with other evidence at a Connecticut trial, requesting the alleged transgressions be discussed after a Texas bankruptcy judge slammed the lawyer for providing "false statements" in a separate matter.
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Ex-GC's Retaliation Claim Survives Early Exit Bid In ADA Case
A North Carolina federal judge has ruled that a former associate general counsel at a historically Black college in North Carolina can pursue a retaliation claim, but not a discrimination claim, in her Americans with Disabilities Act suit alleging she was fired after seeking accommodation for her disability.
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GC For Atlanta's Graphic Packaging Saw Comp Fall In 2024
The general counsel of Atlanta-based Graphic Packaging Holding Co. saw her total compensation drop to less than $2.2 million in 2024 after earning more than $2.6 million in 2023.
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Ferring To Replace Retiring CLO With One Of Its Own
The chief legal officer at Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. told Law360 Pulse Monday that he will retire at the end of the month and be replaced by another longtime in-house attorney for the Swiss company.
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Comp Of GoDaddy's Legal Chief Topped $13.2M In 2024
GoDaddy's new chief strategy and legal officer earned $13.2 million — including a $10 million signing bonus — in 2024 for his first nine months on the job, according to a company securities filing.
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Former Dayglo Presents Atty Joins Entertainment Boutique
Smith Entertainment Law Group announced Monday that the former associate general counsel at Dayglo Presents, a live music and media company led by New York promoter Peter Shapiro, has joined the boutique as senior counsel.
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Molson Coors CLO Gets Retention Bonus As CEO Departs
Beverage giant Molson Coors has given its executive team, including its top attorney, retention awards amid the company's chief executive officer's upcoming retirement, according to a Monday regulatory filing.
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Travel + Leisure Co. GC Saw Slight Comp Drop In 2024
The general counsel of timeshare vacation company Travel + Leisure Co. saw a slight drop in his overall compensation for 2024, earning around $3.1 million compared to about $3.3 million in 2023, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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TSG Taps Wine Co. Duckhorn Executive For CLO Role
Specialist private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners announced that it has appointed a member of its former partner company's C-suite to fill its newly created managing director and chief legal officer role next month.
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Berry Corp. Taps Phillips 66 Atty As New GC
Upstream energy company Berry Corp. announced Monday that it has appointed a former deputy general counsel with Phillips 66 to lead its legal team, effectively immediately.
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Ex-NY Rail Official Named EVP Of Hudson Tunnel Project Body
The Gateway Development Commission, the body overseeing a project to create four modern rail tracks between New York and New Jersey, announced last week that it has hired the former president of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Metro-North Railroad as its executive vice president.
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Lyft Legal Chief Earned Nearly $8M In 2024
Lyft's chief legal officer earned almost $8 million in 2024, according to a preliminary filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Top Lionsgate Atty Signs New Multiyear Deal
Lionsgate Studios Corp. will retain its general counsel, who signed a new multiyear deal, setting the head lawyer up with an annual base salary of $1.2 million, according to a regulatory filing.
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Cipriani & Werner Adds Trio Of Mullen Coughlin Attys In Philly
Cipriani & Werner PC has strengthened its cybersecurity incident response team and litigation group in Philadelphia with the addition of five attorneys to the practice, including three who moved their practices from Mullen Coughlin LLC.
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Ex-CLO For Truck Stop Giant Pilot Switches Gears
Truck-stop chain Pilot Flying J's chief legal counsel is set to become fuel company Global Partners LP's next top lawyer, Global Partners announced Friday.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Former general counsel who signed an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie's fight against the Trump administration shared with Law360 Pulse the details behind their decisions. Meanwhile, Florida's attorney general said the state will no longer tap law firms with DEI programs to serve as external counsel. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.​
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry has had another busy week with another executive order targeting a law firm, several lateral moves and notable office changes. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Mondelez In-House Atty Returns To Ogletree Deakins In NJ
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC's Morristown, New Jersey, office this week has welcomed back a former partner with 15 years of legal experience who left the firm for an in-house role at the food company Mondelez International.
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BigLaw Shying Away From Some Pro Bono Work 'Out Of Fear'
Amid President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting BigLaw firms, nonprofit leaders whose organizations have long worked with the industry tell Law360 Pulse they have seen attorneys shy away from certain legal work that may be looked on unfavorably by the administration.
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Eventbrite Elevates Deputy To Replace Outgoing GC
Eventbrite Inc. has promoted one of its in-house lawyers to take over for its outgoing general counsel early next month, the online ticketing platform said in a securities filing Thursday.
Expert Analysis
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.Â
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.