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    Ex-Amazon Atty Appointed American Cancer Society CLO

    The American Cancer Society announced Tuesday that an experienced attorney who's held a wide range of executive roles at companies such as Amazon, Walmart and the American Red Cross has been named its new chief legal and risk officer.

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    Dechert Grows In DC With SEC Investment Management Atty

    Dechert LLP announced Tuesday that it has added the former assistant chief counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management to enhance its capacity to advise clients about financial services and regulatory matters.

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    Ex-J&J Atty's Race Bias Suit Lacks Facts, Company Argues

    Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. told a New Jersey federal court this week that a former in-house data privacy attorney suing the pharmaceuticals giant for discrimination failed to plead any facts supporting her allegation that the company passed her over for a job in favor of a less qualified candidate.

  • 10th Circ. Rejects Ex-GC's Sanctions Bid Against Loeb & Loeb

    The Tenth Circuit has sided with a district court's decision dismissing a bid by the former general counsel of a medical device company to have Loeb & Loeb LLP sanctioned for bringing what he said was a baseless lawsuit against him on behalf of his former employer.

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    Goodwin Procter Adds PE Firm General Counsel In NY

    Goodwin Procter LLP has added the former general counsel of private equity firm Gurnet Point Capital to bolster its life sciences and healthcare practice groups.

  • SEC Names Wiley Rein Partner As Inspector General

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that a white collar defense and government investigations partner at Wiley Rein LLP will serve as the agency's next inspector general, starting late next month.

  • Mastercard Faces Dueling Diversity Votes At Annual Meeting

    Mastercard Inc. is facing a pair of dueling diversity proposals at its annual stockholder meeting Tuesday that, under the first, asks the company to put together a study to enhance affirmative action policies, and, under the second, wants the company to assess the risks of so-called reverse discrimination lawsuits.

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    Fish & Richardson Elevates Risk Head To General Counsel

    Intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC announced Monday that the firm's chief legal risk officer will be elevated to the role of general counsel in July following her predecessor's retirement announcement.

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    Goldman Sachs Real Estate VP Rejoins Haynes Boone In NY

    A former Haynes & Boone LLP attorney has returned to the firm's New York office as a real estate finance partner after leaving for three years to become a vice president on Goldman Sachs' real estate investment team.

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    Grindr's Legal Chief Earned $4.8M In His First Full Year

    The top attorney for dating app company Grindr saw his compensation near $4.8 million during his first full year with the company, a recent securities filing shows.

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    McKesson Legal Chief Saw Big Compensation Dip In 2024

    The chief legal officer for Texas-based McKesson Corp. saw her overall compensation drop in fiscal year 2025 as compared to fiscal year 2024, reflecting sign-on cash and stock awards of more than $3 million she received in her first year as the company's top lawyer.

  • GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

    A new report showed a dip in the average size of corporate legal teams over the last year, and an attorney focused on special purpose acquisition companies is predicting the Trump administration's friendly stance on cryptocurrency will spawn a wave of new cryptocurrency-related ventures going public in the coming months. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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    Former Texas Bar Atty Tapped As Legal Ethics Center Leader

    A longtime attorney with the state government in Texas has announced he will step into the role of executive director at the Texas Center for Legal Ethics, an independent nonprofit founded in 1989.

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    LanzaTech GC's Pay Fell Slightly Last Year Before Resignation

    The recently departed general counsel of carbon-capture company LanzaTech Global Inc. made about $100,000 less in total salary from 2023 to 2024, according to a securities filing this week.

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    Gray Reed Names New Chief Growth And Operations Officer

    Gray Reed & McGraw LLP has hired the former chief strategy officer of a Houston-based global energy and advisory firm as its new chief growth and operations officer.

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    Current And Former GCs Urge Law Grads To 'Rise Up'

    From sharing details about being part of the first class of female graduates at Washington and Lee University School of Law to explaining how a middle-school teaching job led to obtaining a law degree, five commencement speakers — all current or former general counsel — recently shared their wisdom for the next generation of attorneys.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked mid-June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms and legal departments appointed new leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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    Trump Organization Taps DLA Piper Atty As Ethics Adviser

    President Donald Trump's family business said Wednesday that it has named a leader of DLA Piper's government affairs and public policy practice as its outside ethics adviser.

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    K&L Gates' Latest Public Policy Atty Brings DOT Experience

    A top U.S. Department of Transportation lawyer joined K&L Gates LLP as of counsel in the public policy practice group, telling Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that, as an immigrant, he wanted to work in public service to give back to his adoptive country.

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    Teradata Recruits F5's Ex-GC As Administrative Chief

    Teradata has named a former tech general counsel to the newly created position of chief administrative officer to help it deal with the challenges of artificial intelligence.

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    Most Legal Teams Shrink As Tech Use Grows

    Legal departments are increasingly turning to technology such as e-signature and e-billing tools to streamline operations, even as the average size of in-house teams shrinks, according to a new report.

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    Holland & Knight Adds Former Top Atty To Fla. AG

    A longtime government attorney who most recently served as general counsel to the Florida Office of the Attorney General brought her practice to Holland & Knight LLP's Tallahassee office.

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    Eversheds Sutherland Brings On Former GC In Atlanta

    Eversheds Sutherland has brought back the former general counsel for PRGX Global Inc. to its Atlanta office, strengthening its corporate practice, the firm announced on Wednesday.

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    GCs, Prosecutors, Justice's Spouse: Inside SouthBank's Rise

    Boutique Indiana-based law firm SouthBank Legal LLC has made a number of high-profile additions in recent years after bringing on Jesse Barrett, the husband of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in 2018 and after his wife's appointment to the nation's highest court.

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    This GC Believes In The Power Of 'Intentional' Relationships

    As a general counsel, Doe Gregersen advocates for building business relationships intentionally over time, rather than when the company is in the midst of putting out a proverbial fire. It has become clear to Gregersen throughout her career as a financial services in-house attorney that relationships — and trust — are crucial to doing her job successfully. And that requires work.

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Expert Analysis

  • How To Find Your Inner Calm When Client Obligations Pile Up Author Photo

    In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.

  • Why Process Management Is Critical To Legal Tech Adoption Author Photo

    Corporate legal departments looking to implement new technology can avoid hiccups by taking steps to define the underlying business problem and to identify opportunities for process improvements before leaping to the automation stage, say Nadine Ezzie at Ezzie + Co., Kenneth Jones at Xerdict Group and Kathy Zhu at Streamline AI.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys? Author Photo

    Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.

  • Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects Author Photo

    There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.

  • How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks Author Photo

    Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.

  • Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School Author Photo

    Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.

  • 10 Steps To Improve Legal Vendor Management Author Photo

    Corporate counsel often turn to third-party vendors to manage spending challenges, and navigating this selection process can be difficult for both counsel and the vendor, but there are several ways corporate legal departments can make the entire process easier and beneficial for all parties involved, says David Cochran at QuisLex.

  • Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts? Author Photo

    Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.

  • Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English Author Photo

    To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement? Author Photo

    Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.

  • DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help Author Photo

    Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.

  • For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past Author Photo

    At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

  • Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital Author Photo

    Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.

  • A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War' Author Photo

    With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.

  • ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers Author Photo

    Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.

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