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Assoc. Of Corporate Counsel Launches AI Advisory Center
The Association of Corporate Counsel, which encompasses nearly 50,000 members, announced Wednesday the launch of a think tank focused on artificial intelligence use across the legal corporate field.
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Former FTC General Counsel Joins Orrick In New York
The former general counsel of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has made the move to private practice at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in New York.
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NY Asylum Seeker Operations GC To Run New Pro Bono Office
A former Bronx prosecutor who served as general counsel for New York City's asylum seeker operations will lead a new municipal office meant to help facilitate pro bono legal assistance, Mayor Eric Adams announced this week.
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Apple Backers Raise Price, Privilege Concerns At 9th Circ.
Trade groups and advocacy organizations have raised a series of concerns with the Ninth Circuit about a federal district court mandate blocking Apple from charging commissions on iPhone app purchases made outside its systems, arguing an Epic Games Inc. injunction redux improperly compels speech, imperils price-setting autonomy and threatens legal privilege.
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ABA's 1st Native American President, Bill Paul, Dies At 94
The first Native American to lead the American Bar Association, whose legal career included in-house work and a longtime practice at Crowe & Dunlevy, is being remembered as a "moral compass and a true leader" who helped to start scholarships to increase diversity in the legal profession.
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Connell Foley Atty Picked As New GC For Rutgers University
Connell Foley LLP's chair of regulatory affairs and compliance, who's held various leadership positions in New Jersey state government, has joined Rutgers University as its new legal leader, the school said Tuesday.
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CareerBuilder CLO Jumps To CTS For Same Position
Electronics components manufacturer CTS Corp. has brought in the former chief legal officer for CareerBuilder LLC to serve as its top in-house attorney.
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Valley National Hires Veteran Banking Atty As General Counsel
New Jersey-based Valley National Bancorp has hired the deputy general counsel of The Huntington National Bank as its new legal leader, the bank said Tuesday.
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The Top In-House Hires Of June
Legal department hires over the past month included high-profile appointments at Microsoft, Guess and U.S. Steel. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from June.
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ArentFox Schiff Adds 2 FanDuel Sports In-House Counsel
ArentFox Schiff LLP is growing its sports industry team, bringing in two in-house counsel from FanDuel Sports Network to its Los Angeles office, one as a partner, the other as an associate.
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Medtronic GC Ivan Fong Retiring After 37-Year Career
Medtronic PLC said Monday that general counsel Ivan Fong, 63, is retiring after a distinguished 37-year career in public service and at public companies.
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JM Smucker Legal Chief Sees Pay Dip To $2.6M
The longtime legal chief for J.M. Smucker Co. saw her compensation dip to $2.6 million in fiscal year 2025 from $2.8 million, caused by a drop in her incentive plan compensation, a recent securities filing shows.
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Former DOE, Centrus Atty Starts As NuScale's Legal Chief
Nuclear power company NuScale announced Monday it found its new legal leader in a veteran energy industry attorney who most recently served as general counsel of Centrus Energy Corp.
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NJ Senate Confirms 17 New Superior Court Judges
The New Jersey Senate approved a slate of new judges for the state trial court on Monday, confirming partners from firms around the state as well as in-house attorneys for Rutgers and the state Legislature.
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Bell Nunnally Corporate Atty Rejoins Firm From Tech GC Role
Dallas-based Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP announced Monday that a corporate partner has rejoined the firm after spending a little under a year as general counsel of a technology and renewable energy company.
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Ex-Amazon Counsel Rejoins UB Greensfelder In St. Louis
UB Greensfelder LLP announced that a former business litigation attorney with legacy firm Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC has rejoined its St. Louis office as a partner after a stint as an in-house attorney with e-commerce giant Amazon.
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Crowell & Moring Lands Microsoft Atty For Int'l Trade Group
Crowell & Moring LLP announced Monday that it has hired Microsoft's assistant general counsel for global trade to bolster its international trade group, including its capacity to handle emerging technologies matters.
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NC Appeals Court Urged To Back Firing Of General Counsel
North Carolina's body of independent administrative law judges is urging the state appeals court to reject its former general counsel's bid to revive his claims that his politics got him fired, arguing that his position is exempt from certain workplace protections.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
As the second half of 2025 begins, here are five corporate enforcement trends that general counsel and their white collar lawyers should watch. And just days before The New York Times reported that the president of the University of Virginia resigned under pressure from the Justice Department, the former general counsel and now chancellor of Antioch University spoke with Law360 Pulse about his personal views on the danger of government threats to higher education. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.​
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Court Urged To Push Ex-GC To Provide Co. Laptop Password
E-commerce company Storehouse In A Box has asked a federal judge in Michigan to issue a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order against its former general counsel and chief operating officer, arguing he refused to give the company access to a laptop that the company provided and used the company's trade secrets for his benefit.
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US Steel Names New General Counsel After Nippon Deal
Fresh off the finalization of its sale to Japan's Nippon Steel, Pittsburgh-headquartered U.S. Steel recently announced changes to the company's leadership team, including its top in-house attorney.
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In-House Pro Bono Work Dipped In 2024, Report Says
The pro bono participation rate for U.S. attorneys in the Pro Bono Institute's annual Corporate Pro Bono Challenge dipped to 46% in 2024, with participation among legal staff decreasing to 31%, well below the institute's 50% "aspirational goal."
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Former DHS Senior Attorney Joins Grossman Young
Grossman Young & Hammond LLP has grown its ranks with the addition of a former longtime attorney at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Ex-USPTO Under Secretary Joins AI Patent Co. Patlytics
Artificial intelligence-powered patent workflow platform Patlytics announced Thursday the appointment of a senior strategic advisor with experience as a deputy general counsel at Google, an under secretary at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and a vice president at Amazon Web Services.
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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.