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In-House


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    Why Husch Blackwell Helps Its Attorneys Go In-House

    Husch Blackwell LLP recently kicked off the second year of HB In-House, a professional development program that prepares the firm's attorneys for future in-house legal roles. Law360 Pulse talked about HB In-House with firm Chair Josef Glynias and a program graduate.

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    Inspire Brands Hires Ex-Yum! Brands Exec As Its CLO

    Inspire Brands, the company that owns franchises such restaurant chains as Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin' and Jimmy John's, announced Monday that it has hired a former long-time executive with fast-food giant Yum! Brands as its new chief legal and administrative officer.

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    Ex-Treasury Atty To Lead Trade Risk Mitigation At Baker Botts

    Baker Botts LLP announced new partner hires in Washington, D.C., and New York on Monday, adding a U.S. Department of the Treasury official to lead national security and risk mitigation for the firm's international trade section, and a dealmaker previously with Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP to its corporate department.

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    Computer Co. IonQ Taps Veteran Tech GC As New CLO

    Quantum computing company IonQ Inc. announced Monday that it has hired as its new chief legal officer a veteran tech industry attorney who spent 32 years leading corporate legal teams.

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    Stevens & Lee Opens In Pittsburgh With Ex-Penguins Exec

    The former president of business operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins has joined Stevens & Lee, launching the Pennsylvania-based firm's first location in Pittsburgh, the firm announced Monday.

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    Atty Who Led NBA Union To Head Sports Consulting Practice

    The former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association has found a new leadership role at Secretariat Advisors LLC's Washington, D.C., office and in the firm's sports consulting practice.

  • UAE Prisoner Voluntarily Drops Suit Against Ex-Dechert GC

    A Jordanian lawyer imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates has permanently dropped a Philadelphia civil suit seeking discovery against Dechert LLP's former general counsel in the U.S. over what the law firm's leadership knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner.

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    Renewable Energy Company Promotes Atty To First CLO

    Chaberton Energy has promoted a longtime in-house attorney to serve as its first-ever chief legal officer amid the renewable energy company's growth, it said Monday.

  • Kaplan Kirsch Welcomes Another Former DOT Atty

    Kaplan Kirsch LLP announced last week that the former acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation under former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and a onetime chief counsel of the Federal Transit Administration has joined the firm as a partner.

  • Dolphin Co. Says Ex-CEO Blocked Records, Violated Orders

    Dolphin encounter company Leisure Investments Holdings LLC told a Delaware bankruptcy court that its former executives ignored the court's order to submit the debtor's business records, therefore it should impose sanctions until they comply with the order. 

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    BigLaw Firms Tap In-House Talent To Corner Finance Market

    As elite law firms continue to battle to secure highly profitable legal work in the finance space, an increasing number are adding high-level in-house lawyers to their ranks, marking a departure from historic norms in which general counsel-to-law firm partner moves were less common.

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    Latham Adds Ex-Senate Intelligence Atty From DLA Piper

    An attorney who worked for the U.S. Senate committee that investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has joined Latham & Watkins LLP in Washington, D.C.

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

    Carma has accused its former chief legal officer and president of misappropriating the brand licensing company's trade secrets, filing a $10 million lawsuit in Illinois federal court. Meanwhile, T-Mobile became the latest company to end DEI programs under pressure from the Federal Communications Commission's chair. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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    EV Charging Company's CLO Pulling The Plug On July 25

    ChargePoint Holdings Inc. has announced that its chief legal officer is leaving the company, which provides charging networks for electrical vehicles, on July 25 "to pursue another professional opportunity."

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    Former GE Atty Named CLO At Morehouse School Of Medicine

    Morehouse School of Medicine announced this week that it has hired as its chief legal officer an attorney who formerly worked in General Electric's legal department for a decade and also has experience helping steer legal affairs for healthcare providers.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry continued July with another busy week as attorneys took on new roles and firms expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Ex-Houston Texans Atty Tackles Munsch Hardt Sports Group

    Former Houston Texans in-house attorney Sunil Jamal joined Law360 Pulse to discuss joining Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC and launching the firm's new sports and entertainment group.

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    How GCs Can Help Win Back Investor Trust On Compensation

    A new study of Fortune 1000 companies shows how 24 of them used investor engagement to increase say-on-pay approval votes this year, including Norfolk Southern, Salesforce, Boeing and Disney.

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    Veteran In-House Atty Heads McAllister Olivarius' US Practice

    A former general counsel at PepsiCo and GE is now head of the U.S. practice at McAllister Olivarius, bringing decades of in-house experience to the British-American firm that represents survivors of sexual abuse, harassment and discrimination, according to an announcement.

  • Air Products GC Resigns After CEO Succession Plan Failure

    Pennsylvania-based industrial gas supplier Air Products and Chemicals Inc. is on the hunt for a new top in-house attorney after its current general counsel announced his resignation, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

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    Ruli's Top Atty On Acting As Bridge Between AI, Other GCs

    In a recent interview with Law360 Pulse, John Lee said the knowledge of how lawyers do their work is the biggest value he brings to his general counsel position at legal operations startup Ruli AI. When he speaks with his senior legal industry customers, Lee said he's able to share anecdotes from his own roles, acting as what he referred to as a lawyer-to-lawyer bridge.

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    Senate Confirms Gould As OCC Head

    The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jones Day partner Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency in a 50-45 vote along party lines, marking his return to the agency where he spent more than two years as chief counsel.

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    Nutter Atty Promoted To Firm's GC Role

    Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP has picked its assistant firm counsel, who previously worked at Ropes & Gray LLP, as its new general counsel, the firm announced.

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    Mayer Brown Adds Amherst Group GC To Real Estate Group

    Mayer Brown announced Wednesday that it added a real estate and private equity expert to the firm's Los Angeles office, who joins the firm as partner following stints at The Amherst Group and Nuveen Real Estate.

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    Apparel Brand Vuori Hires RH's Former Top Atty To Lead Legal

    Athletic and lifestyle apparel brand Vuori said Wednesday that it has hired the former top lawyer at RH, formerly Restoration Hardware, as its chief legal officer.

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Expert Analysis

  • Lawyers Can Get Ready For Space Law To Take Flight Author Photo

    While international agreements for space law have remained relatively unchanged since their creation decades ago, the rapid pace of change in U.S. laws and policies is creating opportunities for both new and veteran lawyers looking to break into this exciting realm, in either the private sector or government, says Michael Dodge at the University of North Dakota.

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    Ask A Mentor: What Makes A Successful Summer Associate? Author Photo

    Navigating a few densely packed weeks at a law firm can be daunting for summer associates, but those who are prepared to seize opportunities and not afraid to ask questions will be set up for success, says Julie Crisp at Latham.

  • How To Successfully Market Your Summer Associate Program Author Photo

    Law firms can attract the right summer associate candidates and help students see what makes a program unique by using carefully crafted messaging and choosing the best ambassadors to deliver it, says Tamara McClatchey, director of career services at the University of Chicago Law School.

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    Judges Deserve Congress' Commitment To Their Safety Author Photo

    Following the tragic attack on U.S. District Judge Esther Salas' family last summer and amid rising threats against the judiciary, legislation protecting federal judges' personal information and enhancing security measures at courthouses is urgently needed, says U.S. District Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Recalcitrant Attys Use Social Media? Author Photo

    Social media can be intimidating for reluctant lawyers but it can also be richly rewarding, as long as attorneys remember that professional accounts will always reflect on their firms and colleagues, and follow some best practices to avoid embarrassment, says Sean Marotta at Hogan Lovells.

  • Keys To Digitizing Inefficient Contract Management Processes Author Photo

    Neville Eisenberg and Mark Grayson at BCLP explain how they sped up contract execution for one client by replacing email with a centralized, digital tool for negotiations and review, and how the principles they adhered to can be helpful for other law firms looking to improve poorly managed contract management processes.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Firms Coach Associates Remotely? Author Photo

    Practicing law through virtual platforms will likely persist even after the pandemic, so law firms and senior lawyers should consider refurbishing their associate mentoring programs to facilitate personal connections, professionalism and effective training in a remote environment, says Carol Goodman at Herrick Feinstein.

  • How Law Firms Can Welcome And Celebrate Autistic Lawyers Author Photo

    As the U.S. observes Autism Acceptance Month, autistic attorney Haley Moss describes the societal barriers and stereotypes that keep neurodivergent lawyers from disclosing their disabilities, and how law firms can better accommodate and level the playing field for attorneys whose minds work outside of the prescribed norm.

  • Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools Author Photo

    Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.

  • A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion Author Photo

    While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.

  • Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers Author Photo

    Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll Author Photo

    As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.

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    Ask A Mentor: Should My Law Firm Take On An Apprentice? Author Photo

    Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.

  • The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation Author Photo

    As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.

  • The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms Author Photo

    In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.

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