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Why GCs Should Prepare Now For Disclosure Rule Changes

By Sue Reisinger

Public companies and their general counsel need to prepare now for upcoming changes to regulatory frameworks that could alter their disclosure requirements across several areas, including climate, diversity, resource extraction and cybersecurity.

Simpson Thacher Adds Ex-Carlyle Director To Funds Practice

By Rachel Rippetoe

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Monday that it has added the former legal director to global investment firm The Carlyle Group as a partner in its private funds practice in Washington, D.C.

Ex-Bank GC Fights $7.4M Fraud Restitution Schedule

By Aaron Keller

A former Webster Bank general counsel has opposed part of a government plan for repaying the $7.4 million he pled guilty to taking by fraud, saying he will be in prison for four years, resigned as an attorney, remains unemployed and cannot work in banking once he's free.

Paramount REIT Taps GC, Hires Latham For 'Strategic Review'

By James Boyle

The Paramount Group commercial real estate investment trust announced Monday it had retained Latham & Watkins as its legal adviser as it started a strategic review following a shakeup that saw the company name a new general counsel and chief financial officer.

Kirkland Hires Former TPG Counsel As PE Real Estate Partner

By Nate Beck

Kirkland & Ellis LLP said that private equity real estate attorney Yaman Shukairy has rejoined the firm as a partner after serving as general counsel for the private equity firm TPG Real Estate Partners for nearly a decade.

Squire Patton Adds Miami Litigator With In-House Experience

By Madison Arnold

A former in-house attorney at NextEra Energy Resources who was most recently with Heise Suarez Melville PA moved his practice to Squire Patton Boggs LLP in Miami, the firm announced Monday.

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

An SEC enforcement officer has told business leaders to expect more empathy from the agency, as well as fewer outside compliance monitors. And an ousted ATF chief counsel is fighting back by co-founding a boutique law firm to defend federal workers in employment battles.

QVC General Counsel Replaces Legal Chief Amid Restructure

By James Boyle

Retail company QVC Inc. has reshuffled its top in-house legal team as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ex-GCs Co-Found Legal Outsourcing Co. Velocity Edge

By Matt Perez

A team of two general counsel and a human resources executive announced the launch of Velocity Edge Advisors, offering businesses outsourced legal and workforce services.

Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry marked mid-May with another busy week as attorneys landed new roles and firms expanded their offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

SEC Cuts $512K Deal To End Atty's Racial Bias Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to pay $512,500 to end a former commission lawyer's discrimination claims alleging she was denied a promotion due to her race and age, according to court documents filed in Pennsylvania federal court on Thursday.

The Resorts Companies Adds GC From Holiday Inn Arm

By Grace Dixon

The Resorts Companies Inc. announced that the firm has appointed as its general counsel John Alvarez, who comes to the hospitality company from Holiday Inn Club Vacations.

ATF's Ousted Top Atty Opens Firm Defending Gov't Workers

By Rachel Rippetoe

Pamela Hicks, the former U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives chief counsel fired by Attorney General Pam Bondi in February, announced this week that she has teamed up with another federal agency alum to form a boutique focused on defending federal workers.

Geisinger Recruits Envision Healthcare Atty To Be CLO

By James Boyle

Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health has brought on Envision Healthcare's former general counsel to serve as the company's top in-house attorney and lead the legal department.

Ex-Cisco Atty Joins Cloud Software Co. Fastly As CLO

By Sue Reisinger

Fastly Inc., a cloud computing services provider, has named a new chief legal officer with 20 years' experience, including as deputy general counsel at Cisco Systems Inc.

TIAA Promotes From Within For Chief Legal Spot

By Michele Gorman

The Teachers Insurance Annuity Association of America on Thursday named one of its own in-house attorneys as its new chief legal officer, effective next month.

BigLaw Has More LinkedIn Followers, But Less Engagement

By Sarah Martinson

The 30 largest U.S. law firms have more LinkedIn followers, but smaller firms in the top 200 have higher engagement rates despite fewer followers on the platform, according to a report released Thursday by BTI Consulting Group.

Adobe Hires Former Roku GC As Its New Chief Legal Officer

By James Mills

Adobe Inc. announced Wednesday it is bringing in a technology industry veteran who most recently was the general counsel of Roku as its new chief legal officer.

Lehigh Recruits Oberlin College CLO To Replace Retiring GC

By James Boyle

Oberlin College's former top in-house attorney has been tapped by Lehigh University to replace its retiring general counsel.

Longtime Eli Lilly In-House Atty Named Takeda's Global GC

By Michele Gorman

A longtime Eli Lilly & Co. attorney is set to take over as global general counsel at Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. this summer, the company said Tuesday.

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Recruits Seasoned Industry Atty As GC

By Michele Gorman

Tonix Pharmaceuticals has found as its new general counsel a former Celgene Corp. lawyer involved in that company's integration with Bristol Myers Squibb.

Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1

A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the first quarter of the year.

Virta Health's Diabetes Mission Is Personal For Its GC

By Michele Gorman

Jamie Anderson said it's important to find a mission-driven company to join — and when that mission aligns with an attorney's personal life, it's even more inspiration to work hard and contribute to the success of the business.

'Anora' Studio Neon Hires FilmNation's Legal Leader As GC

By Christine DeRosa

Neon, an American independent film production and distribution company known for films "Anora" and "Parasite," has found a new legal leader in a film industry veteran.

Holland & Knight Adds Ex-US Trade Rep Attorney To DC Team

By Jack Rodgers

The former assistant general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has joined Holland & Knight LLP's international trade group.