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“I am ready to pursue the next challenge in my career,” Saum Noursalehi said in a statement. “While this was a very difficult decision for me, I know I am leaving the company in a good place and in good hands.” http://ow.ly/x8Zl50FTC1v
CEO Saum Noursalehi's departure, which appears to be sudden, sees the company's CLO stepping into his role.
What particularly makes these women stand out is their personal dedication to the promotion of diversity in the legal industry. These are women championing women! https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2021/08/18/corporate-counsel-announces-its-2021-women-influence-power-in-law-awards/ #WIPL
These outstanding women will be recognized at an awards dinner on Oct. 7 as part of our Women, Influence & Power in Law Conference in Washington, D.C.
The value of in-house counsel and outside counsel lies in finding ways to best present sometimes dense medical information to the FDA.
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Such FDA talks are headline news now, amid the continued rollout of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19.
Finding value goes beyond discounts on the billable hour and alternative fee arrangements, says Simon Zinger, general counsel of Entain. http://ow.ly/Qc4T50FSZAu
Simon Zinger, group general counsel at Entain, wants to reduce the number of law firms on the global company's panel. He's looking at what...
Playbooks educate, create consistency, and are a requirement for any type of outsourcing contract review. http://ow.ly/rqVU50FSZJC
Playbooks help simplify contracting because they are used in conjunction with contract templates. Playbooks can take many forms; differentiating...
Palladium Equity Partners has promoted associate general counsel Dominick Barbieri to general counsel and chief compliance officer, succeeding Eugenie Cesar-Fabian, who has been elevated to head of ESG and sustainability. http://ow.ly/8gW650FT1k5
Even after a company decides to have a mask mandate, its GC and other leaders will need to determine whether employees have to show proof of vaccination or be taken at their word that they’re vaccinated. http://ow.ly/WQ1F50FSZFQ
We want to be asking, ‘What’s the right thing to do?’ That’s where the conversation has shifted, said The Hershey Co. legal chief James Turoff.
While there’s nothing new about social media companies getting hit with lawsuits over user misbehavior or alleged company malfeasance, there seems to always be another area of law ripe for development in this ever-evolving section of the tech industry.
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TikTok didn't even exist five years ago, but disputes involving people who built a business on the social media platform are popping up in court.
"Leadership must be grown into. There is no other way." http://ow.ly/o5KI50FSZM9
“I always feel guilty about my leadership decisions,” said Chris, a young exec I’ve been working with lately. He was learning one of the hard...
"Change does not come from telling your organization that they have to change. Find the individuals from all layers in the organization who are prepared to be the activists in the change and activate and empower them." http://ow.ly/hd6r50FSZGX
Donny Ching, Legal Director of Royal Dutch Shell, spoke to Corporate Counsel Advance about the difference between being an activist and a change...
According to the Aderant 2021 Law Firm Leader Survey, most firms themselves aren’t sure if their lawyers are bothering to read outside counsel guidelines beyond the summaries. http://ow.ly/av0V50FT1b4
Law firms are putting in extra work to understand clients' needs, and spending more time on billing them, a survey by Aderant found.
"I’ve found that the simplest way to improve relationships is to take a moment and ask how the other person is doing." http://ow.ly/gO7q50FSZL2
Sam Ross, is a general counsel to tech scale-ups who has recently had a year in private practice. He discusses with Corporate Counsel Advance...
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"[T]hough federal EJ implementation still lacks specificity, the Biden-Harris administration’s directives, backed by significant funding commitments, underscore that increased accountability for EJ is coming." http://ow.ly/wRFQ50FSZkW
While the EJ movement gains momentum in activist, academic, and private-sector circles, federal and state government actors around the country are...
The newly created position was a priority recommendation of the 2018 North Highland Audit ordered by Gov. Phil Murphy to review the embattled agency.
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The newly created position was a priority recommendation of the 2018 North Highland Audit ordered by Gov. Phil Murphy to review the embattled agency.
In-house leaders at big tech companies in 2020 accounted for 19 of the top 50 GCs by total compensation in Corporate Counsel’s 2021 General Counsel Compensation Report.
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From Apple, Amazon and Alphabet to Playtika and Zoom, stock awards were a major boon for tech legal chiefs.
ICYMI: While at Facebook, Corn worked closely with law enforcement to implement cybersecurity initiatives, and advised on counsel investigations. He also led the development of several white-hat hacker programs, such as ThreatExchange and Bug Bounty. http://ow.ly/FFdi50FQO6t
At Facebook, Gavin Corn worked closely with law enforcement to implement cybersecurity initiatives and developed white-hat hacker programs.
ICYMI: Julie Kass now holds the reins of the legal team for Walmart’s health centers and telehealth while reporting to health and wellness legal general counsel Jeanine Jiganti. http://ow.ly/kq0F50FQO3C
If any corporation has the ability, size and scale to drive better, more affordable health care options in our country, it’s Walmart, Julie Kass said.
ICYMI: Women accounted for three of the GCs on the top 10 salary list and six of the 10 GCs who took home the biggest bonuses last year. http://ow.ly/hyzf50FQNZy
“It’s still good to be the general counsel,” said Jason Winmill, managing partner of Boston-based legal department consulting firm Argopoint.
ICYMI: While the overall pay landscape was gloomy, legal chiefs in certain segments of the entertainment industry managed to catch some rays. https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2021/08/12/gc-compensation-chart-who-made-the-2021-top-paid-gc-list/
ICYMI: While the overall pay landscape was gloomy, legal chiefs in certain segments of the entertainment industry managed to catch some rays. https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2021/08/12/gc-compensation-chart-who-made-the-2021-top-paid-gc-list/
"COVID opened the door to trends that we were already seeing with more flexibility in the workforce and the ability to use technology to connect with our employees, customers and vendors." http://ow.ly/qjDm50FQ5xN
James Turoff recently created a chief ethics, compliance and privacy position as part of his plan to make legal more focused on driving the business.
GC salaries stagnated and bonuses slumped amid the COVID-19 pandemic and an unprecedented year of upheaval. But while the overall pay landscape was gloomy, legal chiefs in certain segments of the entertainment industry managed to catch some rays. http://ow.ly/ADY150FQ5rP
GC salaries stagnated and bonuses slumped amid the COVID-19 pandemic and an unprecedented year of upheaval. But while the overall pay landscape was gloomy, legal chiefs in certain segments of the entertainment industry managed to catch some rays. http://ow.ly/ADY150FQ5rP
Gavin Corn, who led the Cybersecurity Law & Investigations Team at Facebook for six years, announced the move via LinkedIn, where he also posted the job description for his former role, and encouraged experienced lawyers to apply at Facebook. http://ow.ly/hVw850FPKHT
At Facebook, Gavin Corn worked closely with law enforcement to implement cybersecurity initiatives and developed white-hat hacker programs.
Julie Kass now holds the reins of the legal team for Walmart’s health centers and telehealth while reporting to general counsel Jeanine Jiganti.
http://ow.ly/AQ1z50FPgrW
If any corporation has the ability, size and scale to drive better, more affordable health care options in our country, it’s Walmart, Julie Kass said.
"I think that there are probably companies out there that are super aggressive and want to fight everything to the death. But we’re much more practically minded about what’s best for the company." http://ow.ly/AQUo50FPgnN
“When you're in private practice, you often are thinking purely from a legal strategy standpoint about what arguments are going to win,” said...
Holstein first joined the Texas-based energy giant to fill in as interim GC in December 2020, after former general counsel Judith Colbert abruptly left the company alongside executive vice president Rick Esser. http://ow.ly/UYQQ50FOzjK
Holstein joined Citgo as interim general counsel in December 2020, after former general counsel Judith Colbert abruptly left the company alongside...
A lack of opportunity overall, largely prompted by the pandemic, must be taken into consideration. In 2020, there were only 139 general counsel openings compared to the 216 in 2019. http://ow.ly/LAMT50FOziz
When looking solely at the gender composition in the Fortune 1000, the numbers are increasing at a more rapid pace, according to the Minority...
"As a woman, I’ve never felt direct adversity in terms of my ability to get hired or advance within an organization. What I do really feel strongly about is making sure that education in this space is accessible at all levels of the organization." http://ow.ly/B6Ez50FOzfC
Aligning yourself with an industry and a franchise that is focused on doing the right thing, promoting diversity and equity in the workplace,...
"The multipronged approach starts with having e-billing software, a payment platform specific to legal bill review and driving better billing practices." https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2021/08/10/reducing-outside-counsel-spend-takes-a-multipronged-approach-and-focus-on-rfps/
Companies using an RFP process can put in a couple of hypotheticals to understand a law firm's willingness to use alternative fee arrangements,...
"Let’s be honest, both sides of the service delivery coin talk like lawyers and think like lawyers – because well, they are lawyers. However, you know that business leaders are not a fan of legal jargon, they just want a clear answer." https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2021/08/10/gc-to-outside-counsel-communicate-the-right-way-to-provide-value/
Outside counsel need to think of you as an extension of the business and provide you with actionable information and direction you can then take to...
Situations like this may make some question the integrity of a legal department, even two years out from the incident, legal department consultants told Corporate Counsel. https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2021/08/10/ex-gcs-guilty-plea-highlights-how-one-person-may-stain-legal-departments-reputation/
Even years out from the initial incident, an ongoing integrity program may be helpful.
"Never forget that you rose to a leadership position with the help and support of others and remember to give back." https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2021/08/10/self-awareness-is-essential-to-effective-leadership/
Amy Fliegelman Olli, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of VMware, discusses why leaders must be willing to put their role on the line to...
The diversity rules give companies an out—and a potential trap—by allowing them to avoid being delisted if they can explain why they don’t have diverse directors. https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2021/08/09/what-nasdaqs-board-diversity-rules-might-mean-for-general-counsel/
I definitely think GCs will have a seat at the table in helping to explain and advise the committee and board members on these new rules, said Victoria Westerhaus, a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner who also serves as outside GC to several Nasdaq-listed companies.
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The Top 10 In-House Counsel Moves of 2018 (So Far) http://ow.ly/PNQc30jeQVU #legalnews
Ex-American Airlines' GC Describes How the Company Survived Bankruptcy, Tragedy—Gary Kennedy, who was GC of American Airlines btwn 2003 & 2013, has quite a story to tell http://ow.ly/a6ok30iq28h
Video Clip: David Kelly, Golden State Golden State Warriors GC shares the best career advice he has ever received. Watch the full interview here http://ow.ly/gCd630ijoYe #GSWarriors
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