Corporate Counsel

01/15/2026

Democratic commissioner Anna Gomez said the Federal Communications Commission lacks authority to raise the 39% cap and that changing it to allow a Nexstar Media Group-Tegna merger would hurt the ability of local stations to serve their communities.

01/14/2026

The National Center for Public Policy Research says the giant retailer is opening itself up to allegations of greenwashing by laying out aggressive environmental targets that will be difficult to validate.

01/14/2026

“At no time in my history as counsel for GW has the Office of the General Counsel played a more important role than now," said Charles Barber, who's worked in that office since 1996 and has been general counsel since 2021.

01/14/2026

“Political instability and economic pressures have driven significant divergence in employment regulation, and understanding these shifts is essential for effective workforce planning," said Mike DeLarco, global head of labor and employment practice at Hogan Lovells.

01/14/2026

"More GCs are dedicating budget to lobbying and formalizing in-house government affairs functions. This shift enables organizations to proactively engage with policymakers and shape legislation that impacts their business." https://loom.ly/lLESecg

Legal departments are at an inflection point. With CEOs prioritizing growth and regulatory shifts accelerating, GC must ensure their teams are equipped to manage risk, drive efficiency and advocate for the business. This year’s budgeting process is more than an exercise in cost control—it’s a ...

01/14/2026

“At each company I've been at, there's been this difficult, very negative perception of big business, and there's a common theme of business being seen as part of the problem rather than part of the solution.” https://loom.ly/y5EAqgg

The former UnitedHealth Group general counsel talks to Law.com about his extensive experience of crises, and why he's switching to private practice.

01/14/2026

The cases allege that for years, MPCA failed to monitor Water Gremlin’s use and emissions of trichloroethylene, or TCE, a potentially cancer-causing chemical. https://loom.ly/74M8q7g

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner David Quigley is skeptical that the strategy will gain traction. “They may actually have some good facts; they just don’t have a legal framework to apply those facts,” he said.

01/14/2026

“Zac's remit goes significantly beyond the legal function, encompassing privacy, government affairs, and our global advocacy work around gay rights and public health through Grindr for Equality," Grindr CEO George Arison said in a press release. https://loom.ly/zKs8CXE

Grindr CEO George Arison said Katz has built a strategic engine with real impact for both our business and the community.

01/14/2026

Legal departments are at an inflection point. With CEOs prioritizing growth and regulatory shifts accelerating, GC must ensure their teams are equipped to manage risk, drive efficiency and advocate for the business. This year’s budgeting process is more than an exercise in cost control—it’s a ...

01/14/2026

The complaint targeting Meta, Google, and multiple AI firms alleges that the companies downloaded and duplicated the works of "hundreds of authors" from "shadow-library websites" that contain pirated books—including LibGen, Z-Library and OceanofPDF—and fed them to their large language models to "accelerate commercial development and win the generative-AI race." https://loom.ly/bGG_RV8

A raft of Big Tech and artificial intelligence companies were hit with class actions last December in California federal court for allegedly using pirated copyrighted books and YouTube videos to train their AI models without the authors' and creators' permission.

01/14/2026

Roger Theodoredis has been succeeded by Chipotle chief human resources officer Ilene Eskenazi, who is now the eatery's chief legal and human resources officer.

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Qdoba has hired restaurant industry veteran Cathy Tang while Chipotle has handed legal duties HR chief Ilene Eskenazi.

01/14/2026

At CalPERS, Matthew Jacobs managed legal strategy for the $550 billion fund. https://loom.ly/pOGV-I8

Matthew Jacobs, former general counsel of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System has joined plaintiffs' firm Lieff Cabraser as of counsel in San Francisco. During his tenure at the $550 billion pension fund, Jacobs oversaw recoveries exceeding $1 billion from financial institutions