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Judge Tosses Ex-Cushman & Wakefield GC's Defamation Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Friday threw out a defamation lawsuit brought by the former general counsel of real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield over a Law.com article written about his departure, which he claimed made it seem like he had been fired for his job performance.
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Former Locke Lord Atty Elevated To ABM General Counsel
Facility management company ABM has announced that its longtime deputy general counsel who also spent over a decade with Locke Lord LLP, has been elevated to the general counsel position starting in January.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
General counsel have 180 days to get their online companies to comply with a new federal law that says customers must be able to simply click to cancel their subscriptions. And a federal judge in Florida, citing the First Amendment, has told the state to stop threatening broadcast stations over running an abortion rights ad — threats that led the state's Department of Health general counsel to resign.
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Getting Attys To Change Isn't Easy, But Psychology Can Help
Convincing lawyers to adopt new tools often comes with a lot of resistance, but law firms can alter their approach to get lawyers to comply with almost anything, a leading legal industry expert said Friday.
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Ted Kennedy Jr. On Disability Inclusion In The Legal Industry
Ted Kennedy Jr., a healthcare regulatory attorney at Epstein Becker Green and a pediatric bone cancer survivor who has an amputation, has made it his life’s work to advocate for people with disabilities. Here, Kennedy talks with Law360 Pulse about why legal employers should be more inclusive.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as Lewis Brisbois saw a founder leave and other BigLaw firms tapped new leaders and talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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FERC Adds Tribal Protections To Transmission Siting Rule
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously finalized its rule updating how the agency plans to carry out its limited authority over siting transmission lines during its monthly meeting on Thursday.
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Baker Donelson Bolsters Innovation Team With TD Bank Atty
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has brought on the former head of external legal services for TD Bank, strengthening its client solutions and innovation group with a professional who has private practice experience in labor and employment law.
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Cable One Axes CLO Role, Names New GC
Cable One Inc. will be eliminating the position of chief legal and administrative officer while also elevating the company's deputy general counsel to the general counsel role at the start of 2025, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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CS Disco Picks Up General Counsel From WebMD
E-discovery software company CS Disco announced Thursday the hiring of a general counsel and chief compliance officer from WebMD, continuing an ongoing C-suite shuffle over the past year.
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Oneok Takes Control As Legal Chief Joins Energy Co. Board
Energy company Oneok has placed its chief legal officer and two other executives on the board of directors of EnLink Midstream Manager LLC, where they can keep an eye on Oneok's $3.3 billion controlling interest in its managed company, EnLink Midstream LLC.
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Sage Therapeutics Ousts Execs, Names New GC
Financially strapped Sage Therapeutics Inc. said Thursday it was reorganizing its business operations and would reduce its workforce by 33%, including losing its general counsel of nine years, its chief financial officer, and its chief technology and innovation officer.
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S&P Global CLO To Expand Duties In Leadership Shakeup
S&P Global's chief legal officer will expand his legal, government affairs and security duties next month to also oversee the company's corporate compliance and risk functions as part of a new executive leadership team, S&P said Thursday.
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Education Atty Returns To Carmody After More Than A Decade
An education attorney who previously worked at Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP has returned to the firm after working in-house at The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.
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Ex-Tidal VP Jumps To Entertainment Boutique In California
The former vice president of licensing lead and business affairs at music streaming platform Tidal has joined entertainment boutique firm Granderson Des Rochers as senior counsel in Los Angeles, the firm said.
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Jackson Lewis Atty Moves In-House At Philly Archdiocese
A Jackson Lewis PC attorney has left private practice and moved in-house at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, where she joins the Archdiocesan Office for General Counsel.
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Ashland U. General Counsel Joins Ogletree In Ohio
The general counsel of Ashland University, a private university in Ohio, has made the move to private practice at Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC.
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Apache Corp. Parent Promotes Atty To Acting GC
The parent company of Apache Corp. has announced the retirement of its general counsel and the promotion of a longtime in-house attorney to serve in the role in an acting capacity.
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UnitedLex Says Ex-CEO Terminated For 'Personal Conduct'
UnitedLex said that it fired CEO James Schellhase on Oct. 4 after "learning information related to his personal conduct."
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Boeing Judge Wants DEI Monitor Pick Info Before Plea Ruling
The Texas federal judge overseeing prosecutors' criminal case against The Boeing Co. on Tuesday said he needs more information on a provision of the proposed plea deal regarding how the U.S. Department of Justice would select an independent monitor in compliance with the agency's diversity and inclusion policies.
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Hunter Biden Sues Fox, Ex-Top Atty Over 'Humiliating' Series
Hunter Biden on Tuesday renewed his lawsuit accusing Fox News Network of humiliating and harassing him with its fictional, six-part "mock trial" series, which he called a politically motivated attack that featured sexually explicit photos of him, this time naming as a defendant the network's former chief legal and policy officer.
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BrightSpring Legal Chief To Retire After More Than 2 Decades
The chief legal officer at Kentucky-based BrightSpring Health Services Inc. has announced his decision to retire from his current role at the healthcare services platform, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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Companies Found To Prepare Least For Greatest Risks
A new survey on the growing role of general counsel in managing crises has found that companies are least prepared for the emergencies that pose the greatest risks to their business, and that they are slow to learn from their pasts.
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Leader Of Corporate Counsel Group To Depart In 2025
The Association of Corporate Counsel announced Tuesday that its president and CEO will be stepping down from her post next year and that an executive consulting firm has been hired to find her successor.
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Polsinelli Adds Merck Legal Director To Energy Group In Philly
An attorney who specializes in representing energy and utility clients and has experience as in-house counsel has left Merck, where she was a legal director for nearly three years, to become the first new lateral shareholder to join Polsinelli's Philadelphia office since the firm opened its doors there in August.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.