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Greif Inc. announced on Tuesday that its lead attorney will retire after more than two decades working at the Ohio-based industrial packing company, and its deputy general counsel is set to succeed him.
The former deputy associate general counsel for litigation in the general counsel's office at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has joined King & Spalding LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Tuesday.
Mars Inc. announced Tuesday that the general counsel for its pet nutrition arm will assume that role for its snacking business, which oversees iconic brands like M&M's and Snickers.
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP has added the former general counsel of Medallion Midstream LLC — which was acquired for $2.6 billion last year — to its Dallas office, strengthening the firm's energy transactional practice with an energy attorney who has two decades of legal experience, the firm announced Monday.
Anthropic, a multibillion-dollar AI startup and public benefit corporation focused on safety, has hired a much-honored California attorney who was special counsel to former President Barack Obama, a corporate chief legal officer and a law clerk to late Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
White Cap has hired a former Fannie Mae deputy general counsel as its new general counsel in its Atlanta headquarters, the construction supplies and safety products company announced Monday.
Some midsize, regional and boutique firms are using their lower rates to attract both clients and lateral attorneys against the backdrop of spiraling BigLaw rates, though there are definite limits to the strategy.
Lawyers who orchestrate massive transactions make up the lion's share of attorneys charging top-tier rates that have broken far away from average billing rates for law firm partners in recent years, experts say.
Large-company general counsel in a survey picked lawyers at Littler, Greenberg Traurig and McGuireWoods at the top of their all-star list for exceptional service. While talks continue, the EU and U.S. have agreed to new trade agreement terms that end EU tariffs on industrial products from the U.S.
Sixty percent of more than 200 general counsel at portfolio companies are planning to look for new roles this year, and salary hikes across industries remain generally conservative, according to a new report from in-house legal and compliance advisory firm BarkerGilmore LLC.
Financial services firms Pinnacle and Synovus have unveiled their new executive leadership team ahead of their anticipated merger early next year, with Synovus' general counsel becoming chief legal officer of the combined company.
National trade association Edison Electric Institute has tapped a former counsel for power company Calpine Corp. and onetime Bracewell LLP partner to be the organization's new top in-house attorney.
The former chief compliance officer at Chicago State University, who also served as its general counsel and vice president of legal affairs, is taking on a similar role leading the compliance efforts at Nova Southeastern University.
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as U.S. firms expanded their practice offerings with new talent across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
The legal leader of Pittsburgh-based Howmet Aerospace Inc. will leave the company early next month to pursue a new opportunity.
Manulife, a global insurance and investment firm based in Toronto, announced Thursday it found a replacement for its outgoing general counsel, naming to the post an attorney who previously served a leadership role in JPMorgan's legal department and was general counsel for the New York-based arm of Japan's largest bank.
The majority of surveyed attorneys feel ready to meet client demands regarding artificial intelligence, according to survey results released Thursday by legal professionals network Best Lawyers.
When a company has a new legal chief, outside counsel should keep in mind that they'll be under the magnifying glass. Can they prove their value to retain a client's business?
Littler Mendelson PC is home to six lawyers who were called out by name when more than 350 corporate clients were asked in interviews about exceptional client service, more than any other law firm this year, according to the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2025 report, released on Thursday.
Amid broadcast digital media company Tegna Inc.'s sale to broadcast television giant Nexstar Media Group Inc., Tegna has entered into retention agreements with its executives, including a $2.5 million deal with its chief legal officer.
A former Johnson & Johnson data privacy attorney suing the pharmaceutical giant over alleged racial discrimination told a New Jersey federal court that the company's sanctions motion is an unfair move to "weaponize" the rules of civil procedure.
Aviation company AerSale has announced that an experienced in-house attorney was appointed its new general counsel following a stint in private practice with Florida firm Shutts & Bowen LLP.
AlphaSense, a New York-based artificial intelligence search and market intelligence platform, has hired a Goldman Sachs attorney as its first chief compliance officer.
A lawyer who spent more than 15 years as a top attorney with the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, is joining another loan servicer and government-sponsored enterprise, one geared toward the agricultural industry, as the top legal corporate officer.
Legal ops is a centerpoint where a corporate law team can show its value to the rest of the business, the legal chief at software development company Anaconda told Law360 Pulse during a recent interview.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice LeaderConstance 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.
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.
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.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCDKelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: LibrarianLisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.