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Huntsman Corp. has announced that it is bringing on a new general counsel next month from oil and gas company ChampionX as the company's current legal chief prepares for an end-of-the-year retirement.
General counsel at Rutgers University is one of the toughest legal positions in New Jersey, but former colleagues of Bill Castner — a fixture among the highest-ranking positions in the state — say he is up for the job.
Munchkin Inc. says it had multiple legitimate reasons to terminate the baby company's general counsel for cause after he launched a "retaliatory and vindictive campaign" against another executive, calling him "unhinged" and slamming his suit against the company as "harassing," according to a filing in California state court.
Time USA LLC has promoted the head of business and legal affairs of its Time Studios division to serve as its new top attorney, the company announced Friday.
Texas-based Tesla on Friday proposed a pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could earn him a trillion dollars' worth of stock, if he meets certain corporate objectives over the next decade. It is believed to be the first trillion-dollar corporate compensation package in history.
In arguing that the proposed class action against the business should be denied, online platform OnlyFans' parent company said that the decision to use AI to create mistake-riddled documents is severe misconduct. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm unveiled a new fee disclosure rule involving pharmacy benefit managers and plans to revisit retirement plan fiduciary investment advice regulations. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
The longtime general counsel of Snap Inc. — who earned close to $9.4 million in 2023, nearly $5 million more than in the previous year — is set to depart Snapchat's parent company on amicable terms on Dec. 31.
The Executive Leadership Council, a nonprofit that advocates for Black executives, has found its new top attorney in a senior vice president from The Estée Lauder Companies.
U.S. legal industry jobs inched down by 200 positions last month, reflecting a loss for the first time in six months, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The legal industry kicked off September with another busy week as BigLaw firms made new hires and expanded practice areas. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
A Seventh Circuit panel on Thursday asked an attorney for Cushman & Wakefield's former general counsel, who has alleged a Law.com article about his departure was defamatory, if there was any reasonable interpretation of the story other than his claim that it linked his termination with his handling of the firm's involvement in an investigation into President Donald Trump.
Commercial broker Cushman & Wakefield said Thursday that it will hold a shareholder vote in October on a plan to change its place of incorporation from England to Bermuda.
General counsel Jeffrey W. Ferguson, who has been with the Carlyle Group for 26 years, cashed in some $19 million worth of stock in August.
Palo Alto, California-based legal artificial intelligence startup Eudia has launched a law firm in Arizona, but the company's CEO Omar Haroun says it is designed to reduce in-house counsel's reliance on law firms.
Vanguard announced Thursday that it has selected the former general counsel for Principal Financial Group to serve as the investment management company's top in-house attorney at its Pennsylvania headquarters.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has named Susan Hamilton, the general counsel of Connecticut's Department of Children and Families, as the agency's interim leader.
The legal AI startup Noxtua SE welcomed a renowned digital specialist as its first chief legal officer on Thursday.
On any day, Nil Loy might deal with litigation, employment law, contracts, governance or investigations. But the first chief legal officer at Feed the Children also must deal with the unexpected, and business continuity and crisis management are part of the regular mix of issues that cross her desk.
Delaware-based chemical manufacturing company Chemours has tapped the former CEO of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP to serve as chair of its board of directors.
Eversheds Sutherland has brought on a former top lawyer in the U.S. Department of Commerce to help lead its congressional investigations practice, the firm said Thursday.
Ropes & Gray LLP said an alumnus has rejoined the firm's New York office as counsel in its real estate investments and transactions group from GIC Pte. Ltd., a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund.
The former general counsel of TransDigm Group Inc., an aerospace parts manufacturer, has filed a complaint in Ohio state court alleging she was terminated in retaliation for reporting two instances of sexual harassment and antitrust compliance concerns.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Alex Spiro is set to chair the board of directors for a cleaning product company pivoting to a crypto strategy as it builds a $175 million treasury of Dogecoin, a crypto token favored by Spiro's client Elon Musk.
An attorney specializing in advising clients on real estate transactions has returned to private practice after nearly five years as an in-house attorney, joining Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP in its Philadelphia office.
Red River announced Wednesday the technology company has found its new chief legal officer in an experienced in-house attorney who most recently worked at GE Aerospace as a general counsel.
In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.
Corporate legal departments looking to implement new technology can avoid hiccups by taking steps to define the underlying business problem and to identify opportunities for process improvements before leaping to the automation stage, say Nadine Ezzie at Ezzie + Co., Kenneth Jones at Xerdict Group and Kathy Zhu at Streamline AI.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
Corporate counsel often turn to third-party vendors to manage spending challenges, and navigating this selection process can be difficult for both counsel and the vendor, but there are several ways corporate legal departments can make the entire process easier and beneficial for all parties involved, says David Cochran at QuisLex.
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement?Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.
Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.
At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.
With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.
Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.