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AI Company GCs Talk Of Being In The Belly Of The Beast
Five general counsel who are deeply involved in artificial intelligence, including from Microsoft and Anthropic, recently spoke of its impact on their legal departments, and of the ever-present need for trust, judgment and good people skills during this "inflection point with AI."
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
A BigLaw firm naming its next managing partner and the parent company of an NBA team hiring a new legal chief were among the industry's key moves this week. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Alaska Air Promotes GC To CLO, VP To Hawaiian Airlines CEO
Alaska Air Group has announced two upcoming leadership changes at the airline, including the promotion of its top in-house lawyer to chief legal officer.
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Another Ex-SEC Lawyer Moves, Will Be CalPERS GC In 2026
The California Public Employees' Retirement System has named its next legal chief, who will take the reins as general counsel when he passes the state bar next year and in the interim will be a special adviser for the pension fund.
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Apartheid South Africa Left An 'Indelible Imprint' On This GC
Grant Vinik's decision to become a lawyer was born out of his experience growing up in apartheid South Africa. During that time, he witnessed daily injustices and indignities that he says left an "indelible imprint" on his life. Here, Law360 Pulse caught up with Vinik — who is now general counsel at Dunn Isaacson Rhee — to discuss his role at the new firm.
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Longtime General Dynamics Legal Counsel Joins Honigman
A 20-year veteran of General Dynamics who worked as general counsel of several subsidiaries and most recently oversaw the company's business operations in Canada, has joined Honigman LLP as a partner.
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The Women In Law Report: By the Numbers
Women are gaining ground in the early stages of their legal careers, with increasing representation among associates at top firms. But the path narrows sharply at the leadership level. Here’s our data dive into the representation of women at law firms in the U.S.
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The Women In Law Report: Benchmarking Law Firms
Law360's latest Women in Law Report rankings suggest a small number of firms are keeping up with the potential talent pool. Here's the latest look at how firms match up against their peers.
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The Women In Law Report: Representation In The Ranks
Law360 Pulse's Women in Law Report provides a data-driven view of U.S. law firms at the end of 2024. Here, we look at the representation of women at all levels of a typical law firm, from associates to equity partners.
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Equity Partnerships: A Law360 Women In Law Ranking
The path to equity partnership remains steep for many women in law, yet some firms are helping to shatter the glass ceiling and advancing opportunity at the highest levels of leadership.
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At Critical Moment For AI And World, Boards Turning To GCs
In today's turbulent times — especially regarding technology — general counsel are having to brief the board on geopolitical volatility as much as on legal issues, an expert panel told an AI legal conference Wednesday.
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British American Tobacco Names Regulatory Head New GC
British American Tobacco said Thursday that it was promoting its current director of corporate and regulatory affairs to the post of general counsel after 18 years at the company.
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Ga. Panel Says Privilege Can Cover Unlicensed In-House Atty
The Georgia Court of Appeals said a trial court rightly found that Church's Chicken and its chief legal officer were protected by attorney-client privilege in a franchisee's contract suit, finding privilege can sometimes cover communications between a corporation and unlicensed in-house counsel.
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TD Bank Names New GC Amid Leadership Shakeup
TD Bank Group on Wednesday appointed a seasoned Canadian banking attorney as its next general counsel in a leadership shakeup ahead of the departure of two of the Toronto-based company's executives.
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Golden State Warriors Co. Hires Chegg CLO As Legal Chief
Golden State Group, a company encompassing the Golden State Warriors, Golden State Valkyries, Santa Cruz Warriors, Chase Center, Golden State Entertainment and Thrive City, has found its new top attorney in Chegg Inc.'s chief legal officer.
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AI Agents To Negotiate Contracts Soon, Execs Predict
Nearly nine out of 10 business leaders who participated in a recent survey expect artificial intelligence agents leading contract negotiations to become a reality by 2028, although many acknowledge the risks involved, according to a report on the results released Wednesday.
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OCC Taps Cravath Atty As Principal Deputy Chief Counsel
A former Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP corporate attorney has been tapped to serve as the principal deputy chief counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, while a longtime agency official has been promoted to oversee its newly elevated chartering and licensing process, the regulator said Tuesday.
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Compass Hires Ex-Cooley, Ex-DOJ Antitrust Atty As CLO
Compass Inc. hired a former Cooley LLP antitrust partner and a former U.S. Department of Justice antitrust attorney as its new chief legal officer, the residential real estate brokerage announced Tuesday.
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Goldman Sachs GC Denies Playing Role In Epstein Estate
A day after newly released documents related to Jeffrey Epstein listed Kathryn Ruemmler as a backup executor on the sex offender's will, Ruemmler, the top lawyer for Goldman Sachs, said on Tuesday that she had "never served in any capacity relating to the estate."
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GCs Say They're Implementing AI With Little Budget Support
Over 75% of respondents in a new general counsel survey released Tuesday reported that their companies expect them to implement artificial intelligence without any dedicated funding, forcing legal teams to redirect existing budgets.
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Bally's, Investar Execs Fill Resorts World Las Vegas Legal Posts
Resorts World Las Vegas LLC has bolstered its legal team by adding the Bally's Corp. general counsel for North America as its chief legal officer and a new general counsel from Investar Bank NA.
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VC Firm's Top Atty Rejoins Skadden To Lead Tech Policy Team
The former chief legal and policy officer at California-based Sequoia Capital is returning to Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP to lead the firm's tech policy practice, advising clients on related regulation and enforcement matters, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-Camping Biz, Hyatt Atty Joins Concord Hospitality As GC
Concord Hospitality Enterprises has found its new general counsel in an in-house leader who previously worked at Camping World Holdings Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corp.
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Womble Bond Adds 2 Attys To Energy Team In Vegas, Mass.
Womble Bond Dickinson has announced the firm expanded its energy and natural resources team with two new hires, one of whom is joining from an in-house legal role and the other attorney coming from the public sector.
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The Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
Law firms have steadily but slowly increased the share of attorneys of color over more than a decade, but recently the increases have come at a slower pace. Here's our data dive into representation and inclusion at law firms in the U.S.
Expert Analysis
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.