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Why A Growing Tech Startup Switched Contract Tools
For global tech startup Matillion, hiring a new head of legal resulted in the company replacing its contract lifecycle management, or CLM, tool within the year. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a look at what spurred the change.
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What A Trump Return Could Mean For Federal Attorneys
Former President Donald Trump’s vows to “shatter the deep state” if he’s reelected could affect attorneys who work for the federal government through his plans to overhaul agencies and reclassify certain government employees.
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Ex-Google GC Must Be Investigated By Calif. Bar, Groups Say
A trio of groups led by the American Economic Liberties Project on Tuesday pressed the State Bar of California to investigate former Google general counsel Kent Walker for "coaching" the company to "engage in widespread and illegal destruction of records relevant to multiple ongoing federal trials."
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Ex-Associated Press Atty Remembered As Media Champion
Richard N. Winfield, a U.S. First Amendment lawyer who represented The Associated Press for three decades and died Tuesday at age 91, is being remembered as a champion of freedom of expression for journalists around the world.
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Stigma Of Disability In Legal Industry Is 'Very Real,' Panel Says
People with disabilities still face challenges when pursuing a legal career, but law firms, law schools, bar associations and corporate legal departments can take steps to help advance disability equality, according to panelists speaking Tuesday for National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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Companies Steadily Revealing More Cyber Incidents
Among the latest cyber trends, more criminals are using generative artificial intelligence, launching more attacks on corporations and leading to public companies disclosing greater amounts of information about cybersecurity, according to a recent Ernst & Young look at Fortune 100 companies.
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Veteran Energy Atty Rejoins Balch & Bingham In Atlanta
Balch & Bingham LLP announced that a veteran energy attorney with more than two decades of experience rejoined the firm's Atlanta office after a decade working at advisory firm The Taffrail Group.
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How Law Firms Get And Keep Elite Status
For decades, a handful of New York-based law firms thoroughly dominated the national consciousness when it came to power, profitability and prestige. But in today's legal market, increased movement of partners and clients from one firm to the next has begun to shake things up and create opportunities for go-getters to ascend the ranks.
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Prestige Leaders: The Firms In The Billionaires' Club
As many BigLaw firms see their revenues climb ever higher, we highlight those that reported topping the billion-dollar mark in the most recent calendar year.
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These Firms Are The 2024 Prestige Leaders
Clients flock to firms with prestigious reputations, and so does top talent. Here are this year's Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders — the 100 firms the industry recognizes for their prominence, power and distinction
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In-House Counsel For Veeva, SingleStore Joins Stoel Rives
Stoel Rives LLP has hired the former in-house counsel for technology companies SingleStore and Veeva Systems Inc. in Boise, Idaho, positioning the firm to better serve the increasing demand for sophisticated transactional representations in the area.
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HB Fuller Taps Thrivent's CEO, Ex-GC As Board Chair
Adhesives manufacturer H.B. Fuller Co. has appointed the CEO and former general counsel of financial services business Thrivent to be its next board chair, effective Jan. 22.
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Procurement Tool Zip Worth $2.2B After Series D Investment
Zip, an artificial intelligence-powered procurement orchestration platform used by legal and other corporate teams, secured a $190 million Series D funding round on Monday.
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Mastercard's Legal Chief Departs For Tech Co. Coherent
Rob Beard is leaving his post as Mastercard Inc.'s chief legal officer and global policy head to join Coherent Corp. as its CLO, the industrial laser technology company announced Monday.
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Cisco Top Atty Sees FY 2024 Compensation Climb To $12.5M
The chief legal officer at California-based technology giant Cisco earned around $12.5 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2024, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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Longtime DOD, Military Atty Joins Beveridge & Diamond In DC
Beveridge & Diamond PC has hired the U.S. Department of Defense's deputy general counsel for environment, energy and installations as of counsel in the firm's Washington office, a move the firm said is its latest government hire to help clients navigate the constantly changing environmental landscape.
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Ogletree Shareholder Who Went In-House 'Returning Home'
Communications company WPP Group USA's vice president and counsel for the Americas rejoined Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC on Monday as a labor and employment shareholder, the firm said.
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Eversheds Sutherland Adds NCAA Veteran To Education Team
Eversheds Sutherland announced Monday that it has added the former associate director of enforcement for the National Collegiate Athletic Association to bolster its higher education services and its global sports practice.
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McGuireWoods Adds Healthcare Atty From Cooley In NY
McGuireWoods LLP has added a digital health expert from Cooley LLP, aiming to boost its offerings for clients in the space combining healthcare services with information and communications technology, the firm announced Monday.
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Food Giant Yum Taps 20-Year Vet As CLO Amid Top Atty's Exit
Erika Burkhardt, who has been a lawyer with fast food giant Yum! Brands Inc. for 20 years, is being promoted to chief legal officer of the company, whose brands include Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell.
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20-Year FBI Vet Joins Motion Picture Association In California
A former supervisory special agent with the FBI has joined the Motion Picture Association in Los Angeles to work as vice president of the group's content protection enforcement for the Americas region, and for its Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, according to a Monday announcement.
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Media Co. Tegna Hires 'Battle-Tested' Chief Legal Officer
Tegna Inc., which provides media services and content across various platforms, has found a new chief legal officer from Hemisphere Media Group just over a month after its former top attorney resigned after less than a year on the job.
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Fla. Dept.'s Ex-GC Says Gov.'s Office Directed TV Ad Letters
The former general counsel for the Florida Department of Health said Monday that he was directed by Gov. Ron DeSantis' office to send out letters threatening television stations with criminal prosecution if they did not pull a campaign ad promoting an abortion rights ballot initiative.
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Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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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.