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Union Pacific CLO To Retire As New Deputy Comes Aboard
Union Pacific Railroad's chief legal officer will retire at the end of March, the freight railroad giant said Monday, adding that a new deputy general counsel and senior vice president had been brought in from Goodyear Tire.
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Ex-Manufacturing Co. Prez Returns To Pittsburgh Law Firm
The former president of a Western Pennsylvania optical technology manufacturer has recently returned to Sherrard German & Kelly PC's Pittsburgh office after leaving the firm nearly 10 years ago.
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Where Women Are And Are Not Getting Ahead In Law
Women now make up the majority of law school graduates, law firm associates and lawyers in the federal government and will likely soon make up the majority of law school faculty, according to a report from the American Bar Association out Monday, however the proportion of women in certain positions of power within the profession continues to lag.
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Intuit's GC-Turned-People Chief Sees Comp Reach $15.8M
An executive who helps oversee financial software company Intuit's workforce and formerly served as its general counsel earned roughly $15.8 million in compensation for fiscal year 2024, most of that from stock awards, a public filing says.
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Healthcare Atty Leaves GC Role To Lead Legal At GeneDx
Connecticut-based genetic testing company GeneDx announced Monday that an experienced in-house healthcare attorney who most recently worked as general counsel at Zoetis was named its chief legal officer and corporate secretary.
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Texas Court OKs Peloton Atty's Suit Against Ex-Coworker
A Texas appeals court won't toss a defamation suit accusing a former Peloton employee of falsely claiming to company executives and New Jersey police that she was bullied by her workplace acquaintance, an in-house attorney, after finding she can't avail herself of a state statute protecting citizens from retaliatory lawsuits.
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SEC's Top Cop Says Election Hasn't Slowed Enforcers Down
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement attorneys continue to work with "urgency" in the waning months of the Biden administration, the acting leader of the enforcement division said Friday at an event where he also spoke about a shuttered task force and the agency's approach to pursuing cases involving cybersecurity breaches.
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Former CLO Of Biotech Business Joins Avalyn Pharma Board
Avalyn Pharma Inc. has announced that an experienced executive who formerly served at the helm of one biotech company and was chief legal officer for another will serve as chair of its board of directors.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
In moves that will affect general counsel, President-elect Donald Trump this week announced his choices to fill several key legal positions, including attorney general, deputy attorney general, solicitor general, chief White House counsel, and the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Meanwhile, the National Labor Relations Board told companies to stop ordering employees to attend anti-union meetings.
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NY Real Estate Lender Bravo Names New GC And COO
New York City-based real estate lender Bravo Property Trust announced Friday it has brought on a new general counsel and chief operating officer with 20 years of experience and a deep network of industry connections, as the company looks to grow.
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Alaska Airlines Promotes Atty Duo After Hawaiian Merger
Following its nearly $2 billion merger with Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines announced five new executive appointments, including a pair of attorneys who will lead its legal and public and government affairs efforts.
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McDermott Welcomes Back Employee Benefits Atty In DC
McDermott Will & Emery LLP's status as a top BigLaw firm with a specialized practice focused on employee stock ownership plans, or ESOPs, prompted an employee benefits attorney to recently return to the firm's Washington, D.C., office.
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Walker & Dunlop Gives Interim GC Permanent Role
Commercial real estate finance and advisory services firm Walker & Dunlop Inc. has promoted its interim general counsel since May to the role permanently.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments and Milbank kicked off BigLaw bonus season. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Curtiss-Wright GC Retiring, Deputy Tapped To Replace Him
North Carolina-headquartered aviation and defense manufacturer Curtiss-Wright announced Thursday its deputy general counsel had been named vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary effective immediately, while the company's longtime top lawyer prepares for retirement by the end of 2024.
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Meet The Holtzman Vogel Atty Picked As Trump's WH Counsel
In selecting his top White House attorney, President-elect Donald Trump has turned to a longtime Republican election lawyer who also served in his first administration and has lobbied for a range of clients in recent years.
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With Rise Of Gen AI, Firms Advised To Rethink Billable Hours
As legal professionals continue to use generative artificial intelligence tools in their work, law firms need to reconsider billable hours and how they train associates, legal industry consultant Jordan Furlong said during an American Bar Association webinar Thursday.
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ADM Compliance Head To Depart Amid Co. Accounting Woes
Archer-Daniels-Midland's head of compliance will leave the food and animal nutrition company, a spokesperson has confirmed, in a year that has seen the company grappling with regulatory probes into its accounting practices and related investor litigation.
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Proskauer Taps Ex-Creative Artists Agency CFO As New COO
Proskauer Rose LLP announced Thursday that it has hired the former chief financial officer from Creative Artists Agency as its chief operating officer to oversee the firm's operations and 800 business services professionals.
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Cooper Levenson Adds Ex-Blank Rome Litigator After GC Role
Cooper Levenson expanded its Atlantic City, New Jersey, office this week with the addition of a former litigation partner at Blank Rome LLP and in-house counsel at a social media detection and monitoring software company.
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GCs Brace For Rising Costs From Clean Energy Disputes
A new survey of 300 general counsel and top in-house lawyers shows they are already dealing with disputes stemming from the global shift toward clean energy, with many respondents anticipating litigation and arbitration costs will rise in coming years.
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Ex-Gibson Dunn Disputes Pro To Move Into In-House Role
Marsh McLennan has hired a dispute resolution partner from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP in London as a general counsel for two of its consulting businesses, the firm said Thursday.
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Retiring GC Looks Back On 30-Plus Years Adapting, Growing
After 35 years as in-house counsel and never working at a law firm, Lizbeth "Beth" O'Shaughnessy is retiring in December from Steelcase. She spoke with Law360 Pulse about why she is retiring now, changes she has seen in the general counsel role, and some of her toughest and proudest moments.
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Axiom Launches Services To Tackle Corporate Litigation
Alternative legal service provider Axiom announced Tuesday it is launching two new litigation services for large-scale businesses and smaller operations offering lower-cost options for dealing with contract issues, unpaid invoices and other routine business disputes.
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Fla. Bar Eyes Scraping Diversity Language From Board Policy
The Florida Bar Board of Governors may soon remove references to "diversity and inclusion" from its standing board policies as part of an ongoing push by the state Supreme Court against such diversity-related language.