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OpenAI Brings On MoFo IP Litigator To Lead AI Research
A former intellectual property litigation partner from Morrison Foerster LLP is now OpenAI's lead counsel for artificial intelligence research, the company said Friday.
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Corporate Counsel Group Launches Cybersecurity Toolkit
The Association of Corporate Counsel announced a new toolkit for in-house attorneys on Thursday directed at cybersecurity threats and delivering practical strategies to prepare for and mitigate damage from potential data breaches.
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Rust-Oleum Parent's Legal Chief To Retire, Successor Named
RPM International Inc., the parent of sealant and building material companies Rust-Oleum, DayGlo and DAP, announced Friday that its associate general counsel and vice president for compliance and sustainability is moving into its top legal post, as the company's longtime general counsel prepares to retire.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Law360 Pulse lists the legal chiefs who command the top salaries from public companies in America — think Big Tech. And the SEC is losing its top enforcer, to the cheers of crypto companies.
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Legal Industry Jobs Creep Back Up After 4-Month Decline
After four straight months of employment declines, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest report shows positive signs for the legal industry.
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Biotech Biz's GC Departs; In-House Atty To Fill Post For Now
Biotech company Illumina Inc. has announced the departure of its general counsel and the appointment of an in-house attorney to serve in the post on an interim basis as the business searches for a successor.
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TILT Holding's First GC Rejoins Cannabis Co. As Board Member
Multistate cannabis company TILT Holdings Inc. has announced that its first ever general counsel has returned to the company as a member of its board of directors.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP led this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a Delaware federal jury decided on Sept. 27 that Amazon Web Services infringed two computer network patents that were once owned by Boeing, telling the tech giant to pay $30.5 million in damages.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off the first week of October with several partner promotions, lateral moves, law firm closures and mergers. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds WeWork Employment Law Head In SF
Greenberg Traurig LLP is boosting its West Coast team, bringing in WeWork's former global head of employment law as a shareholder in its San Francisco office.
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12 Lawyers Who Are The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar
One attorney hasn't lost a single U.S. Supreme Court case she's argued, or even a single justice's vote. One attorney is perhaps "the preeminent SCOTUS advocate." And one may soon become U.S. solicitor general, despite acknowledging there are "judges out there who don't like me." All three are among a dozen lawyers in the vanguard of the Supreme Court bar's next generation, poised to follow in the footsteps of the bar's current icons.
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Detroit Atty Named Water Department GC, Compliance Head
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has hired a government contracts expert as its new top lawyer who bring- with him a diverse background including private practice, domestic and international work at the U.S. Department of Justice and, most recently, three years with the city of Detroit as senior assistant corporation counsel.
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Former NY Jets GC To Return As CLO From Foley & Lardner
A former New York Jets general counsel is returning to the football team to serve as its chief legal officer, leaving his role as of counsel at Foley & Lardner LLP, where he joined after running his own law firm.
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K&L Gates Boosts Houston Shop With Ernst & Young Tax Ace
K&L Gates LLP strengthened its Houston office this week with the hire of a tax partner with nearly three decades of expertise in advising multinational corporations on U.S. taxation on cross-border acquisitions and other transactions.
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Southwestern's GC To Lead Combined Gas Co.'s Legal Team
Expand Energy, which formed this week from the merger of U.S. natural gas producers Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy, has picked the general counsel of one of the former entities to lead its legal department, according to a recent securities filing.
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Red Roof Inn Checks In Ten Oaks Group Atty As GC
Hotel chain Red Roof Inn Inc. announced that the former assistant general counsel at investment firm Ten Oaks Group has been appointed the company's new general counsel amid a recently announced growth plan.
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Ex-GC Returns To Lead Massachusetts Insurance Division
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced Wednesday the appointment of a veteran in-house counsel with government and corporate experience as commissioner of the state's Division of Insurance.
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Ex-Hawaii US Atty, Epic Games Counsel Is Now University GC
Hawaii Pacific University has hired the state's former U.S. Attorney, who was most recently managing counsel at the video game developer behind "Fortnite," as its new top lawyer.
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Ex-Binance.US Attorney Joins Crypto Biz As General Counsel
Bitcoin business Thesis announced Thursday that it has hired as its general counsel an attorney who previously worked in-house for crypto research company Messari Inc. and crypto trading platform Binance.US.
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A Deep Dive Into In-House Counsel Pay
The total compensation packages for in-house counsel at different levels of the corporate ladder can vary widely, with especially large variations seen in bonus amounts and long-term incentives, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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To Go, Or Not To Go, To A Firm Directly From Law School
Most legal professionals historically have emphasized the need for young attorneys to gain firm experience immediately after law school. However, that thought is shifting, as more junior lawyers graduate and go directly to a corporate legal team — movement that could eventually take hold as the in-house legal department continues to rise in prominence within businesses.
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Here's How To Negotiate The Best Pay Packages For GCs
Not all general counsel can pull in a pay package that places them near the top 10 highest-paid in-house lawyers. But every top legal officer can use some pro tips on how to negotiate the best deal possible. Law360 Pulse asked several executive compensation experts to share their advice.
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In-House Tech Leaders On Joining Forces At Gibson Dunn
Keith Enright, Google's former chief privacy officer who recently joined Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to co-lead its tech and innovation industry group alongside S. Ashlie Beringer and Jane Horvath, has worked in-house to help corporations navigate data privacy issues for most of his legal career. Enright and Beringer recently spoke with Law360 Pulse about combining their in-house backgrounds, their goals for their practices and more.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In Sept.? Coinbase, Alphabet And More
While the world of cryptocurrency has been a mixed bag for many investors, it has been very good to Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc.
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Cahill Adds House Oversight Atty Who Handled Biden Probe
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP announced Wednesday it hired the former head lawyer for the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, whose work includes guiding an impeachment probe into President Joe Biden.