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Which GCs Sold Stock In Dec.? Robinhood, Alphabet, More
Legal leaders at tech and fintech companies like Robinhood, Alphabet, Coinbase and Meta enriched their holidays as each sold more than $2 million worth of stock in December.
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Sheppard Mullin Hires University Of Calif. Health Counsel
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced Monday that it has hired two attorneys who previously served in-house at the University of California to bolster its healthcare industry practice group.
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Bracewell Adds Pioneer Natural Resources Associate GC
Bracewell LLP has expanded its energy offerings in Texas with the addition of the former managing associate general counsel for Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc., the firm said Monday.
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Husch Blackwell Joins Law Firms Adding Senior AI Roles
Husch Blackwell LLP has hired an Adobe veteran to serve as its first senior director of artificial intelligence advisory services, the firm said Monday, making it the latest law firm to add a senior AI role.
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Texas Software Co. Promotes Legal Chief, Deputy
Tyler Technologies announced Monday that the Texas-based software company has selected its chief legal officer to become the firm's first chief administrative officer, as part of several other shuffles in its C-suite.
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Haynes Boone Taps Appellate Leader As New General Counsel
Haynes Boone announced Monday that it has appointed its Dallas-based appellate practice group chair to the role of general counsel, effective Jan. 1.
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Howard University Joins Expanding Weil Service Fellowship
Howard University School of Law is the latest school to join Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's public service initiative designed to develop the next generation of leaders in the legal profession while tackling social, economic and legal inequities.
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Boeing, DOJ Say No Agreement Yet For Revised 737 Max Plea
The Boeing Co. and the U.S. Department of Justice told a Texas federal judge Friday they have not yet reached an agreement on how to revise the aircraft manufacturer's plea agreement in the 737 Max criminal conspiracy case, after the judge last month rejected the initial deal.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
How to deal with diversity, climate change and artificial intelligence are the key issues giving general counsel night terrors at the start of the new year. And in Delaware, the Chancery Court is allowing a stockholder suit to move forward against Fox Corp., related to its false reports of voting fraud in 2020.
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Power Co. Adds Ex-GC, Gibson Dunn Partner To Board
A longtime Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP partner who recently retired from the firm has been named as the 11th member of Texas-based energy company Vistra's board of directors, according to an announcement this week.
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SiriusXM General Counsel To Retire After 2-Plus Decades
SiriusXM will soon be in the market for a new general counsel as its longtime legal leader has announced his plans to retire in early 2025.
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FHLB San Francisco CLO Exits Amid Proposed Restructuring
The chief legal officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has resigned after her position was set to be restructured, according to a public filing.
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The Top In-House Hires Of December
Legal department hires in the past month included high-profile appointments at Eaton Corp., Conde Nast, Constellation Energy Corp. and Turing. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past few weeks.
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Texas Capital Elevates Deputy GC To HR Chief Role
Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. announced Thursday that the company's deputy general counsel has been elevated to the role of chief human resources officer after less than a year with the Dallas-based company.
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Welltower Elevates GC To Chief Legal Officer
Healthcare-focused real estate investment trust Welltower Inc. announced Thursday it began the new year by making several executive and senior leadership team promotions, including naming a longtime legal leader its chief legal officer.
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Key Litigation That General Counsel Should Watch In 2025
As January brings a new year and a new presidential administration, some corporations will be seeking ways to build on Supreme Court decisions from 2024 to lessen their regulatory burdens and legal risks.
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Lit Finance Enters '25 On Solid Ground Amid Disclosure Push
The $15 billion U.S. litigation finance industry has come a long way in recent years, but demands for more transparency from pro-business groups and the defense bar could present a significant challenge in the year ahead.
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AI, ESG Amid Biggest Worries Keeping GCs Up At Night
The year 2025 has arrived for general counsel like a scary movie featuring monster environmental, social and governance risks, new technology demons that threaten to rip apart data privacy and security, and overlords who demand the legal department defend the company and save the day.
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Legal Ethics Matters To Watch In 2025
After an eventful 2024, industry experts are looking ahead to what might be the big topics in legal ethics in the new year, including the ethics implications of artificial intelligence and ethics opinions that may be relevant to attorneys in the incoming second Trump administration.
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Blank Rome Atty Accused Of Malpractice At Former Firm
Supply chain finance company Orbian Corp. filed a federal suit in Massachusetts Friday against defunct law firm Burns & Levinson LLP and a former partner accusing the firm of helping swindle payments from Orbian to its now-former general counsel.
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Solo Stove Maker Says GC Departing At Year's End
The general counsel and secretary of Solo Brands Inc., which makes a variety of outdoor lifestyle items, has announced his departure from the company at the end of December, according to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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Aurora Innovation GC Set To Leave In January
The general counsel of self-driving vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation Inc. will step down in early January, according to a Friday U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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New Jersey US Atty Resigning Before Trump Returns
U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger of the District of New Jersey announced Monday that he was resigning, making him the latest appointee of President Joe Biden to make departure plans ahead of the incoming Trump administration.
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NYC's New Corp. Counsel Talks Importance Of Law Dept.
Muriel Goode-Trufant first joined the New York City Law Department in 1991 — and now she's running the show.
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Generative AI Continued To Drive Legal Tech Scene In 2024
Generative artificial intelligence remained the top issue for legal tech in 2024, as vendors continued rolling out generative AI tools while law firms tested them and trained their attorneys on the underlying technology.