In-House

Pryor Cashman's Outgoing Head Talks Legacy

By Emma Cueto

After 17 years leading New York-based Mid-Law firm Pryor Cashman LLP, the firm's managing partner is stepping down at the end of January, saying that he is proud of the way the firm has grown under his leadership while still maintaining its identity.

Former Amazon In-House Atty Joins Calif. IP Boutique

By James Mills

California intellectual property boutique Friedland Cianfrani LLP is expanding its team, bringing in a former corporate counsel for IP at Amazon as a partner.

Attys For Organizations May Need To Clarify Roles, ABA Says

By Andrea Keckley

Lawyers advising organizations through nonclient constituents may be obligated to clear up any confusion about their role that may cause the constituents to mistakenly think they can rely on the lawyer's advice to avoid criminal or civil liability, the American Bar Association said in a formal opinion Wednesday.

Citizens Financial Group GC Jumps To Corebridge Financial

By James Boyle

Citizens Financial Group Inc.'s general counsel is preparing a move to financial services company Corebridge Financial Inc. as its new general counsel next month.

Eversheds Sutherland Names New US General Counsel

By Adrian Cruz

Eversheds Sutherland announced that a longtime partner and its former co-head of global litigation has been appointed its new U.S. general counsel following his predecessor's decision to step down into a senior counsel role.

White Castle Names GC As First Nonfamily Member President

By Sue Reisinger

White Castle, the pioneer of the fast-food hamburger chain, has promoted its chief administrative officer and general counsel to the post of company president — the first time in the company's 104-year history that a nonfamily member holds this position.

FBI Director's Former Chief Of Staff Joins Fenwick

By Jack Rodgers

Weeks after FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that he'll resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term, Fenwick & West LLP said Wednesday that it has hired the FBI director's chief of staff, who joined the team as a white collar defense and investigations partner.

Growing Tech Co. Names Ex-Airbnb, Google Atty As GC

By Christine DeRosa

California-based Moloco, an operational machine learning and performance advertising company, announced Wednesday it has added a former in-house attorney with Airbnb Inc. and Google to serve as its new legal leader.

Republican AGs Rebuke Proposed ABA Diversity Rule Change

By Emily Sawicki

Republican state attorneys general representing 21 states are pushing back against proposed changes to the American Bar Association's diversity and inclusion standards for law schools, cautioning that they run afoul of precedent the U.S. Supreme Court established when it struck down affirmative action in 2023.

DLA Piper Adds Ex-Verizon GC As Telecom Partner

By Rae Ann Varona

DLA Piper is boosting its global telecom practice with a new partner at its New York office who joins after serving as Verizon Business' senior vice president and general counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.

Starbucks' Former IP Head Joins Davis Wright In Seattle

By Hailey Konnath

Batur Oktay, the former leader of Starbucks Corp.'s intellectual property program, has joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner in the firm's Seattle office, according to an announcement Tuesday.

New USPTO Advisers Include Mattel, Estee Lauder Attys

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday welcomed six additions to its patent and trademark advisory committees, including lead intellectual property attorneys at The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. and Mattel Inc. 

CFPB Senior Litigator Who Defended Key Rules Is Departing

By Jon Hill

A veteran Consumer Financial Protection Bureau litigator who represented the agency in a slew of high-profile cases challenging its rulemakings and constitutionality is heading for the exit after more than a decade at the consumer watchdog.

NJ Investigation Agency Elevates Interim Chief To Top Role

By Carla Baranauckas

The New Jersey State Commission of Investigation has appointed Tiffany Williams Brewer, a former state administrative law judge, assistant U.S. attorney and law professor, as chief executive of the agency.

Calif. Software Co. Names New Leadership Including GC

By Sue Reisinger

Medallia Inc., an experience management software platform, has hired a new management team, including a general counsel and a CEO who worked for its onetime rival Clarabridge.

Gibbons Brings On Prudential Employment Legal Chief In NJ

By Jake Maher

Gibbons PC has expanded its employment and labor law practice group with the addition of the former chief legal officer for labor and employment at Prudential.

Approach The Bench: Justice Goodwin Liu On Oral Argument

When Goodwin Liu became a California Supreme Court justice in 2011, the constitutional law professor found the intellectual demands of judging similar to academia, but was surprised to learn that "the art of judging is much more practical than people think."

Eckert Seamans Adds Former Trump Interior Dept. Atty

By Jack Rodgers

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC is the latest firm to get in on the exploding lateral movement in the energy legal market following the 2024 presidential election, adding a former Trump administration attorney who served in a first-of-its-kind role in the first administration's Interior Department.

Goya Foods Names 1st New GC In Over 3 Decades

By Christine DeRosa

For the first time in more than 30 years, Hispanic-owned food company Goya Foods has named a new legal leader.

Tether, Bitfinex Tap New GC After Longtime Lawyer Retires

By Aislinn Keely

Stablecoin issuer Tether and its sister company, crypto exchange Bitfinex, have tapped an in-house lawyer to become general counsel after their top lawyer of more than a decade retires.

Which GCs Sold Stock In Dec.? Robinhood, Alphabet, More

By Sue Reisinger

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.

Sheppard Mullin Hires University Of Calif. Health Counsel

By Rose Krebs

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.

Bracewell Adds Pioneer Natural Resources Associate GC

By Christine DeRosa

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.

Husch Blackwell Joins Law Firms Adding Senior AI Roles

By Sarah Martinson

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.

Texas Software Co. Promotes Legal Chief, Deputy

By Christine DeRosa

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.