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Chemours GC Saw Compensation Bump To $1.8M In FY 2024
The general counsel of Delaware-based Chemours saw her total compensation increase to roughly $1.8 million for fiscal year 2024, up from about $1.4 million the prior year, according to a public filing Thursday.
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Malbek Promotes Legal Tech Influencer To General Counsel
Malbek has promoted its very first legal hire to general counsel to help guide an ambitious growth phase, the New Jersey-based contract management software company announced Thursday.
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Atlanta's Transit System Appoints New Legal Leader
The public transit system for the Atlanta area has named a new chief legal counsel who had been serving in the position on an interim basis after his predecessor departed to join Greenberg Traurig LLP in December.
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Hilton Time-Share Co. CLO's Comp More Than Doubles In '24
The longtime legal chief for time-share company Hilton Grand Vacations saw his compensation more than double last year to $5.1 million, driven by his stock and option awards.
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AI Is Growing Focus For Corporate Boards, Proxy Proposals
Public companies and their investors increasingly set their sights on artificial intelligence last year, according to a report released Wednesday indicating the rapidly evolving technology was a major focus when it came to both board-level oversight and shareholder proxy proposals.
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Ex-Cognizant CLO Fires Paul Weiss After Trump Order
A former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing a bribery trial next month has fired Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP from his defense team following the Trump administration's revocation of the firm's security clearances, according to a withdrawal motion filed Wednesday by firm partner Roberto Finzi.
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Sequoia Financial Names Benesch Atty As GC
Wealth management firm Sequoia Financial Group LLC has brought a member of its outside legal team at Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP in-house as general counsel.
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ConocoPhillips' GC Saw Uptick In Compensation To $6.1M
The top lawyer at ConocoPhillips saw her pay package continue to rise in 2024, with her earnings totaling just over $6.1 million for the year, according to the oil giant's preliminary proxy filing Wednesday.
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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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FCPA Uncertainty May Lead Attys To 'Gamble' On Disclosure
The Trump administration's pullback on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement is sowing confusion in the white collar bar, as companies consider whether to voluntarily disclose potential violations of the anti-bribery law while the chances of getting a favorable resolution seem good or keep quiet until the dust settles.
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Trump Media Group Execs See Total Pay Skyrocket
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., which runs President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform, has started paying its executives more than 50 times what they earned before, despite the company losing over $400.8 million last year, according to a securities filing Tuesday.
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Haynes Boone Grows Enviro Practice With EPA Vet In Dallas
Haynes Boone has bulked up its environmental practice group with a partner in Dallas who brings nearly a decade of experience as a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lawyer, the firm said this week.
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PBF Energy GC Pay Dropped Over 30% In 2024
New Jersey-based PBF Energy paid its general counsel more than $3.6 million in total compensation in 2024, a 31% decrease from her pay a year earlier, as she and other executives received significantly smaller bonuses because the company missed its financial goals, it disclosed Tuesday.
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Cigna Group GC Earned Nearly $5.8M Last Year
Cigna Group's top lawyer, who last week had her remit expanded to include enterprise marketing, earned nearly $5.8 million in 2024 — up slightly from her $5.3 million pay the previous year — according to a recent securities filing.
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11th Circ. Nixes College GC Applicant's Age Bias Suit
The Eleventh Circuit won't revive an attorney's suit claiming she lost out on a general counsel position with a Florida college to someone four decades younger due to age bias, finding she gave up her right to challenge the case's dismissal by not objecting to a lower court decision.
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Semiconductor Co. AMD Paid GC Nearly $16.9M In '24
Semiconductor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s legal chief made nearly $16.9 million in her first year with the company, including a $2 million sign-on bonus, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Debevoise Atty Goes In-House As TPG's Legal Chief
Global asset manager TPG announced Monday that it has hired Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Jennifer Chu to take over as its chief legal officer and general counsel, saying her deep "experience, leadership expertise and judgment" are an ideal match for the rapidly expanding firm.
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How Public Companies Are Changing Their DEI Disclosures
So far in 2025, public companies appear to be adjusting to new legal and regulatory pressures surrounding diversity issues, with some jettisoning all mention of DEI in their disclosures and others maintaining broad commitments to equity in their operations, according to a study released on Monday.
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Royer Cooper Grows Healthcare Practice With Veteran Atty
A former Pennsylvania attorney general candidate, in-house counsel for several health insurers and a key lobbyist for several health care initiatives passed in Harrisburg has joined Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC's Philadelphia office where he expands the firm's presence in the healthcare sector.
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Clearway Energy GC's Compensation Rose To $1.4M In '24
Compensation for the New Jersey-based general counsel of San Francisco-headquartered Clearway Energy climbed to about $1.4 million in 2024, according to a recent proxy statement.
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Berkshire Hathaway Paid Munger Tolles $21M In Fees In 2024
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. paid Munger Tolles & Olson LLP $21.2 million in legal fees in 2024 — nearly double the amount toward that law firm since the previous year — according to its recently filed annual report.
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Charter Communications GC Earned $4.89M In 1st Year
The top attorney for Charter Communications Inc. earned $4.89 million in his first full year with the company, making him the second-highest-paid named executive officer at the Connecticut-based broadband connectivity provider.
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24 Law Firm, Corporate Leaders Celebrated For AI Innovation
Leaders from Sidley Austin LLP, PayPal, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Bayer were among those honored by the legal technology company Relativity ODA LLC on its annual list of Artificial Intelligence Visionaries on Monday.
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AmEx CLO Bonus, Stock Awards Bump Compensation To $11M
American Express Co. paid its longtime top lawyer close to $11.3 million in total compensation last year — up from about $10.7 million in 2023 — largely a bonus and stock awards, according to a securities filing Friday.
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Former SEC General Counsel Barbero Joins Venable In DC
Venable LLP announced Friday that former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission general counsel Megan Barbero has joined the firm's Washington, D.C., office following a three-year stint at the Wall Street regulator.
Expert Analysis
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Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
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How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
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Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
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10 Steps To Improve Legal Vendor Management
Corporate counsel often turn to third-party vendors to manage spending challenges, and navigating this selection process can be difficult for both counsel and the vendor, but there are several ways corporate legal departments can make the entire process easier and beneficial for all parties involved, says David Cochran at QuisLex.
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Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts?
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
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Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement?
Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.
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DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help
Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.
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For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past
At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
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Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital
Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.
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A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War'
With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.
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ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers
Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.
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Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.
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Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas
To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.