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Legal Chiefs Step Up When Their CEO Is Suddenly Killed
Lockheed Martin Taps Carrier CLO And DOJ Veteran As GC
Exelon Promotes Ex-FERC Commissioner To Top Legal Role
Ironclad's New GC Drawn To Mission-Driven Companies
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Spencer Fane Adds IP Ace With BigLaw, In-House Experience
Spencer Fane LLP has added a member of the trademark and copyright team at K&L Gates LLP to its intellectual property practice in its Austin, Texas, office, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Manatt Adds Former UMass Memorial Exec In Boston
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP has grown its healthcare offerings in Boston with the addition of a veteran attorney who most recently served as an executive and legal leader at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
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Ex-Cleveland Clinic CLO Joins Recruiter BarkerGilmore
After a 30-year tenure as the top lawyer at Cleveland Clinic, the renowned hospital system's former chief legal officer has accepted an advisory and development coaching position at legal recruiter BarkerGilmore LLC, where he will focus on providing guidance to clients within the healthcare and nonprofit sectors.
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Ex-Boeing Senior Atty Joins Jet Services Co. As CLO
Chicago-based Jet Support Services Inc. announced that a senior attorney at Boeing has joined the company as its new chief legal officer, general counsel and chief strategy officer.
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GC Of Building Materials Co. Martin Marietta To Depart
The longtime legal leader of building materials company Martin Marietta Materials Inc. will step down from her post before 2025 comes to an end.
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LexShares Must Face Claims In Ex-CEO's Race Bias Suit
Racial discrimination claims by a Black former CEO of litigation financier LexShares Inc. are not time-barred, a Massachusetts federal judge has ruled, though she dismissed claims against the chairman of the company's board and another board member.
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Trump Changes Course On Pick For WH Counsel
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he was naming a Dhillon Law Group Inc. partner who has represented his campaign to serve as White House counsel, replacing the ex-Jones Day attorney he'd previously picked as the top lawyer in his new administration.
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Coinbase Says It Won't Use Firms That Hire Crypto Enforcers
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase made clear that it won't work with law firms that employ former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorneys who led the charge on crypto enforcement suits, singling out Milbank LLP for its hiring of ex-SEC enforcement director Gurbir Grewal.
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Microsoft Asks FTC Watchdog To Look Into Leaked Probe
A Microsoft deputy general counsel on Tuesday asked the Federal Trade Commission's inspector general to look into whether commission management improperly told a news outlet that the FTC had opened a broad antitrust investigation of the tech giant.
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Approach The Bench: Judge Tunheim Advises Other Jurists
For more than a decade, U.S. District Judge John Tunheim has counseled judges from other countries on quandaries jurists face internationally, from artificial intelligence to court administration to judicial independence.
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Ex-Locke Lord Enviro Atty Joins Winstead After In-House Role
Winstead PC has added a Houston attorney whose experience with environmental matters while working in-house for a chemical company and in stints with the Texas state government and law firms like Locke Lord LLP will bolster the firm's real estate practice.
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FactSet Hires Chief Legal Officer From S&P Global
Financial information and data analytics company FactSet has hired as its new chief legal officer an attorney who will use his prior in-house experience at several other financial services companies to steer its global legal functions.
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Media Photographers Group CLO Tapped As Next CEO
The American Society of Media Photographers' board of directors has elected to elevate its top lawyer to the role of chief executive after nearly four years working in-house at the professional organization, which he first joined as a high school student.
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Are Law Firms Losing Money On Generative AI?
How to leverage generative artificial intelligence to enhance the bottom line is still a question mark for the vast majority of law firms, with many making massive investments in the technology without much of a plan for how to monetize it, law firm consultants say.
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LPGA Legal Chief Tapped As Interim Commissioner
The Ladies Professional Golf Association announced Monday that its longtime legal leader would serve as its interim commissioner after the organization's current top executive departs next month.
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Supermicro Agrees To Hire More Execs, Attys After Review
Following an internal review after its public accounting firm resigned, a California-based producer of computer servers and services said Monday it had agreed to accept a review committee's recommendations, which include hiring a general counsel, more in-house attorneys and a chief compliance officer.
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Healthcare Biz Atty Rejoins Dentons As Partner In Dallas
Dentons announced Monday that an attorney who spent years in-house in the healthcare industry has rejoined the firm as a partner in Dallas to enhance its efforts servicing clients in health insurance regulation and other healthcare matters.
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The Top In-House Hires Of November
Legal department moves in the last month included high-profile announcements at CSX Corp., Cohen & Steers Inc. and Pershing Square Holdings Ltd., including two general counsel joining boards of directors. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house appointments from November.
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Veteran Energy Atty Named Northland Power CEO, President
Toronto-based Northland Power announced Monday that an experienced in-house energy attorney who most recently was a president at engineering company AtkinsRéalis has been named its president and chief executive officer.
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Blackstone Promotes Real Estate GC To Private Wealth COO
Global asset manager Blackstone has elevated its real estate general counsel to the role of global chief operating officer of Private Wealth Solutions as the unit looks to continue its expansion.
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Citi Gets TRO On Banker Accused Of Poaching Atty Clients
A California federal judge on Tuesday granted Citibank NA's request for a temporary restraining order against one of its former bankers who it alleges jumped to a rival with confidential information on law firm and attorney clients, but denied the request regarding a second banker as "too speculative."
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Home Appliance Co. Hamilton Beach Parts Ways With GC
The top attorney of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., known for its housewares and home appliances, has left the company after more than three years in the role.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
President-elect Donald Trump announced that a King & Spalding LLP international trade partner is his choice for U.S. trade representative. Meanwhile, the new general counsel for the largest federal employees' union is expected to fight any attempts to cut government jobs, which the new administration has threatened to do.
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Houston System Taps Veteran Healthcare Exec As New CLO
Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System has named an experienced healthcare executive, who most recently served as general counsel at California's John Muir Health, as its new chief legal officer.
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Marshall Dennehey Grows Health Care Team In Harrisburg
Marshall Dennehey PC continued to grow its medical malpractice services in Pennsylvania with the recent addition of a litigator to its Harrisburg office, who returns to the firm after leaving in 2021 to go in-house with the state government.
Expert Analysis
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Tips For Constructing Your Small-Law Exit Strategy
By initiating planning and processes to evaluate personal retirement goals and firm value early, longtime solo practitioners and small-firm owners can unlock a range of possibilities and potential buyers, setting up for a profitable exit and a rewarding transition, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.
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Tips For Persuasive Briefs Beyond The Argument Section
When crafting an appellate brief, the focus for most lawyers is the argument section, but other sections also offer strategic opportunities to shape the court's perception of the case and favorably frame the issues, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.