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2nd Circ. Orders In-House Counsel Docs In Grand Jury Case
The Second Circuit on Friday ruled that an in-house attorney for a publicly traded company under federal investigation in New York must turn over communications as part of a grand jury investigation under the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege.
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Legal Sector Gains 900 Jobs In January Amid Data Revisions
The U.S. legal sector started the year with a modest boost, adding 900 jobs in January, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday following the agency's annual employment data revision that also lifted earlier job figures from the past year.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
General counsel will be scrutinizing their companies' DEI policies after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directed the U.S. Department of Justice to probe and penalize illegal diversity policies in the private and public sectors. Outside the DOJ, legal professionals, including in-house attorneys, reported high job satisfaction in a recent survey, likely leading to lower turnover. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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GE Vernova's GC To Depart With $1.35M In Severance Pay
The general counsel of GE Vernova will depart the company in May with a severance package that includes a lump-sum payment of $1.35 million, according to documents recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Pierson Ferdinand Taps Founding Partner As GC
The rapidly-growing firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Friday that it selected one of its Philadelphia-based founding partners to serve as the firm's global general counsel.
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Advance Auto Parts Hires Ex-Lowe's Atty As GC
As its current legal leader prepares to retire after nearly a decade in her role, Advance Auto Parts Inc. will kick off March with a new general counsel who spent much of his career at Lowe's Cos. Inc.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off February with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new roles in BigLaw and the Trump administration. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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SEC Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel Joins Carlton Fields
An assistant chief litigation counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has left the agency to join Carlton Fields as a shareholder in the firm's securities litigation and enforcement practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Thursday.
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Baker McKenzie Partner Rejoins Firm From Apple
Baker McKenzie announced that a former partner specializing in trade and customs law has rejoined the firm after serving as principal counsel and the lead adviser on global trade matters for Apple.
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CFPB's Frotman To Depart As General Counsel
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's top lawyer is resigning, Law360 has learned, marking the latest high-level exit from the agency following President Donald Trump's firing of its former director Rohit Chopra.
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Legal Job Satisfaction Up, Less Turnover Expected, Study Says
Legal professionals surveyed reported high job satisfaction at the end of last year, signaling a quieter job market for the legal industry in 2025, according to a new report from recruiting firm Robert Half Inc.
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Ex-Dr Pepper Chief Legal Officer Joins Varsity Brands
The former legal leader for beverage company Keurig Dr Pepper has joined cheerleading giant Varsity Brands as its next chief legal officer.
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PODS Moving Containers Taps Ex-Carlton Fields Atty As CLO
Clearwater, Florida-based moving company PODS Enterprises LLC has promoted an in-house counsel — who was formerly the managing shareholder of Carlton Fields' Tampa office — to senior vice president and chief legal officer.
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Carr Names Project 2025 Co-Author As FCC General Counsel
A Michigan State University law professor and onetime Jones Day litigator known for his involvement in Project 2025 and criticism of Big Tech will serve as the Federal Communications Commission's top lawyer.
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Golden State Warriors CLO Named GC Of NBA Players Union
The National Basketball Players Association said Thursday it has hired the chief legal officer of the Golden State Warriors, who has made a career melding music, sports and finance, to be the union's managing director and general counsel.
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USC Taps University's GC To Serve As Interim President
University of Southern California announced Wednesday that its general counsel Beong-Soo Kim, who is also a former federal prosecutor, will serve as the school's interim president once Carol Folt retires as USC leader at the end of June.
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Arnall Golden Hires Home Care & Hospice CEO In DC
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has hired the former head of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, to join its Washington, D.C., office after nearly 40 years with the organization, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Latham Adds Ex-SEC Pro, GC To NY Roster
The former acting director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement arm and a private capital specialist with in-house and private practice experience have come aboard Latham & Watkins LLP, the firm announced Wednesday, marking the latest in a flurry of lateral hires entering Latham's New York office since fall 2024.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In January? Netflix, Palantir And More
Legal leaders at Netflix and Palantir Technologies were among those corporate lawyers who welcomed the New Year by hauling in millions of dollars in stock sales in January.
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Wealth Management Co. Hires Ex-Phoenix Suns Exec As GC
Wealth management company Amplify Platform has expanded its leadership team amid record growth over the past year, including with the addition of the former CEO of the NBA's Phoenix Suns as its legal leader.
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Paxos' Top Atty Takes CLO Spot At Crypto Co. Kraken
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has tapped the general counsel at crypto trust company Paxos to serve as its new chief legal officer.
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Litigation Funders, Firms Chase Billions In BCBS Claims
Litigation funders and law firms are racing to pitch hospitals on opting out of the landmark $2.8 billion Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust settlement, with some convinced the hospitals' claims could be worth billions each if they're willing to roll the dice and sue the health insurance giant directly.
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Trump Selects McKinsey CLO For Commerce Department GC
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated McKinsey & Co.'s Chief Legal Officer Pierre Gentin to serve as the next general counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce, according to congressional records.
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DLA Piper Partner To Testify At Cognizant Evidence Hearing
Prosecutors told a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday that the managing partner of DLA Piper's Houston office will testify at a Feb. 18 evidentiary hearing in a criminal bribery case against two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., which tapped the law firm for an internal investigation into the alleged corrupt scheme in India.
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One Group's Message: Activists Helped, Not Hurt, Exxon
Despite a federal judge and a House panel saying otherwise, the CEO and the chief counsel of shareholder advocacy group As You Sow want to set the record straight about what investor activists have done to Exxon Mobil Corp.'s financial value.
Expert Analysis
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.