In-House

Centrus Energy's GC Departs, Deputy To Fill In As Acting GC

By Jack Rodgers

The former general counsel of Centrus Energy Corp., a nuclear fuel and service company, is leaving his role at the end of June, and the company has tapped its deputy general counsel and director of corporate compliance to step in as the top corporate lawyer in the interim, according to a recent regulatory filing.
WilmerHale Seeks Full Fed Compliance On Struck-Down Order

By Ali Sullivan

WilmerHale is asking a D.C. federal judge to make clear that a ruling invalidating an executive order against the firm applies to all federal agencies subject to President Donald Trump's directives.
Legal, Compliance Heads Named In Mallinckrodt-Endo Merger

By Rachel Rippetoe

Ahead of finalizing their $6.7 billion merger, Ireland's Mallinckrodt PLC and Pennsylvania-based Endo Inc. announced that Mallinckrodt's current chief legal officer and Endo's chief compliance officer will be a part of the executive team that will drive the formation of what the companies said will be a global pharmaceutical industry leader.
Vans, North Face Parent Co.'s Law Chief Saw $2M Comp In '24

By James Boyle

VF Corp.'s top in-house counsel brought home over $2 million in total compensation in her first year as a named executive officer, according to documents recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
EY Expert Urges GCs To Help Build AI Governance

By Sue Reisinger

General counsel need to be playing a strong role in helping build their company's governance over artificial intelligence, and they need to maintain that role for the long term, according to one expert.
Early Support Key To Fixing Legal Profession's Diversity Gap

By Xiumei Dong

A lack of early support and systemic barriers continue to block underrepresented students from entering the legal profession, attorneys and legal educators warned at a Friday panel, calling for expanded investment in pipeline programs despite recent legal challenges to diversity initiatives.
Ex-Wells Fargo Atty Wins Arbitration Bid In Trade Secrets Suit

By Ryan Harroff

A former senior in-house counsel for Wells Fargo Advisors won his bid to make the bank arbitrate claims he absconded with confidential information and coordinated a mass resignation of other staff when he left to work at a competing advisory firm.
Flaws Remain In Bar Fitness Queries, Summit Panelists Say

By Aebra Coe

Many current state bar character and fitness tests fail to identify bad actors, and at the same time, certain aspects of the queries can hurt efforts to increase diversity in the profession, according to panelists at the American Bar Association's 2025 Virtual Equity Summit on Friday.
Legal Sector Jobs Ticked Up In May Amid Uncertain Economy

By Alison Knezevich

The U.S. legal industry added 1,100 jobs in May, holding steady in the midst of economic uncertainty, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

In corporate legal news from the past week, in-house lawyers' use of alternative legal service providers remains low, and the top Justice Department merger official said that the Trump administration welcomes "fix-it-first proposals," where merging companies arrange to sell off overlapping business lines.
Ex-FERC, DOE Lawyers Form Energy Law Boutique

By Rachel Rippetoe

A group of energy lawyers coming out of the federal government have launched their own boutique in Washington, D.C., aimed at helping clients through a rapidly changing regulatory environment, the attorneys announced this week.
Constellation Brands CLO Saw Pay Dip Again To $3.2M

By Andrea Keckley

Global beer, wine and spirits producer Constellation Brands' chief legal officer saw his compensation drop for the second year in a row, according to the company's 2025 proxy filing on Thursday.
Why Guided Talks Are Key To Retaining Women Attys

By Tracey Read

At an American Bar Association summit session on inclusive workplace practices on Thursday, one panelist noted that one of the ABA's recent recommendations is to engage in guided conversations throughout law firms and across the legal profession. But what exactly is a guided conversation?
Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

The legal industry began June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms expanded their presence and offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
SEC Beats Challenge To Stricter Shareholder Proposal Rule

By Katryna Perera

A Washington, D.C., federal judge Thursday upheld the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's rule that raises eligibility requirements for submitting shareholder proposals, disagreeing with investor advocacy groups that the requirements "severely impair" investors' input on corporate policies.
Ex-ConsumerAffairs GC Joins Pure CallerID Advisory Board

By Christine DeRosa

Pure CallerID, a company offering services such as call branding and compliance enforcement, has added the former general counsel for ConsumerAffairs and LendingTree to its advisory board.
Judge Rejects DC Bid To Toss Black Atty's Bias Suit

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge allowed a city attorney's discrimination and retaliation lawsuit to proceed to discovery Thursday, rejecting the D.C. government's motion to toss the claims that a city administrative law judge discriminated against Black women and paid the plaintiff attorney less than her male peers.
Ex-Bush Admin Atty To Lead HHS Civil Rights Office

By Gianna Ferrarin

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has appointed an attorney to lead its civil rights office who brings more than 30 years of experience across the public sector and private practice, including as counsel for HHS during the George W. Bush administration.
Bradley Arant Expands With Texas Regional Bank's CLO

By Rose Krebs

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has hired the former chief legal officer of Texas Regional Bank to bolster its banking and financial services practice group.
After Strong 2024 Growth, US Firms Face Looming Uncertainty

By Aebra Coe

Domestic lawyer headcount growth among the 400 largest law firms in the U.S. picked up speed in 2024, rising 3.1% on average and outpacing growth the previous year, but experts say the winds that bolstered that expansion may have shifted as a result of macroeconomic uncertainty.
The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms

By Sam Bell

Many of the largest law firms in the U.S. had a strong year in 2024. And as demand for their services ticked upward they invested in bench strength, boosting the number of lawyers available to assist clients, our latest ranking of the largest U.S. law firms shows.
AI Tools Rise, But Legal Teams Stress Need For Human Factor

By Steven Lerner

As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly prevalent in corporate legal departments, a new survey released Thursday reveals that human judgment remains indispensable during contract negotiations, with legal professionals emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence and strategic decision-making.
Starbucks' Legal Chief Exits Amid Organizational Changes

By Gina Kim

Starbucks's top attorney Brad Lerman will be exiting the company in the coming months while helping the coffee giant search for his replacement as chief legal officer, the company announced Thursday in its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission paperwork.
Gun Co. Ruger Names New GC As Top Atty Switches Roles

By Christine DeRosa

Connecticut-headquartered Sturm Ruger & Co. has appointed a new general counsel following the resignation of its longtime legal leader, who is taking on a different role at the gun company.
Compliance Chiefs Eye New Jobs Amid Pay Growth Slowdown

By Sarah Jarvis

More than half of chief compliance officers are considering seeking new job opportunities in the coming year, according to a Wednesday report from in-house legal and compliance advisory firm BarkerGilmore LLC, which also found CCO pay growth generally slowed down compared to last year.

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Expert Analysis

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