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Taco Bell CLO Adds Global Development Duties, Title
Taco Bell's top in-house attorney also being named its chief development officer is one of several leadership changes the company recently announced as part of its strategy to focus on its brand, development, and digital and technology functions.
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Trump Call For Biannual Filing Unlikely To Ease GC Workloads
While the president's recently renewed proposal to end quarterly reporting requirements for publicly traded U.S. companies could help reduce workloads for general counsel in theory, investor demand for more regular disclosures makes it unlikely that such a change would make a meaningful difference.
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Conference Board Adds Seasoned In-House Atty As GC
Nonprofit think tank The Conference Board has expanded its leadership team with the addition of a lawyer who has 30 years of experience as an in-house attorney to head one of the organization's resource centers.
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Wearable Health Tech Co. Names New Legal Chief
Wearable technology company Whoop Inc. announced Monday that it has found its new top attorney and administrative officer in the former general counsel for venture capital firm Foundry.
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HSF Kramer Debuts Tool To Map GC AI Attitudes
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP said Monday that it has launched a tool to help general counsel assess their use of generative AI, as law firms race to stay ahead by understanding what clients want from the technology.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the last official week of summer with attorneys taking on new roles at law departments and firms across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ex-Lenovo Atty Takes Legal Reins As Engine Maker's GC
The former head of the legal team for Lenovo's global supply chain has jumped to Illinois-based engine maker Power Solutions International Inc. as the company's general counsel.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
The SEC issued a policy statement that allows the use of mandatory arbitration by new publicly traded companies, but Democrats warned the move could shut the door to shareholder class actions. Meanwhile, a wrongful death suit claiming that ChatGPT aided in a teenager's suicide is set to be a high-stakes test of the responsibilities that AI firms will have toward vulnerable users. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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Ex-Construction Co. General Counsel Joins Bilzin Sumberg
Miami-based Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP announced that the former general counsel of contractor Coastal Construction has joined the firm as a partner.
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USPTO's Top Solicitors To Leave Amid Continued Shake-Ups
The legal department at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is facing some shake-ups, with two of its top officials slated to leave the agency in the coming weeks.
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Sirva Sues Ex-General Counsel Over $2.6M Fund Transfers
Moving giant Sirva has sued the ex-general counsel of a predecessor company, seeking a declaration from a New Jersey federal court that it is the rightful owner of $2.6 million in funds it says the lawyer sent to a bank account he controls for an investment entity.
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Senate Confirms Squires To Lead USPTO
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Dilworth Paxson LLP partner John Squires to serve as the next U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director.
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Fla. Resi Developer Taps New GC
Greenpointe Holdings has selected Maryann Farhat to step in as the Florida developer's general counsel, noting that she will provide legal oversight and strategic guidance across the company's real estate development operations.
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Law Firms Use Change Management To Calm AI Jitters
Norton Rose Fulbright is one of several BigLaw firms that is using change management strategies to boost adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools.
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Urgent Care Group Taps Veteran Healthcare Atty As CLO
American Family Care, an urgent care provider with over 400 walk-in clinics across the country, has tapped the former general counsel for medical aesthetics provider Ideal Image to serve as its new legal leader.
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How Blind Atty Became A Legal Warrior For Seminole Nation
One of Seminole general counsel Jim Shore's last fights was one he would have been especially proud of — a David v. Goliath victory against Wells Fargo in March upholding the rights of native children. When he died from a heart attack last month at age 80, the world lost a legal giant who had a quiet but massive impact on U.S. Indian sovereignty.
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Industrial Laser Co. Coherent Embeds Eudia Legal AI
Coherent Corp., a Pennsylvania-based tech company that specializes in manufacturing materials, networking components and lasers, announced Thursday a new partnership with California-based legal artificial intelligence startup Eudia.
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Litigation Spending To Keep Growing As Biz Risks Run High
Companies are likely to increase their spending on litigation next year, some by over 10%, as legal disputes become more complex, more contentious and more high-stakes, according to a new report out Thursday.
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Nelson Mullins Hires Freddie Mac Alumnus For RE Practice
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced Wednesday that the firm has added a commercial real estate expert from Freddie Mac's multifamily division to the firm's real estate capital markets practice.
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People Skills Helped This GC Grow Role At Grocers Group
Leticia Espinoza was the first person in her family to go to college and join a specialized profession — an achievement she continues to expand on by becoming a lawyer, then a general counsel, a chief legal and human resources officer, and most recently over the summer, the chief administration officer at Heritage Grocers Group, one of the largest Hispanic and ethnic food retailers in the country.
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Cardinal Health Legal Chief Sees $4.9M In 2025 Pay
Cardinal Health Inc.'s chief legal and compliance officer brought home more than $4.9 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2025, up from about $4.7 million the previous year, according to a recent public filing.
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CLOC President Exits To Launch Tech Venture
The president of the board of directors for the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium, or CLOC, a member-run organization for in-house legal operations professionals, stepped down on Wednesday.
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Crunch Fitness Brings On New General Counsel
Gym franchise Crunch Fitness announced Tuesday the hiring of Chris Flowers, formerly of Restore Hyper Wellness, as its new general counsel.
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Walmart's CLO Plans Departure To Pursue 'Next Chapter'
Walmart's chief legal officer, whose seasoned in-house career has included working in the private sector and at senior levels of the federal government, said Tuesday that she will leave her position at the end of the retail giant's fiscal year in January.
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How Conagra Hopes To Please Investors On Exec Pay Policies
Facing shareholder dissent the last two years over executive pay, Conagra Brands Inc. has reformed its compensation policies and is asking shareholders to approve them at its annual meeting Wednesday.
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.