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Krispy Kreme Legal Chief Set To Depart This Year
The chief legal officer at Krispy Kreme, a seasoned in-house lawyer who has worked at other name brands including KFC, Pizza Hut and PepsiCo, resigned from the doughnut and coffee company with plans to exit in a few months, according to a recent securities filing.
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From Prosecutor To Firm Owner, Attys Start From Scratch
Starting your own firm is a gamble for any lawyer, but it can feel particularly daunting for federal prosecutors, for whom leaving a job in the U.S. attorney's office can often feel like starting over completely.
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In-House Office Snapshot: McKinsey & Co.
Here Law360 Pulse presents its first Office Snapshot of an in-house legal department. Lawyers at the giant management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. recently developed a program to enhance collaboration across regions and industry practice areas.
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Dechert Wants Its Attorneys To Be More Creative
International law firm Dechert LLP wants its lawyers to unlearn some of what they picked up in law school about being an attorney so they can be more creative and innovative to offer better advice and services to their clients.
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Ex-Theranos Compliance Head Joins Quarles & Brady In Calif.
Quarles & Brady LLP announced Wednesday it added an attorney with more than 20 years of in-house experience, including two years with the blood-testing company Theranos Inc.
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Uber Recruits Ex-NY Chief Judge DiFiore For Safety Board
Ride-hailing company Uber announced Wednesday it is bolstering its safety advisory board with the addition of Janet DiFiore, the former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals who abruptly resigned in 2022 amid an ethics probe.
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Moderna's CLO Saw Growth In 2023 Compensation
Moderna Inc.'s top attorney earned about $4.3 million in total compensation last year, an increase compared to 2022 but a steep drop from the near $11.5 million she saw in 2021, according to a recent securities filing.
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Brooks Running Gives Ex-GC COO Role, Names New CEO
Berkshire Hathaway unit Brooks Running Company announced a pair of executive changes for 2024, with former general counsel Matt Dodge being elevated to chief operating officer after the company decided to name incumbent COO Dan Sheridan the company's new chief executive officer.
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How This Veteran Hewlett Packard Atty Landed The GC Role
Rather than focusing on landing the general counsel position, David Antczak found motivation and gratification for the past 13 years by giving his all to leading the organizations he managed within Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. and its predecessor company.
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Crypto Bank Anchorage Brings On Ex-SEC Atty As Legal Chief
Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has hired a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission senior attorney and Bain Capital regulatory adviser to head its legal operations after the departure of its general counsel, the bank announced early Wednesday.
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Eli Lilly GC's Pay Jumped To $7M In 2023 Amid Stock Boom
Eli Lilly & Co. legal chief Anat Hakim's total pay package rose to $7 million last year, up 33% from 2022, according to Lilly's latest proxy statement, as the pharmaceutical giant has experienced booming drug sales and positive investor sentiment.
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MGM Resorts' Top Atty Saw Comp Inch Up To $4.5M In 2023
Spurred by an "extraordinary year" financially in 2023, MGM Resorts International raised the total compensation of its chief legal officer to $4.5 million last year, up from $4.37 million in 2022.
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Huron Consulting GC Steps Down After 4 Years
The legal chief of Huron Consulting Group Inc. will leave the management consulting firm effective Friday, and has been replaced by its deputy general counsel, according to a document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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LG Assistant GC Suspended In NJ For Side-Work Misconduct
The New Jersey Supreme Court has handed a minimum three-month suspension to an in-house attorney for LG Electronics over misconduct he committed while operating a side practice, including commingling client funds and mishandling two estates.
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MoneyGram Promotes In-House Atty To Serve As Its New GC
MoneyGram International Inc. has promoted an in-house attorney who formerly worked for Bank of America to serve as its general counsel and another employee to be its chief regulatory and public affairs officer.
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Sheppard Mullin Adds Ex-Latham & Watkins Atty In Chicago
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has hired as a partner in its Chicago office an attorney who formerly worked for accounting firm KPMG and also spent 18 years at Latham & Watkins LLP.
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Estee Lauder GC Will Step Down For 'New Chapter'
The general counsel at Estee Lauder, who took the helm of the legal team in 2019, is set to leave the luxury cosmetics company next month.
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Conn. Judge Pick Takes Heat As Other Nominees Advance
The Connecticut legislature's joint judiciary committee voted to issue favorable reports Monday on 21 of Gov. Ned Lamont's nominees for the state court bench, but several lawmakers raised concerns about one pick's reputation, with a Democratic leader saying that holding a vote on assistant state prosecutor Devant J. Joiner's nomination was "a real slap in the face" given questions about his temperament.
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Whirlpool CLO Exits With Potential $3M Payout Amid Layoffs
Whirlpool's Chief Legal Officer Ava A. Harter's position with the company has been eliminated, and she is set to receive a nearly $3 million payout if terms of her separation agreement are met, the company said in a public filing.
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Robinhood Promotes Ex-SEC Attorney To General Counsel
Financial services platform and fintech brokerage Robinhood has promoted an in-house counsel to the position of general counsel, expanding his duties to overseeing the entire legal department.
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PulteGroup GC's Comp Fell For 2nd Straight Year To $2.6M
The top legal leader for Atlanta-based PulteGroup saw his overall compensation decrease 15% last year, earning $2.6 million in 2023 compared to $3.1 million in 2022, as the homebuilder saw record home sales amid higher building costs and interest rates for buyers, according to a recent securities filing.
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Accounting Oversight Board Trial Atty Joins King & Spalding
The top trial attorney for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has joined King & Spalding LLP's special matters and government investigations group in Washington, D.C., as a partner, the firm announced Monday.
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Bowflex's Top Atty To Step Down In Wake Of Ch. 11
The top attorney for fitness equipment company Bowflex Inc. is leaving the company after it filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, recent regulatory filings show.
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With Rising State AG Action, BigLaw Responds By Beefing Up
This year Covington & Burling LLP formalized its government litigation practice group, following others in what appears to be a race by large law firms to formalize, market and grow their state attorney general practices as the nature of the office has shifted in recent years.
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IBM's Retiring GC Saw Comp Top $8M Last Year
IBM's longtime general counsel, whose upcoming retirement was announced earlier this year, earned just over $8.1 million in total compensation in 2023, up about $1.6 million from the previous year, according to a recent securities filing.