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Labor Dept. Policy Adviser Named Top Atty At PBGC
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has tapped a policy adviser who worked for the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm to serve as the PBGC's general counsel.
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Dollar General GC's Compensation Rose By $4.5M Last Year
Dollar General's top attorney, Rhonda Taylor, saw her salary jump several million dollars in 2025 as a result of stock awards and netted more than $7.6 million, the company has disclosed in a securities filing.
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Supermicro Lawyers Up After Founder, 2 Others Indicted
Super Micro Computer Inc. has hired Munger Tolles & Olson LLP to conduct an independent investigation and assigned its general counsel to lead an internal compliance review after the company's founder and two associates were indicted last month for allegedly exporting banned technology to China.
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Texas Panel Keeps Ex-GC's Suit Over Unpaid Bonuses Alive
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday kept in play a suit by a dairy equipment manufacturer's former general counsel over unpaid bonuses, holding that updated anti-SLAPP rules applied to newly added claims in the suit and that the company failed to meet procedural requirements in trying to dismiss them.
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Kraft Heinz Global GC Pocketed More Than $3.8M Last Year
The top in-house attorney for Chicago- and Pittsburgh-based corporation Kraft Heinz Co. earned more than $3.8 million in total compensation during her first full year with the company as it experienced what its new CEO calls a "challenging" 2025, according to recent public documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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FanDuel's CLO Exits With 'Gratitude And Pride' After 7 Years
The head of legal and compliance at FanDuel Inc. said in a recent LinkedIn post that she has left the online gaming company and hinted that she would share her next career steps soon.
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Cheniere Energy's Legal Chief Saw Comp Increase In 2025
Cheniere Energy Inc.'s chief legal officer saw his total compensation increase to roughly $6.3 million in 2025, up from roughly $6 million the year before, in large part due to more brought in from stock awards, according to a Tuesday public filing.
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Travelers' Insurance CLO Got Million-Dollar Pay Raise In 2025
The Travelers Cos. Inc.'s top attorney earned nearly $8.5 million in total compensation last year, an almost $1 million increase compared to his 2024 pay package, according to a Tuesday securities filing.
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Verizon CLO's Compensation Climbed To Over $7.4M In 2025
Verizon Communications Inc.'s legal leader saw her compensation rise by almost $1 million last year, bringing home just over $7.4 million, a recent securities filing shows.
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Ex-Microsoft Employee Says Judge Can DQ Ogletree
An attorney and former Microsoft employee suing the company for pregnancy discrimination is calling on a Washington federal judge to reject the company's dismissal bid, and doubled down on her efforts to have its Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC lawyers disqualified.
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Severance Boosts Ex-Compass GC's Comp Nearly 10 Times
The former general counsel of Compass Inc. saw his total compensation jump from about $1 million last year to over $10 million in 2025, according to a securities filing on Friday.
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RJ Reynolds Fights Altria's Trial Subpoena Of In-House Atty
Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. said one of its in-house attorneys should not be forced to testify in person at an upcoming evidentiary hearing in a royalty fight with rival Philip Morris' parent company, arguing a recording of his deposition is all a North Carolina judge should need.
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CBRE Legal Chief's Compensation Rose To $4.46M In 2025
CBRE's legal leader saw his pay package rise to $4.46 million in 2025, compared with nearly $3.4 million the previous year, a recent securities filing shows.
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Fla. Biz Firm Jimerson Birr Hires 1st COO
Business law firm Jimerson Birr PA announced Monday the hiring of its first chief operating officer, an experienced manager who previously held executive roles at a digital marketing business and a personal injury firm in Florida.
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Morgan Stanley's CLO Took In $19.2M Last Year
The top in-house attorney at financial services giant Morgan Stanley took in nearly $20 million in total compensation for 2025, according to documents recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Legal Sector Lost 700 Jobs In March, Ending Hiring Streak
The legal sector began to slow down in March after a year and a half straight of gains, with 700 fewer people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in February, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ex-GE Vernova GC's Comp Soared Into Double Digits In 2025
The former general counsel at GE Vernova who left the company about a year ago saw her pay soar into double digits in 2025, with almost $14 million in total compensation, according to a Friday securities filing.
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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In March? Venture Global, Alphabet
Several general counsel welcomed spring by harvesting some fresh stock sales in March. Keith Larson of Venture Global led the way with sales valued at $76.8 million. United Therapeutics' Paul Mahon sold $8.4 million in stocks, while Alphabet's Kent Walker unloaded $2.5 million worth.
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Intel Lands Zoom's COO As Its New Legal Chief
Intel Corp. has hired Zoom Communications Inc.'s chief operating officer to serve as its new top attorney, replacing the technology company's outgoing legal chief following a four-year stint in the role.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
PayPal was hit with a proposed investor class action that claims the payments giant hid slowing growth for its critical branded checkout business. In the meantime, a Shopify lawyer encouraged his peers during a webinar to make sure their outside counsel have "met the moment" by leveraging artificial intelligence in smart ways. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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Atlanta Braves CLO Saw Comp. More Than Double In 2025
The chief legal officer of the Atlanta Braves earned almost $4.5 million in total compensation in 2025, which is $2.6 million more than the year before.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Former Healthcare GC In Dallas
Greenberg Traurig LLP has boosted its healthcare and U.S. Food and Drug Administration practice with a shareholder in Dallas who brings substantial in-house experience, most recently serving as general counsel to ophthalmology administrative services provider Sight Growth Partners.
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CFTC Appoints Deputy GCs For Regulation, Litigation
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it has hired a former U.S. Senate staffer and a lawyer with experience at the Virginia Attorney General's Office as deputy general counsel overseeing regulation and litigation at the agency.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off April with another busy week of BigLaw hires and insights about how attorneys use artificial intelligence. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.