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Simpson Thacher Taps Barclays Atty For Shareholder Group
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced on Wednesday it has hired a former Barclays Capital attorney to lead its shareholder engagement and activism defense group.
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Mayer Brown Gov't Investigations Head Moves To MoFo
Kimberly Hamm, former general counsel to the speaker of the House, has joined Morrison Foerster LLP from Mayer Brown LLP as co-chair of the law firm's congressional investigations practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Former FDA Associate Chief Counsel Joins Blank Rome In DC
The former associate chief counsel at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Office of the Chief Counsel has joined Blank Rome LLP in Washington, D.C., to continue his practice focused on sciences matters, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Investment Management Firm Avala Global Names GC
Avala Global LP has hired a top legal executive from Viking Global Investors LP as its general counsel and chief compliance officer, the New York City investment firm announced Tuesday.
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Family Office GC Rejoins Morgan Lewis In Boston, Philly
A former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner has rejoined the firm in the private client group after spending more than 10 years as general counsel and chief operating officer of a private, multifamily office.
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In-House Counsel Numbers Grow Much Faster Than Outside
A report from the Association of Corporate Counsel released Tuesday highlights "a dramatic and consistent rise in the number of in-house lawyers" in the U.S., showing that their numbers have nearly doubled since 2008.
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Paymentus Pins Fintech Atty's Firing On Behavior, Not Bias
Billing company Paymentus Corp. told a North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday that it fired a former in-house attorney due to her alleged lack of workplace professionalism, rebutting her claims of age and gender bias.
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Steptoe Adds Ex-Mixhalo Prez, GC As Partner In LA
Steptoe LLP announced Tuesday it welcomed the former president of Mixhalo, who previously served as general counsel of the audio technology company, to its Los Angeles office as a new partner.
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Longtime SEC Litigator Joins Invitation Homes In Texas
A litigator with more than two decades of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission experience has joined the legal team at Dallas-based single-family home leasing and management company Invitation Homes Inc. as senior vice president, litigation and investigations.
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Ballard Spahr Rehires Solar Co. Attorney In Salt Lake City
An attorney who started his legal career at Ballard Spahr LLP has rejoined the team in Salt Lake City after working for years as part of the in-house legal team at New Orleans-based solar energy provider PosiGen, the firm recently announced.
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Epiq Launches Program To Boost Legal Operations Efficiency
Epiq has launched a program to provide flexible legal talent access to its subject matter experts, the legal technology and services provider announced Tuesday.
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Eversheds ALSP Adds Biz Professional From A&O Shearman
Eversheds Sutherland announced on Tuesday that the former U.S. head of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling's global flexible sourcing platform has joined the firm to lead the interim legal resourcing offerings of its alternative legal services provider, Konexo US.
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Honeywell Says Ex-GC's Age Bias Suit Belongs Only In China
A former vice president and general counsel for a Honeywell International Inc. subsidiary is seeking a redo for her age discrimination claims despite the fact that her employment contracts say those claims must be litigated in China, Honeywell told a North Carolina federal court Friday.
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Meet The Attys For Candidates In NJ's Heated Governor Race
As Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli square off in an increasingly heated contest for New Jersey governor this fall, their campaigns are drawing legal guidance from two attorneys with deep expertise in election law and a history in Garden State politics.
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Insurance Group MSIG USA Names Ex-AIG Atty As GC
A veteran insurance industry attorney has joined insurance group MSIG USA as its new legal leader from insurance company Amynta Group.
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Oracle's Legal Chief Saw $1M Compensation Bump In 2025
Stuart Levey, the executive vice president and chief legal officer of software giant Oracle, saw his total compensation jump from about $13.6 million in fiscal year 2024 to nearly $14.7 million in the fiscal year that ended in June, according to a securities filing.
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Crowley Maritime Atty To Replace Port Houston's Retiring CLO
Port Houston, which owns and operates the eight public facilities along the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel, has selected the former leader of Crowley Maritime's legal team as incoming chief legal officer as retirement nears for the attorney currently filling the role.
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Legal Employers Turn To Perks To Attract Candidates
As legal leaders worry about meeting candidates' compensation expectations going into 2026, enhanced benefits and perks such as bonuses, work-life balance and retirement planning play an increasingly important role in helping them remain competitive, according to a new report released Monday.
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Trump Demands Microsoft Fire Ex-Biden Deputy AG Monaco
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that Microsoft fire its new President of Global Affairs Lisa Monaco, deputy attorney general in the Biden administration and homeland security adviser in the Obama administration, in what seems to be the president's latest effort to exact revenge on his perceived political enemies.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Tech industry giant Oracle will monitor the U.S. operations of social media platform TikTok after a deal turns 80% of the formerly Chinese-owned subsidiary over to a U.S.-based joint venture. And a new compensation study of large company general counsel finds steady growth since 2020, although it still trails pay for chief financial officers.
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Fox Corp. CLO Sees Million-Dollar Pay Increase In 2025
Fox Corp.'s chief legal and policy officer saw his compensation rise to over $10.3 million in fiscal year 2025, a more than $1 million increase compared to the previous year, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Ex-Allstate Trial Atty Joins Hall Booth In Atlanta
Hall Booth Smith PC announced that a former in-house trial attorney with insurance giant Allstate has joined the firm's Atlanta office as a general liability of counsel.
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Florida's Lee Health Promotes Deputy GC To CLO
Florida health system Lee Health tapped one of its own in-house attorneys as its next chief legal officer and general counsel.
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Siemens USA Appoints General Counsel As Interim CEO
The general counsel and executive vice president of the tech company Siemens USA, who has been with the company for more than 26 years, has been named its interim CEO.
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Teradata Attorney Rejoins Faegre Drinker In Minneapolis
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has expanded its Minneapolis office with the return of an attorney who previously worked in-house at Teradata Corp.