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Atlanta-Based Billing Co. Taps Solo Health Atty As GC
Atlanta-based company BillingNav LLC has named a solo practitioner who focuses on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and healthcare matters to be its general counsel, the company announced Wednesday.
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Longtime Education Dept. Attys Launch DC Boutique
In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that cleared the way for almost 1,400 layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education, three longtime attorneys from the agency's general counsel's office announced Wednesday that they've launched an education-focused boutique in the nation's capital.
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Smaller Tech Companies Top List Of Model AI Disclosures
A new analysis of recent regulatory disclosures by 18 Silicon Valley tech companies shows that, while major players like Meta and Alphabet are hanging back, three smaller ones are setting the bar for corporate legal departments in detailing risks and business impacts related to artificial intelligence.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Investment Firm GC In Southern Calif.
Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought in the general counsel at the investment firm Gores Group as a shareholder in its Southern California offices in Los Angeles and Orange County.
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New ABA Leader Vows To 'Defend Liberty And Pursue Justice'
Wisconsin business attorney Michelle A. Behnke began her one-year term as president of the American Bar Association on Tuesday, saying the organization "must be ready to lead and focus on the mission of defending liberty and pursuing justice every day."
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Ex-Oppenheimer Counsel Joins Stradley Ronon In NY
A longtime Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. attorney who previously served as the investment bank's deputy general counsel and director of litigation has joined Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP's New York office as senior counsel, the firm announced.
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Ogletree Adds PE Firm's Associate GC As Utah Shareholder
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has added the former associate general counsel for private equity and venture capital firm Fifth Partners as a shareholder in its Salt Lake City office.
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Coca-Cola Bottlers GC Joins Ga. College As Legal Chief
A Georgia public liberal arts university has named the general counsel and corporate secretary for The Coca-Cola Bottlers' Association as its associate vice president and general counsel, turning to a longtime Georgia attorney with a personal connection to the university.
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ABA Delegates Remove Diversity Requirements For Board
The American Bar Association's policymaking body approved changes to its Constitution on Tuesday to no longer require Board of Governors seats for women, members of the LGBTQ community and racial minorities.
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Ex-Cognizant, Chevron Exec Joining Galaxy Digital As CLO
Crypto institutional investment and trading firm Galaxy Digital has found a new chief legal officer in the former general counsel of Cognizant Technology Solutions, who also held roles at Chevron and UnitedHealth Group.
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ABA Policymakers Vote To Oppose Targeting Of Law Firms
The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday took a stand against the Trump administration's targeting of law firms and clarified its position on the proper use of artificial intelligence by law students.
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PPG Chooses In-House Atty To Succeed Retiring GC In 2026
Paint manufacturing company PPG Industries has tapped a longtime in-house attorney to take over as general counsel next year as its current legal leader retires after seven years, the Pittsburgh-based company said Monday.
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Crypto Co. Kraken's Litigation Lead Departs After 6 Years
The deputy general counsel who headed litigation at crypto exchange Kraken is stepping down from the role after helping steer it through multiple battles with federal regulators.
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Resolutions To Watch At The ABA's Annual Meeting
The American Bar Association's policymaking body is set to take up a wide range of topics next week, including measures addressing the Trump administration's targeting of law firms, the growing use of artificial intelligence by law students and immigration enforcement.
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EBay's GC Talks About Trust, AI And A Memorable Moment
For eBay general counsel Samantha Wellington, her first months on the job have been busy reinforcing a culture of compliance, transparency and integrity, as well as realigning duties by pulling enterprise risk into her legal team.
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Smith & Wesson GC's Compensation Down $100K For FY2025
Smith & Wesson's general counsel saw his total compensation drop by about $100,000 for fiscal year 2025 as none of the gunmaker's four named executive officers received bonuses because of missed earnings targets, a public filing says.
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Musk AI Startup Promotes Ex-NASA Engineer To Legal Chief
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture xAI has promoted as the head of legal affairs a company attorney who previously worked as a NASA engineer.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week: A South Carolina judge tossed Charleston's lawsuit seeking damages from oil and gas companies, and California sought information about Tractor Supply Co.'s compliance with the state's data privacy regime.
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Primo Brands Names CLO After Combining GC, Admin Roles
Primo Brands, the parent company of water brands such as Poland Spring and Deer Park, has combined its general counsel and chief administrative officer roles and named a chief legal officer.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off August with another action-packed week as law firms took on new attorneys and expanded their practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Ex-DHS AI Chief Joins Salesforce's Legal Team As Tech Exec
The former chief information officer and chief artificial intelligence officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has joined Salesforce as its new chief AI and transformation officer for legal and corporate affairs.
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Legal Legend For MLB's Giants Focuses Efforts On Biz Side
A profile writer for the San Francisco Bar Association once called then-general counsel Jack Bair the "definition of the San Francisco Giants" and the person who "has probably done more for the Giants than just about anyone else."
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This Seasoned GC Saw Opportunity In Cancer Society Mission
Phyllis Harris' decision to join the American Cancer Society as chief legal officer came with a personal touch, as she lost her brother to a rare form of cancer. As she approaches her two-month mark at the nonprofit, she spoke with Law360 Pulse about her in-house career, including stints at Amazon, Walmart and the Red Cross.
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Former LVMH Atty Joins Realtors Association's Legal Team
The National Association of Realtors announced Aug. 7 it has appointed as its vice president of litigation and associate general counsel the former vice president of legal affairs and head of litigation at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc.
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Biotech Co. AIRNA Adds Ex-Spero Legal Chief As Its 1st CLO
Biotechnology company AIRNA, which develops RNA-editing medicines aimed at improving human health, has appointed the former chief legal officer for Spero Therapeutics as its new legal leader, the company announced on Wednesday.
Expert Analysis
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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.