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Amid Restructuring, It's A Busy Year For WeightWatchers GC
It's a good thing she's an endurance runner. In a little over a year as chief legal and administrative officer of WW International Inc., better known as WeightWatchers, a very busy Jacquie Cooke has helped navigate the company through a bankruptcy reorganization as well as guide it through the changing protocol to sell weight loss drugs.
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Hertz Hires Away Homebound's Legal Chief To Be New CLO
The Hertz Corp. announced Wednesday that it has tapped Homebound's Chief Legal Officer Piero Bussani to become the car rental behemoth's executive vice president and CLO, effective next Monday, filling in the role left open earlier this year by Katherine Martin, who moved to Lennar Corp.
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Racial, Class Gaps Persist In Strong Year For Law Grad Hiring
Employment for the class of 2024 reached near-record levels, but graduates from underrepresented backgrounds were less likely to secure attorney positions or judicial clerkships, according to newly released data from the National Association for Law Placement.
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NY Atty Shouldn't Bring FCA Suit Against Ex-Client, Bar Says
A New York attorney has been cautioned that, in most cases, it is unethical to act as a relator in a qui tam False Claims Act suit against his former client, with new guidance warning against using information gained during representation to later bring such claims against former clients.
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GE Atty On Leading The ACC: Be Transparent, Authentic
The Association of Corporate Counsel's incoming president and CEO, who has worked in-house at brand-name companies including GE and Pepsi Beverages Co., on Wednesday said transparency, authenticity and consistency are crucial to building and maintaining trust.
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The Questions In-House Attys Should Be Asking About AI
When it comes to the implementation and use of artificial intelligence, in-house lawyers should remember that they're attorneys for the business — not for the information technology departments at their companies, lawyers said during a panel Wednesday.
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Clients Are Driving The AI Revolution In Law Firms
The push for more widespread use of generative artificial intelligence in law firms is increasingly coming from clients.
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In-House Attys Must Show 'Managerial Courage' In Leadership
A common mistake among corporate legal leaders is refusing to engage in — what can sometimes be uncomfortable — conversations with their team members to provide honest feedback, a group of in-house attorneys said during a panel Tuesday.
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Foley Hoag Adds Cooley Tech Transactions Pro In Denver
Foley Hoag LLP continues expanding its Denver office, bringing in a technology transactions expert from Cooley LLP as a partner.
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Kingsley Napley Hires 1st Chief Legal Officer From Mishcon
Kingsley Napley has appointed a former Mishcon partner to serve as its chief legal officer, a newly-created board-level position.
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Companies Report Increasingly Gearing Up For AI Risks
More than a third of major public companies in a study cite AI as a risk factor in their annual financial filings, and 73% report they are aligning with external cybersecurity standards. Both numbers are significantly higher than last year.
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FordHarrison Adds Duo To Airline Team In Chicago, Nashville
Labor and employment law firm FordHarrison LLP announced Tuesday that it has added a pair of partners with in-house experience to its airline practice group in Chicago and Nashville, Tennessee.
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Planet Fitness Beefs Up Legal Team With New GC
Planet Fitness is set to welcome a new general counsel from GoTo Foods, a global franchisor and operator of brands like Auntie Anne's, Carvel and Cinnabon.
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The 2025 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
Check out our Prestige Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their financial performance, attractiveness to attorneys and law students, ability to secure accolades and positive legal news media representation.
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Prestige Leaders: The Firms In The Billionaires' Club
As BigLaw firms continue to post record-breaking revenues, we're highlighting the firms that reported more than $1 billion in gross revenue in the most recent calendar year.
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What It Takes to Stay Elite As Legal Market Shifts
The law firm market has undergone unprecedented change in recent years, allowing for more upward mobility for some firms yet presenting risks for the longtime stalwarts of prestige. Here's how law firms navigate those shifting dynamics.
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These Firms Are The 2025 Prestige Leaders
Clients gravitate towards firms with sterling reputations, and so does exceptional legal talent. Here are this year's Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders — the 100 firms the industry recognizes for their prominence, power and distinction.
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The Key To GCs' Government Relations? Access To DC
Evolving federal policies and the shifting geopolitical terrain under the Trump administration have underscored the need for companies to have a proactive government relationship strategy, which starts with forming a network in Washington, D.C., a group of attorneys said during a panel Monday.
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State Street Atty Joins Confluence Technologies As CLO
Confluence Technologies Inc., a financial software and data management provider, has named a longtime in-house legal leader for State Street Corp. as its new top attorney.
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LegalOn Acquires Munich-Based Governance Co.
Software contract company LegalOn Technologies announced Tuesday its first acquisition since launching in 2017, purchasing Fides Technology, a governance artificial intelligence company backed by Sequoia Capital.
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Chemical Co. To Tap Compliance Chief In Investor Suit Deal
Shareholders who sued Origin Materials leaders for allegedly concealing a three-year construction delay affecting a planned production facility have urged a California federal court to greenlight a nonmonetary settlement that would see the sustainable chemical manufacturer appoint a chief compliance officer, among other things.
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How GCs Can Keep The 'Essence' Of Their DEI Efforts
While shifts this year in federal diversity, equity and inclusion guidelines may have changed the way corporate legal teams track and share demographic information — including for their external counsel — a panel of in-house attorneys who spoke Monday said their work on the issue continues.
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Ex-GC Says Honeywell Can't Boot Her Age Bias Suit To China
A former vice president and general counsel for a Honeywell subsidiary said the conglomerate can't skirt her age discrimination claims by punting the case to China — where she lived and worked during her employment — because she has no legal remedy under Chinese law.
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AIG Global Insurance Legal Chief To Join Everest As GC
Everest Group Ltd., a major global underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance, has hired AIG Inc.'s global head of insurance for legal as its new general counsel.
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Texas Hospitality Biz General Counsel To Resign
The attorney who has served for more than four years as general counsel of Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. and Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. is stepping down from his role in mid-December, according to filings Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.