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Which GCs Sold Stock In July? MicroStrategy, Palantir & More
General counsel Wei-Ming Shao, who's been with MicroStrategy Inc. for over 25 years, cashed in some $31 million worth of stock in July. An active trader, Shao has sold over 200,000 shares of the company since 2021 for an estimated $78.6 million, according to Quiver Quantitative, which tracks stock trades.
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Troutman Adds Former Fannie Mae Associate GC In DC
The former associate general counsel at the Federal National Mortgage Association, who spent the past decade as a tax partner with Morris Manning & Martin LLP, has joined Troutman Pepper Locke LLP in the nation's capital, the firm announced Wednesday.
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GrayRobinson Taps Bank Exec For Chief Risk Officer Role
The former vice president and senior corporate counsel for U.S. Bancorp in Jacksonville, Florida, has jumped to GrayRobinson PA to serve as its next chief risk officer, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Fear Of 'Pilot Purgatory' Shouldn't Derail Legal Tech Testing
Long pilots for artificial intelligence tools often get a bad rap, with critics in legal technology arguing they slow adoption and waste resources.
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Quinn Emanuel Rehires UK Litigator As General Counsel
One of Quinn Emanuel's first lateral hires in London is rejoining the firm to serve as general counsel and partner, the litigation specialist said Wednesday.
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Boston Firm Adds Former Panera, Dunkin' Brands Counsel
Boston-based Rubin and Rudman LLP hired the former legal counsel of Panera Bread Co. and Dunkin' Brands for an "of counsel" role on the firm's real estate team, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Meet FDA Chief Counsel Sean Keveney
The new top attorney at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, described as a "tremendous technical lawyer," rose through the ranks as a federal prosecutor before helping lead President Donald Trump's confrontation with elite universities this year.
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GrayRobinson Taps Employment Atty To Be GC
GrayRobinson PA has named its labor and employment deputy section chair to be the firm's general counsel in its Gainesville, Florida, office, tapping a shareholder who earned the highest annual award from the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association earlier this year, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-GoPro CLO Now Steering AI Cyberbiz's Legal Dept.
AI-driven cybersecurity company Darktrace announced this week that GoPro's former chief legal officer is now leading its legal department, while the camera technology company has promoted an in-house attorney to serve as its general counsel.
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Former JC Penney GC Joins Sporting Goods Chain As CLO
Texas-based retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors has welcomed the former top attorney for J.C. Penney and powersports vehicle retailer RumbleOn to serve as its new legal leader, the company said Tuesday.
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Hertz GC Leaves For Lennar After 1 Year In The Role
The general counsel of Hertz has been hired by homebuilder Lennar Corp. as its new chief legal officer, effective Sept. 2, as Lennar's longtime general counsel steps down and the car rental giant moves one of its in-house attorneys to serve in an interim capacity.
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Skydance Names Post-Merger Leaders, Keeps Its GC
The general counsel at Skydance Media will continue to lead the legal department at the close of the company's pending — and controversial — merger with Paramount Global, according to a Monday announcement.
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Build-A-Bear Brings On New CLO Amid IP Suit Battle
Build-A-Bear Workshop recruited a former lawyer for soybean developer Benson Hill and Icahn Enterprises to replace its retiring general counsel, the St. Louis-based toy company said Monday.
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Ex-HUD GC On 'Running To The Fight' With New DC Boutique
In a recent interview with Law360 Pulse, former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development general counsel Benjamin Klubes said he opted to launch his own practice after leaving the government, instead of joining a bigger firm, so he could more freely represent clients in cases challenging the Trump administration.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Department store retailer Dillard's has asked for a special shareholder's vote on Aug. 19 on management's plan to move its incorporation from Delaware to Texas, becoming the latest company to join the so-called DExit trend.
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Armstrong Teasdale Lobbying Arm Acquires Consulting Firm
National law firm Armstrong Teasdale LLP's lobbying arm has acquired Adviser Compliance Services LLC, a consultancy specializing in regulatory compliance and government relations services for registered investment advisers across the country.
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Dollar Tree Legal Chief Joins Danaher As Its Next GC
The former top in-house attorney for retail company Dollar Tree Inc. has been tapped this week to lead the legal department for life sciences and biotechnology company Danaher Corp.
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Ex-Bank GC Must Pay $2.5M Fraud Restitution By Oct. 1
A former Webster Bank general counsel who pled guilty to bank fraud must pay by Oct. 1 the remaining $2.5 million he owes in restitution, a federal judge has ruled, finding that the man's bank accounts and securities are enough to cover the difference.
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Ex-Cox Automotive, Coca-Cola Atty Joins Logistics Biz
Logistics and supply chain company JAS Worldwide announced Friday that it has hired as its new general counsel an experienced in-house attorney who formerly worked at Cox Automotive and spent more than 15 years at The Coca-Cola company in various legal roles.
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The Top In-House Hires Of July
Legal department hires over the past month included high-profile appointments at Warner Bros. Discovery, Deutsche Bank and Kroger. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from July.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry ended July with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new firm gigs and in-house roles across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Legal Job Sector Continued 5-Month Growth Streak In July
For the fifth straight month, the U.S. legal industry experienced job growth, adding 600 positions in July, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Honeywell Ex-GC Claims Age Bias Led To Firing At 55
A Honeywell International Inc. former vice president and general counsel accused the Charlotte-based conglomerate of age discrimination, telling a North Carolina federal court that she was fired for turning 55.
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Growing Ga. Health System's Outside Counsel Joins As CLO
Georgia-based regional healthcare provider Vitruvian Health has named its former outside counsel of more than three decades as the health system's executive vice president and chief legal officer, a move that comes after the system's expansion into Tennessee last year.
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Dollar Tree Legal CLO Exiting, Deputy To Succeed Him
Dollar Tree Inc., which operates 9,000 discount variety stores in 48 states and Canada, said Thursday that its chief legal officer is leaving and will be succeeded by his senior deputy, who previously served as the company's outside counsel.
Expert Analysis
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Law Firm Tips For Evaluating AI And Machine Learning Tools
Many legal technology vendors now sell artificial intelligence and machine learning tools at a premium price tag, but law firms must take the time to properly evaluate them as not all offerings generate process efficiencies or even use the technologies advertised, says Steven Magnuson at Ballard Spahr.
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A Call For Personal Accountability On Diversity And Inclusion
While chief legal officers are increasingly involved in creating corporate diversity, inclusion and anti-bigotry policies, all lawyers have a responsibility to be discrimination busters and bias interrupters regardless of the title they hold, says Veta T. Richardson at the Association of Corporate Counsel.
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Learning How To Code Can Unleash New Potential In Lawyers
Every lawyer can begin incorporating aspects of software development in their day-to-day practice with little to no changes in their existing tools or workflow, and legal organizations that take steps to encourage this exploration of programming can transform into tech incubators, says George Zalepa at Greenberg Traurig.
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Supporting Associates Amid Pandemic's Mental Health Toll
As junior associates increasingly report burnout, work-life conflict and loneliness during the pandemic, law firms should take tangible actions to reduce the stigma around seeking help, and to model desired well-being behaviors from the top down, say Stacey Whiteley at the New York State Bar Association and Robin Belleau at Kirkland.
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Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.
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The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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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.