King & Spalding Rehires Trade Atty From Stripe

By Jack Rodgers

King & Spalding LLP has rehired a former senior international trade associate in Washington, D.C., who has spent the past eight years in varying iterations of corporate in-house work for Stripe, a global payment company whose technology helps expand the ability of businesses to accept payment for services.

HSBC Partners With Harvey For AI Legal Efficiency

By Ashish Sareen

HSBC said Tuesday that it has entered into a partnership with legal artificial intelligence platform Harvey as it looks to ensure that its lawyers are delivering support more efficiently.

Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2025, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.

India E-Retailer Flipkart Plucks Compliance Chief From Tyson

By Sue Reisinger

Flipkart Group, the Walmart-owned e-commerce giant of India, has named a former Arkansas farm girl who grew up to become an acting U.S. attorney and a Tyson Foods executive as Flipkart's new chief ethics and compliance officer.

J&J Largely Loses Bid To Toss Former Atty's NJ Bias Suit

By Lynn LaRowe

A New Jersey federal judge largely shot down Johnson & Johnson's bid to scrap a former company data privacy attorney's racial and gender discrimination suit and rejected its bid to sanction her over the case.

Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Sarah Martinson

The legal industry had another action-packed week with more lateral moves, leadership changes and C-suite promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week, U.S. House lawmakers approved a bill that would restrict how retirement plan managers can consider environmental, social and governance issues when picking investments.

TE Connectivity's GC Earned Over $3.7M In 2025

By Christine DeRosa

The longtime legal leader for TE Connectivity saw his compensation package last year top over $3.7 million, a nearly $200,000 increase compared to 2024, according to a Thursday securities filing.

Jenner Atty And Ex-Newsom Aide O'Leary Heads To OpenAI

By Hailey Konnath

Jenner & Block LLP public policy partner Ann O'Leary, who previously worked as chief of staff for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, has joined OpenAI in the newly created role of vice president of global policy, according to an announcement this week.

Ex-Acting NLRB GC Tapped To Lead Agency's Regions

By Braden Campbell

Former National Labor Relations Board acting general counsel William Cowen took over management of the agency's regional offices after general counsel Crystal Carey's arrival last week.

Long-Time Stanford U. General Counsel To Retire In August

By Sue Reisinger

Stanford University is searching for a new general counsel after long-time legal chief Debra Zumwalt announced this week that she will retire in August after serving five university presidents and dealing with several school scandals.

Ex-GC At Armstrong World Industries Tapped To Become CEO

By James Boyle

Armstrong World Industries Inc., a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, manufacturer of interior design materials, has announced a leadership transition plan that will have the company's former general counsel move up from chief operating officer to CEO and president in the spring.

Legal Chiefs Shift Work From Firms Amid 'Threshold Moment'

By Michele Gorman

Nearly all the chief legal officers and general counsel who participated in a recent survey said they plan to move more law firm work in-house or to alternative providers within the next two years as increasing outside counsel rates, artificial intelligence and ongoing efficiency pressure factor into how they distribute work, according to a report published Wednesday.

SEC Taps Ex-BlackRock, GSA Atty To Be General Counsel

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday a former BlackRock senior attorney and U.S. General Services Administration top lawyer will be its next general counsel, as the agency gets underway with a regulatory agenda that prioritizes easing administrative burdens and facilitating capital formation.

Archer Expands Higher Education Team With Wilkes U. GC

By James Boyle

The general counsel for Wilkes University in northeastern Pennsylvania has left the college for an opportunity to help multiple schools with their legal matters and Title IX issues as part of Archer & Greiner PC's Philadelphia office.

Atlanta-Area Health System Taps Industry Veteran As CLO

By Emily Johnson

Grady Health System has named the assistant vice president and associate general counsel of Ochsner Health as its chief legal officer, bringing on an attorney who has guided complex, public-facing organizations in healthcare, government, nonprofit and corporate settings for more than two decades.

Ex-Teacher Turned GC On How She's Grown Into Partner Role

By Sue Reisinger

When general counsel Deborah Carrillo was recently named a partner at venture capital firm Menlo Ventures, she had traveled a long way from being the middle school math teacher who aspired to use the law to right the inequities of public school systems.

Ex-DOJ Fraud Chief Joins Jenner & Block In DC

By Alison Knezevich

The former chief of the fraud section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division has joined Jenner & Block LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Thursday.

Ex-Mozilla CLO Returns To Search Engine As Business Chief

By James Boyle

Tech company Mozilla has welcomed back its former top in-house attorney to serve the company in an expanded role.

MoFo Taps Ex-FTX GC, Associate Counsel As Fintech Partners

By Michele Gorman

The former top lawyer and another former in-house counsel at imploded cryptocurrency exchange FTX have joined Morrison Foerster LLP as partners in its financial services and fintech industry groups, the firm announced on Wednesday.

GCs Uneasy, Wary Of Litigation Amid Tight Budgets In 2026

By Sue Reisinger

Cybersecurity risks keep escalating and employment disputes remain a challenge while general counsel also face changing enforcement priorities and tightening budgets, according to a survey released Wednesday.

Former USPTO Solicitor Joins Orrick's Supreme Court Group

By Madison Arnold

A veteran U.S. Patent and Trademark Office attorney has come aboard Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Washington, D.C., as a partner in the firm's Supreme Court and appellate practice, Orrick announced Tuesday.

Gibson Dunn Hires Thrive Capital's Top Lawyer As DC Partner

By Jack Rodgers

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has hired Marian Fowler, the former general counsel and chief compliance officer at venture capital firm Thrive Capital Management LLC, to join the firm's Washington, D.C., office as a partner and member of its investment funds practice group, the firm announced Monday.

Holland & Knight Hires Drone Delivery Co. Policy Head

By Jack Rodgers

The former leader of global policy for an international drone delivery company has joined Holland & Knight LLP in Washington, D.C., where he'll work as a senior policy adviser in the public policy and regulation practice group.

Chipotle Replaces Legal Chief Amid Leadership Moves

By James Mills

Chipotle Mexican Grill has promoted its chief human resources officer, announcing Monday that she is now also the restaurant chain's chief legal officer.