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Real Estate Firm Thompson Thrift Hires Seasoned GC
Indiana-based real estate firm Thompson Thrift said Jan. 8 that it has hired a general counsel with two decades of experience to oversee its legal functions and take a role in executive leadership.
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Paul Hastings Hires Shenkman Capital CLO As NY Partner
Shenkman Capital Management's chief legal and compliance officer has returned to BigLaw as an investment funds and private capital partner at Paul Hastings LLP, the firm announced Thursday.
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Microsoft Legal Shifts After GC Leaves To Join Meta
A longtime Microsoft Corp. lawyer and executive is taking over the legal group previously overseen by the general counsel who left the technology giant this week to start as Meta's new chief legal officer, the company told Law360 Pulse exclusively Wednesday, in an integration meant to boost the organization's innovation efforts.
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Binance Taps Ex-SEC, Coinbase Atty To Head Global Litigation
Binance has brought on a former senior Coinbase lawyer and veteran U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney to serve as its global head of litigation.
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Cox Enterprises Lifts Atty To Lead Policy, Gov't Affairs
An attorney and vice president of regulatory affairs for Cox Enterprises has been elevated to senior vice president of public policy and government affairs at the Atlanta-based conglomerate.
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Ex-Wiley Partner Confirmed As CIA's General Counsel
The Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday welcomed as its next general counsel a former Wiley Rein LLP partner whose career has weaved in and out of government work for over 13 years.
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Ford Promotes Deputy GC To Compliance Chief
Ford Motor Co.'s corporate secretary and former deputy general counsel, who previously co-chaired Latham & Watkins LLP's sustainability practice, has announced she is the automaker's new chief compliance officer.
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NLRB Gets Up To Speed As Members And GC Are Sworn In
The National Labor Relations Board is set to resume deciding cases after two new members arrived at the agency Wednesday along with President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of the General Counsel.
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NY Real Estate Lender Bravo Capital Taps GC From Skadden
Bravo Capital has hired a longtime Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner as general counsel, the New York City-headquartered commercial real estate financing firm announced Wednesday.
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K&L Gates Adds Ex-Texas Speaker Atty To Public Policy Team
K&L Gates LLP has added a partner to its public policy and law practice who brings substantial experience working in and with the Texas Legislature, including a stint as deputy general counsel to the Lone Star State's speaker of the house.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In December? Robinhood, Reddit, More
December brought happy holidays to several top legal officers who benefited from millions of dollars in stock sales. The chief legal officer at cryptocurrency's Robinhood led the way, collecting $15.8 million last month, while the top lawyer at Reddit took home more than $12 million in sales, and the general counsel at United Therapeutics continued his large monthly hauls by earning $10.9 million.
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Funding Circle Taps Finance Veteran For New Legal Chief
Funding Circle Holdings PLC said it has appointed a veteran lawyer in the financial services industry as its next chief legal officer.
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Ex-CFTC Chair, Robinhood's Top Atty Join FINRA Board
Former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam and the chief legal officer for popular trading app Robinhood Markets are among those whose appointment to the board of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority was announced on Tuesday.
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Meta Taps Microsoft GC And Trump Admin Alum As New CLO
Meta Platforms Inc. is set to replace its former chief legal officer, who worked in the U.S. Department of State during President Donald Trump's first term, with a Microsoft Corp. general counsel and fellow Trump administration alum.
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Warburg Pincus GC Named CLO And Head Of New Solutions
Private equity giant Warburg Pincus has kicked off the new year by expanding the role and responsibilities of its general counsel.
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Arnold & Porter Adds Amazon, K&L Gates Duo On West Coast
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has grown its real estate offerings on the West Coast with the addition of an in-house lawyer from Amazon and a K&L Gates LLP attorney.
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Annaly Capital Management CLO Retires After 16 Years
The top attorney at Annaly Capital Management Inc. has retired after working at the company for 16 years, but he will serve as a senior adviser through March, the company announced.
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Fed. Circ. Mulls Value Of Experience In FDIC Pay Bias Suit
The Federal Circuit grappled Monday with a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. lawyer's push to revive her pay discrimination suit, with a panel of judges trying to pinpoint whether her starting salary was justified by her lack of federal sector legal experience at the time she was hired.
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Forum Clause Keeps Holtec Consultant's Suit In Ohio
Energy technology company Holtec International can't dismiss or move a former consultant's federal lawsuit from Ohio to New Jersey, after a judge ruled Monday that the doctrine of "forum non conveniens" generally doesn't apply to choosing between states, and the parties' contract had a valid forum selection clause choosing Ohio.
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2nd Circ. Gives Fired ConEd Atty New Shot At Bias Claim
The Second Circuit revived Monday part of a former in-house Con Edison attorney's bias suit claiming she faced prejudice from her boss as an older woman, ruling the lower court may not have properly assessed a retaliation claim under New York City law's more liberal standards.
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Godfrey Shareholder Takes Real Estate Firm Irgens' GC Spot
Milwaukee real estate firm Irgens Partners LLC said Monday it has appointed a general counsel and chief administrative officer from the investment management practice group at Godfrey & Kahn SC.
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Ex-Microsoft CLO Lands At AI Co. ServiceNow
Artificial intelligence company ServiceNow said Monday that it has hired the former chief legal officer of Microsoft Inc. as its new president and chief legal officer.
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LDF Appoints New Leaders, Kirkland Alum As GC
The Legal Defense Fund announced Monday that it has hired the former chief administrative officer and general counsel at the education nonprofit New Leaders.
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Invitation Homes Seeks New Top Atty As CLO Plans Exit
The legal chief of Invitation Homes is preparing to retire from the single-family home rental company following a more than 10-year stint there, according to a recent securities filing.
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Sammons Enterprises Taps Longtime Counsel To Lead Legal
Dallas-based corporate holding company Sammons Enterprises Inc. has tapped one of its longtime in-house attorneys to lead the company's legal department, the company announced Monday.