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NFLPA's Longtime Associate GC Files $10M Sex Bias Suit
A longtime associate general counsel for the NFL Players Association on Thursday filed a $10 million sex discrimination and retaliation suit, claiming the union intimidated and retaliated against her for cooperating with a federal investigation into misconduct by "men in positions of power" at the NFLPA.
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Ex-Connecticut Utility Regulator Fined Amid Records Brawl
Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission voted unanimously to fine the former chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for the state agency's failure to comply with record requests from an Eversource subsidiary that has accused her of using her position illegally.
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Tyson Foods CLO Saw $5.4M In Compensation For Fiscal 2025
Tyson Foods Inc.'s chief legal and administrative officer received roughly $5.4 million in compensation for the 2025 fiscal year, the first year he was a named executive officer for the company, according to a public filing.
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Digital Mortgage Exchange Maxex Taps Ex-BigLaw Atty As GC
An experienced CEO and chief compliance officer, who most recently was a Connecticut-based partner at Garris Horn LLP, has taken on the general counsel role at digital mortgage exchange Maxex in Atlanta.
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Google, Fidelity Legal Leaders Join Axiom's Advisory Board
Legal staffing and services provider Axiom announced on Tuesday the addition of eight new senior legal executives to its U.S. Client Advisory Board, including members from Google, Capital One, and Fidelity.
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Gilead Sciences Promotes In-House Atty To General Counsel
Gilead Sciences Inc. announced Thursday that it had promoted of an in-house attorney who has worked for the biopharmaceutical company for 14 years to serve as its general counsel to steer its legal and compliance functions.
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Looking Back At A Year Of Upheaval For GCs
Most general counsel came into 2025 expecting a change in federal priorities with the inauguration of President Donald Trump. What they may not have anticipated was the magnitude of disruption — new laws and policies, overhauled federal agencies, swirling government expectations.
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Compliance Chiefs' Enforcement Risks Didn't Ease Up In 2025
The landscape for chief compliance officers' liability might relax a bit in the coming years as experts anticipate the Trump administration will rely less on a "failure to supervise" theory of liability that financial regulators used to target one chief compliance officer this year.
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Rising Pressures Heighten Risks Of In-House Talent Flight
Mounting workload pressure has led to nearly half of in-house legal professionals either actively or passively seeking new jobs, while departments that partner with alternative legal service providers cut their attrition risk among active job seekers in half, according to a new report.
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Maximus CLO Will Depart In New Year For Parsons Corp.
Maximus Inc.'s chief legal officer and corporate secretary will leave his position to join Parsons Corp., where he'll take over as its chief legal officer on Feb. 16, according to announcements on Thursday.
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CFTC's Pham Will Head To Crypto Co. MoonPay After Exit
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's acting Chair Caroline Pham is set to join cryptocurrency payments firm MoonPay as its top lawyer following her impending departure from the commission, MoonPay announced Wednesday.
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NC Panel Revives Part Of Solar Co. Ex-Atty's Sex Bias Suit
A North Carolina attorney can proceed with a piece of her lawsuit alleging a solar company discriminated against her based on sex while she served in a senior legal role, after a state appeals court revived one of her claims Wednesday.
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Ex-Celsius GC To Join Taft From Krevolin & Horst In Atlanta
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Wednesday that a lawyer with Krevolin & Horst LLC — who previously served as the first general counsel for the global beverage company Celsius Holdings Inc. — will join its Atlanta office as the firm is set to complete its merger with Morris Manning & Martin LLP on Dec. 31.
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Ex-SEC, O'Melveny Atty Joins Food Tech Startup As CLO
Venture-backed food technology startup GrubMarket Inc. has found its new legal leader in a longtime O'Melveny & Myers LLP attorney and former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney, the company said Wednesday.
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LawVu Acquires ClauseBase And Rebrands It To LawVu Draft
LawVu, which provides in-house legal teams a workspace using artificial intelligence, announced Wednesday its acquisition of Belgium-based legal drafting platform ClauseBase, which will rebrand as LawVu Draft.
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How One GC Finds Synergies Leading HR And Legal Teams
General counsel LaTanya Langley prides herself on being a "people first" leader, and an even better one now that she has returned from maternity leave after giving birth at age 50.
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Legal Ops Teams Are Feeling Executive Pressure To Adopt AI
The pressure for legal operations teams to implement generative artificial intelligence has intensified as outside counsel spend jumps and demonstrating tangible cost savings from the technology remains elusive, according to a new survey report Tuesday.
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Year-End Billing Sprint Is Upon Us As Collections Lengthen
It takes longer for corporate clients to pay their legal bills today than in the past, creating a challenge for law firms looking to nail down strong year-end revenue results, as collections continue to be heavily weighted to the year's final quarter.
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Legal Sector Jobs Held Steady During Gov't Shutdown
The number of U.S. legal industry jobs remained level in November after inching up just 300 positions in October from the previous month, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Talen Energy GC To Retire In June
Houston-based Talen Energy announced Monday its general counsel will be retiring at the end of June and will assist with transition efforts as the power producer searches for his successor.
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Ad Services Co. Moore Gives GC Admin. Chief Title
Marketing and data giant Moore announced Monday the company has tapped its general counsel to take on additional responsibilities as chief administrative officer.
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Shipman & Goodwin Adds Enviro. Pro In Conn.
Ahead of a year that'll see new environmental regulations go into effect in Connecticut, Shipman & Goodwin LLP has grown its environmental practice with a legal leader from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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PSEG Deputy GC, Former Prosecutor Tapped As Next NJ AG
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill named utility lawyer and veteran prosecutor Jennifer Davenport on Monday as her choice for state attorney general, selecting a longtime law enforcement leader she said will be central to her administration's agenda on affordability, public safety and government accountability.
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Oppenheimer Fined $1.2M In SEC Muni Bond Disclosure Case
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. has agreed to pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $1.2 million for allegedly skirting municipal bond disclosure requirements, the regulator announced Friday.
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Pierson Ferdinand Litigator Tapped To Be Atlanta's City Atty
The mayor of Atlanta has named a Pierson Ferdinand LLP litigation partner to succeed the current city attorney, who is retiring from the practice of law, tapping an attorney who brings more than two decades of legal experience in the private and public sectors.
Expert Analysis
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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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Series
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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.