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Minn. Cos. Call For 'Immediate De-Escalation' After ICE Killing
Target Corp., 3M Co., UnitedHealth Inc. and General Mills Inc. are among dozens of Minnesota-based companies that signed a statement Sunday calling for an "immediate de-escalation of tensions" after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fatally shot a person in Minneapolis over the weekend.
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AI Fuels Surge In Corp. Data Privacy And Governance Changes
With the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, a striking shift is occurring in how corporations handle data privacy and governance as some 90% of organizations say they have expanded their privacy programs, according to a new study from tech giant Cisco Systems Inc.
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Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Former PNC Capital Markets CLO
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC strengthened its transactional resources in the Pittsburgh office with the recent addition of an attorney who previously served as the top in-house attorney for PNC Capital Markets LLC.
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Blue Bird Bus Company's GC Sees Boost In Compensation
School bus company Blue Bird's general counsel received roughly $1.4 million in compensation for fiscal year 2025, up from about $1 million the prior year, according to a public filing published Monday.
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Top Treasury Attorney Returns To WilmerHale's DC Team
WilmerHale announced Monday it welcomed back a former attorney who stepped away from the firm three years ago to serve in the chief counsel's office at U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, where he advised agency leaders on enforcement of emergency economic powers legislation, the constitutional implications of imposing sanctions and other matters.
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New Zynex Leaders Acknowledge Fraud Arrests Of Ex-Execs
Corporate leaders of bankrupt medical device maker Zynex Inc. said that they were aware of the federal arrests and indictments of the company's former CEO and chief operating officer earlier in the week but that they are no longer employed by the business and have been removed from any position they previously held.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
The EEOC voted to retract major harassment and discrimination protections as civil rights advocates protested. And Goldman Sachs denied rumors it was easing out its prominent chief legal officer despite the lingering stigma over her association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Qualcomm GC's Comp Up $2M For Fiscal 2025
Qualcomm Inc.'s general counsel saw her compensation jump to roughly $9 million for fiscal year 2025, up from just under $7 million the year prior, mostly due to a spike in stock awards, according to a public filing.
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Disney's Top Atty's Pay Continues To Climb, Surpassing $16M
The Walt Disney Co.'s top attorney saw his compensation package rise yet again in 2025, nearing almost $16.3 million.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as law firms launched new practices, hired attorneys and reported record-breaking lobbying figures. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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ABA Outlines Limited Atty Duty To Give Info To Former Clients
The American Bar Association said attorneys have a limited responsibility to convey information to former clients or successor counsel that was not within the client's file, when doing so is necessary to protect a client's interests and reasonably practicable, according to a new ethics opinion.
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MoFo Adds Two Akin M&A, Litigation Experts In LA
Morrison Foerster LLP is expanding its California team, announcing Thursday it is bringing in two Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP attorneys — a mergers and acquisitions expert and a litigation ace — as partners in its Los Angeles office.
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Former NJ Deputy AG Tapped As Jersey City's Legal Chief
James Solomon, Jersey City's newly elected mayor, has chosen a former New Jersey deputy attorney general with experience in civil rights law to serve as corporation counsel for the city.
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AECOM Chief Legal Officer Saw Slight Total Pay Dip In 2025
The top in-house attorney for engineering firm AECOM Technology Corp. brought home $2.98 million in total compensation last year, slightly down from the $3.02 million he was paid in 2024, according to a new public filing.
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For This GC, Big Claims Processing Was A Lifechanger
Neil Zola went from being a partner at a Madison Avenue law firm to being the first general counsel of a small company that processed claims forms in a back office on Long Island. Zola calls it the best decision of his life.
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Epic Games Taps Veteran BigTech GC Amid Antitrust Fights
Veteran technology-industry attorney Reginald "Reggie" Davis, who recently served as Qualia Labs Inc.'s general counsel, has joined Epic Games Inc. as its top in-house attorney, moving to Epic as the Fortnite game-maker is in the midst of wrapping up its years-long antitrust battle against Google and Apple.
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Litigation Funder, Former GC Reach Deal In Trade Secrets Suit
Litigation funder Siltstone Capital LLC and its former general counsel have reached a settlement in the company's lawsuit, alleging the GC used trade secrets to form a rival litigation funder.
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Fla. Court Opts Not To Send Grand Jury Secrecy Case Higher
A Florida appellate court on Wednesday declined the state's request to have the state Supreme Court review a question of whether a grand jury can indict a former school attorney for violating its own secrecy in connection to a 2018 mass shooting, saying the issue is not "of great public importance."
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Data Center Power Co. Names GC To Oversee Real Estate
Data center infrastructure company Crusoe Inc. said Wednesday that it has added the managing partner of a boutique California business law firm as its general counsel.
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Crowell & Moring Atty Named CLO For Agentic AI Defense Co.
Vannevar, a company that builds artificial intelligence agents for national security missions, has hired an experienced government contracts attorney from Crowell & Moring LLP as its legal leader.
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Burford Capital Hires New Korea Exec Amid Growth Push
Burford Capital LLC has hired a new executive to oversee its operations in South Korea as the litigation funder aims to double its portfolio to roughly $15 billion by 2030, in part by expanding its geographic footprint.
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Sony Pictures Elevates Atty Who Led CBS Litigation
Sony Pictures Entertainment has promoted one of its in-house attorneys, who recently drove the litigation behind the settlement with CBS regarding the syndicated distribution of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," to executive vice president of global litigation, the entertainment giant exclusively told Law360 Pulse on Wednesday.
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Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
Eight law firms have earned spots as Law360's Firms of the Year, with 48 Practice Group of the Year awards among them, achieving milestones such as high-profile litigation wins at the U.S. Supreme Court and 11-figure merger deals.
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Goldman Sachs Says It's Not Easing Out GC Over Epstein Ties
Goldman Sachs on Tuesday denied a report that it is making contingency plans to replace its chief legal officer — one of the highest-paid general counsel in the country — later this year after more details of her past association with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein recently became public.
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Frontier CLO Departs With $2M Severance After Verizon Deal
The chief legal officer at Frontier Communications is set to receive close to $2 million in severance after he and three other company executives resigned on Tuesday following Verizon's takeover of the national fiber network internet service provider.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.