Several years ago, Ben Heineman Jr. — often referred to as the father of modern-day general counsel — spoke with me about his view of a general counsel's role in shaping a company's corporate culture and ethics.
Several years ago, Ben Heineman Jr. — often referred to as the father of modern-day general counsel — spoke with me about his view of a general counsel's role in shaping a company's corporate culture and ethics.
Rutgers University has welcomed two experienced attorneys to its office of general counsel, including a Connell Foley LLP attorney, just months after another Connell Foley attorney became the school's general counsel.
In one of the stories in corporate legal news from the past week, almost half of the in-house legal professionals in a recent survey said they were either actively or passively seeking new jobs, citing stress, a struggle to build multidisciplinary teams and anxiety around artificial intelligence.
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.
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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