Big 12 Atty Joins Southeastern Conf. As Legal Chief

By Christine DeRosa

A longtime attorney for the Big 12 collegiate athletic conference has jumped to the Southeastern Conference to serve as its new legal leader.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

This week's edition of GC Cheat Sheet explores which top legal officers take home the most money and why. And the general counsel of SolarWinds Corp. can finally leave its data breach regulatory problems behind after the Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its unprecedented case against the company and its chief information security officer.

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Veolia Inks $3B US Waste Deal As Enviri Preps GC-Led Spinoff

By Al Barbarino

France's Veolia Environnement SA will buy Clean Earth from Philadelphia-based Enviri Corp. for $3.04 billion in cash, in a deal that will double Veolia's U.S. hazardous waste operations and create an Enviri spinoff headed by Enviri's general counsel, the companies said Friday.

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Transit Agency Taps Ex-Sidley Austin Atty As Chief Counsel

By Jack Rodgers

A former Sidley Austin LLP managing associate who joined the U.S. Department of Transportation in August has been tapped as chief counsel of the Federal Transit Administration, where he'll manage the agency's legal operations and lead a team of more than 20 attorneys.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms kicked off year-end bonus season and announced partner promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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