Walmart Taps Kirkland Partner, Ex-US Atty To Take CLO Spot

By Michele Gorman

Walmart has recruited a seasoned cybersecurity lawyer, whose experience includes working at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and as a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, to fill the chief legal officer position left vacant earlier this year, the retail giant said Thursday.

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Pfizer's Top Legal Officer Nets Almost $2.3M More In 2025

By Jack Rodgers

Pfizer's chief legal officer earned more than $9.1 million in 2025, an almost $2.3 million increase from the previous year, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by the company.

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Ex-Cruise Atty Shifts Gears To Become Rivian's Chief Counsel

By Sue Reisinger

A former deputy general counsel at the autonomous vehicle startup Cruise has joined Rivian, the electric vehicle maker based in Irvine, California, as its chief corporate counsel.

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Q&A

Former Netflix Litigation Head Talks Next Chapter As Neutral

By James Mills

Law360 Pulse caught up with Linda Burrow, former global head of litigation at Netflix, to discuss her move to alternative dispute resolution service JAMS in California.

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Eventbrite CLO Among Execs To Step Down After $500M Sale

By Christine DeRosa

Less than a year after stepping into the role, the chief legal officer at Eventbrite Inc. is among a group of company executives to lose their jobs following a $500 million deal to take the company private, according to a securities filing Tuesday.

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How AI Has Upended Traditional Legal Tech Procurement

By Steven Lerner

The strategies law firms and legal departments use to evaluate vendors and adopt technology have taken on more importance in the age of artificial intelligence, a panel of experts said Wednesday during a session on the third day of ALM's Legalweek conference in New York City.

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Halliburton CLO's Compensation Dipped Again In 2025

By Lynn LaRowe

The chief legal officer at Halliburton took home just under $5.2 million in compensation last year, about a $500,000 dip from the year before and about $1 million less than he received in 2023, according to a securities filing on Wednesday.

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Feature

Exxon Cements Texas As Delaware's Emerging Rival

By Spencer Brewer

Last year, Vinson & Elkins partner Katherine Frank fielded about one call a week from companies thinking about redomiciling in Texas. Speaking to Law360 the day after ExxonMobil announced its plan to reincorporate in the Lone Star State due to its business-forward courts and policies, Frank said the callers fell into three categories.

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Chemours GC's Compensation Up To Nearly $2M In FY 2025

By Rose Krebs

The general counsel of Delaware-based Chemours saw her total compensation increase to roughly $2 million for fiscal year 2025, up from about $1.8 million the prior year, according to a public filing this week.

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Court Told To Keep Holtec Suit Alleging Fraud Scheme Paused

By George Woolston

Defendants urged a New Jersey state court to reject Holtec International's bid to lift a stay holding it back from pursuing fraud claims against its former general counsel and others for allegedly embezzling more than $700,000 from the company, arguing that keeping the suit on pause will serve judicial efficiency.

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Sheppard Welcomes Back Business Litigator In LA

By Christine DeRosa

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has rehired one of its former business litigators in Los Angeles following his stint as the legal leader of boutique family office Point Break Capital LLC.

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