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MetLife Executive Rejoins LPL Financial As New Legal Chief
Following a year and a half in-house with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., the former head of litigation and regulatory affairs at wealth management company LPL Financial has rejoined the company as its chief legal officer, the firm said Friday.
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SoFi General Counsel Sets Retirement For End Of Year
SoFi's general counsel, who has spent less than two years in the role, is retiring from the company at the end of the year.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
An SEC panel has asked the agency to adopt regulations that could standardize the way publicly traded companies report details about AI use. Meanwhile, the FCC approved AT&T's $1 billion UScellular deal after AT&T became the latest of the big three mobile carriers to agree to do away with diversity, equity and inclusion policies. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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Biopharma Co. Taps Veteran Biotech GC As First CLO
Sudo Biosciences, a company that develops medicines for neurological and immunological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, has named an experienced biotechnology industry general counsel as its first-ever chief legal officer.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off December with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms continued bonus season and announced partner promotions. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Apple Hires CLO From Meta To Replace Its Retiring Top Atty
Meta's chief legal officer, a former government attorney who helped craft the Patriot Act, is set to become the next general counsel at Apple, as the technology giant's top lawyer — one of the highest-paid general counsel in the U.S. — plans to retire later in 2026, according to an announcement late Thursday.
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Which GCs Sold Stock In November? Netflix, Robinhood & More
Something about the month of November, or perhaps the turkey, really brought out a desire to sell stock, with the chief legal officer of Netflix leading the way to collect $34.6 million. The top lawyer at Robinhood Markets pocketed $10.85 million in sales, while the general counsel at United Therapeutics Corp. took home $10.45 million.
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Holland & Knight Brings On Former Texas A&M System GC
Holland & Knight LLP has added the former general counsel for Texas A&M University System to its Austin office, bolstering its education team with an attorney with 20 years of managing legal affairs for large organizations.
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Google Fights Unlockd's Judge Recusal Bid In Antitrust Case
Google is opposing a move by Unlockd Media seeking the recusal of U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. in an antitrust lawsuit in California federal court, arguing that the judge's close relationship with Google's vice president for litigation and discovery doesn't require him to step away from the case.
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S&P Global Lifts Deputy To CLO Of Planned Mobility Spin-Off
S&P Global announced Thursday that it has appointed one of its top in-house attorneys to become the chief legal officer of S&P Global Mobility ahead of the automotive data analysis business's planned spin-off into a stand-alone public company.
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Texas Roadhouse Taps Deputy For GC Role
The deputy general counsel at Texas Roadhouse, who started with the steakhouse franchise in 2013, has been named the restaurateur's general counsel, according to a recent announcement.
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OCC Taps Ex-DC Civil Division Head As Deputy Chief Counsel
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Wednesday that it has hired a longtime litigator with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia to be a senior official in the banking agency's legal department.
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Cornell's Top Atty To Step Down In February
Cornell University's general counsel is set to step down in February after four years on the job, the school announced Wednesday.
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WilmerHale Hires BNP Paribas Director In Boston
An attorney with nearly 30 years of experience counseling clients on financial regulatory matters, including 10 years with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has moved his practice to WilmerHale's Boston office.
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Health Hires: Goodwin Partner Joins Incyte, Gilead GC Exits
Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at the week's most notable personnel changes in the healthcare and life sciences industries.
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The Top In-House Hires Of November
Elon Musk's xAI has a new but familiar general counsel, while several sports groups — including the New York Mets, PGA of America and the SEC college athletic conference — also brought on new legal leaders in November.
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Chiesa Shahinian Brings On Former Rutgers Labor Counsel
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC has grown its employment law team with Rutgers University's former vice president for university labor relations and special counsel to the university president, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Crypto-Focused Forward Industries Taps Fintech Vet As GC
Solana treasury company Forward Industries Inc. has tapped the former chief legal officer of digital broker-dealer Securitize Inc. and top lawyer at crypto-focused Anchorage Digital to serve as its general counsel.
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Longtime Home Depot Atty Rejoins King & Spalding In Atlanta
A former King & Spalding LLP attorney has rejoined the firm's Atlanta office as a partner following more than 20 years in-house with Home Depot as associate general counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Data Consultancy JMAN Group Names General Counsel
JMAN Group said Tuesday that it has taken on a new general counsel, bolstering its senior team to support its global growth.
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Microsoft Associate GC Joins Agiloft As Legal Chief
A 15-year veteran of Microsoft's legal organization has been appointed the chief legal officer of the contract lifecycle management, or CLM, provider Agiloft, the company announced Tuesday.
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Bitcoin Treasury Co. Names New General Counsel
Bitcoin Treasury company Strategy announced Monday that it has brought on a new general counsel, the former legal chief of blockchain platform company Chia Network Inc., according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Ex-Wilson Sonsini Partner Lands $24.8M Zscaler Pay Package
A recent securities filing shows that seven months ago cybersecurity company Zscaler Inc. hired a longtime partner from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC with a total compensation package worth more than $24.8 million — more than the top lawyers make at Goldman Sachs, Netflix or Blackstone.
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Life360 Brings On Ex-Porch Group, Expedia Atty As GC
California-based information technology company Life360 announced Monday that it has added an attorney who previously worked for software company Porch Group and major online travel booking company Expedia to serve as its general counsel.
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Incyte Hires Goodwin Life Sciences Pro As General Counsel
Delaware-based biopharmaceutical company Incyte announced Monday that it has hired a Goodwin Procter LLP partner as its general counsel to steer its legal and compliance functions.
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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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.