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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Key congressional leaders announced a surprising deal on a national data privacy framework, and a Republican congressman said he plans to ask the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to push back the compliance timeline for controversial rules governing corporate climate disclosures. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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Burns & Levinson Adds 3 Attys To Private Client Group
A trio of attorneys has joined Burns & Levinson LLP's private client group in Boston, the firm said in a recent statement.
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Chevron General Counsel's Earnings Dipped 10% For 2023
Chevron Corp.'s general counsel R. Hewitt Pate earned about $7.3 million in compensation in 2023, down from roughly $8.1 million the year prior, a proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says.
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American Airlines' Chief Legal Officer Earned $7.7M In 2023
The chief legal officer of American Airlines earned a total of $7.7 million in 2023, according to a proxy statement filed Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Clark Hill Adds Ex-GM Lobbyist In DC, Michigan
Clark Hill PLC announced Wednesday that its lobbying arm Clark Hill Public Strategies has hired a former General Motors government relations director who will be splitting his work between Washington, D.C., and Michigan's capital city Lansing.
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Jelly Belly Candy GC Moves To Tech Co. Velo3D
Metal 3D printing technology company Velo3D announced Thursday that it had brought aboard a new general counsel with more than 15 years of in-house corporate law experience to lead its in-house legal team amid a time of growth for the 6-year-old additive manufacturing business.
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Amazon GC's Comp. Dropped In '23 After Prior Stock Awards
Amazon general counsel and longtime employee David Zapolsky saw his total reported compensation dip significantly — from about $18.2 million in 2022 to $371,600 in 2023 — due to the impact of stock awards, a Thursday securities filing shows.
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Pinterest's CLO Saw Compensation Top $10M In 2023
Pinterest Inc.'s chief legal officer, who has previously held senior roles at Discover, PayPal and American Express, brought home more than $10 million in total compensation in 2023.
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Frier Levitt Adds Health Pros From Mandelbaum Barrett, Enzo
Healthcare-focused Frier Levitt has expanded its roster with a pair of experienced partners who most recently worked as a litigator at Mandelbaum Barrett PC and as general counsel for molecular diagnostics company Enzo Biochem Inc.
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Recently Retired Pitney Bowes CLO's Comp Topped $1.7M In '23
The longtime top legal officer for shipping and mailing technology company Pitney Bowes Inc. saw his compensation rise to over $1.7 million in 2023, continuing growth since 2021, a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed.
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Burr & Forman Adds Longtime In-House Leader To Fla. Office
Burr & Forman LLP has brought on an in-house pro with more than $60 billion of transaction experience to its office in Jacksonville, Florida, adding the former general counsel of public company Cannae Holdings Inc. in Las Vegas to its corporate and tax practice.
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IBM Recruits Vanguard GC As New Legal Chief
IBM has found as its next chief legal officer a seasoned in-house lawyer who has held senior posts at Vanguard, Citi and American Express, the technology giant said Thursday.
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Spencer Fane Expands In Dallas With Pair Of Real Estate Pros
Spencer Fane LLP has added two new real estate partners to its Dallas office, including a former in-house general counsel at a marina company and a former Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP attorney.
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NYSE General Counsel Moves To Broadridge Financial In NY
The New York Stock Exchange's general counsel is leaving her role next month, for a new post as the chief legal officer for Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., the group announced Thursday.
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DuPont's General Counsel Earned $2.5M In 2023
DuPont de Nemours Inc.'s senior vice president and general counsel Erik T. Hoover received roughly $2.5 million in total compensation for 2023, down about $300,000 from the prior year, a public filing says.
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Nationwide Injunctions Spike Politicizes Judiciary, Study Says
Nationwide injunctions have dramatically increased in recent years, particularly during the Trump administration, a trend that has politicized the judiciary and risks further politicization without reforms, according to a study published in the Harvard Law Review on Wednesday.
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Ex-Reed Smith Atty Can't DQ Judge In Bias Suit Against Firm
A former Reed Smith LLP attorney failed in her bid to have a New Jersey state judge disqualified from her gender discrimination suit against the firm, with the judge on Wednesday turning down her argument that he improperly reviewed a certification from the firm's general counsel.
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Ex-Coupang Atty Fights Bid To Toss Whistleblower Suit
A former in-house attorney at South Korean conglomerate Coupang told a Washington federal judge this week that his whistleblower claims against the company are valid according to the terms of his employment contract.
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30 Law Firms Lead On Client Service Amid Wider Decline
When interviewed about client service, corporate legal decision-makers praised a select few law firms, even as the overall satisfaction of corporate clients has fallen in recent years, according to a report released Wednesday by BTI Consulting Group.
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Proxy Snapshot: Dow Inc.
General counsel Amy Wilson of Dow Inc., which operates through the wholly owned Dow Chemical Co., has prepared a proxy statement for the company's online annual meeting on Thursday morning that includes two shareholder proposals.
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Womble Bond Brings On Ex-Greenberg Litigator Turned GC
Womble Bond Dickinson has brought on the former general counsel of development firm Sixty West to its Atlanta office, strengthening its business litigation group with a former Greenberg Traurig LLP shareholder who co-chaired its business litigation team in Atlanta, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Ex-WilmerHale Atty Named Legal VP At Mass. Pet Food Co.
A Massachusetts-based pet food company has tapped the former senior counsel for Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. as its new vice president of legal, the company announced Wednesday.
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New Onit CEO Brings On His Former GC To Lead Legal
The former general counsel of supply chain software company E2open Inc. has jumped aboard legal technology company Onit Inc., following in the footsteps of former E2open CEO Michael Farlekas, who made the leap in January.
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SocGen GC Departs For Finance Giant TP ICAP
Financial services firm TP ICAP said Wednesday that it has hired a top lawyer from Societe Generale in London to serve as its general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Eversheds Sutherland Gains Baker Hughes RE Ace In Houston
Eversheds Sutherland announced Wednesday that it had added a counsel to its real estate practice in Houston who joined after more than a quarter-century working in-house for energy technology company Baker Hughes.