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Hinshaw Adds Liberty Mutual, Groelle & Salmon Attys In Fla.
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP has brought on two new insurance litigation partners from Liberty Mutual Insurance and Groelle & Salmon PA who are experienced in both complex commercial litigation and first-party coverage matters to the firm's office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Netflix CLO's Comp Slightly Rose To Nearly $13.7M In 2023
The longtime legal chief at Netflix Inc. pulled in a yearly compensation package of almost $13.7 million in 2023, a slight uptick from the previous year due in large part to an increase in stock awards, according to a securities filing Thursday.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week with more lateral hires, partner promotions, new practice group launches, in-house moves and the passing of a trailblazing former Connecticut Supreme Court chief justice. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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More GCs Champion Legal Operations Amid Tight Budgets
As in-house legal departments see increases in work and demand while dealing with persistent budget constraints, general counsel are looking to invest in technology and delegate more work to the legal operations role, a new survey found.
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NY Appeals Court Revives AI Firm CLO's Claim For Pay
In a significant ruling for executives and professionals, a New York state appeals court has reversed the dismissal of key claims in a former chief legal officer's lawsuit alleging he wasn't paid all wages owed after his employment ended at artificial intelligence company Amelia US LLC.
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Ex-Ant Group Counsel Joins Troutman Pepper In NY
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP has announced that a former in-house attorney at Alibaba financial services affiliate Ant Group joined the firm's corporate practice as counsel.
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'Barbie' Movie Helps Boost Mattel CLO's Pay Past $3M In 2023
In a self-described banner year for Mattel Inc., the toy and entertainment company's legal chief saw his 2023 compensation jump by more than $1 million over the previous year, thanks in part to the blockbuster "Barbie" movie, a recent securities filing showed.
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Former NetApp, Xerox Lawyer Joins McGuireWoods In NY
McGuireWoods LLP has hired the former in-house counsel of two Fortune 500 tech companies as a corporate technology and outsourcing team partner in New York, the firm said Thursday.
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Smith Gambrell Hires Ex-Jacksonville, Fla., Deputy GC
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP has added a longtime deputy general counsel for the city of Jacksonville, Florida, as counsel within its real estate group and as the head of the Jacksonville office's government affairs practice.
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GXO Logistics CLO's Compensation Tops $2.4M In 2023
The top attorney for Connecticut-based GXO Logistics Inc. saw his salary package increase to over $2.4 million in 2023 as the company reported an all-time record in revenue, according to a recent securities filing.
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Why Are More BigLaw Firms Falling Prey To Cybercriminals?
BigLaw saw a significant uptick in reporting data breaches, while law firms of all sizes continue to be prime targets for cybercriminals, according to data compiled by Law360 Pulse via extensive public record requests.
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BT Group Cuts Legal Panel From 15 Law Firms To 11
BT Group said Thursday it had cut four law firms from its legal panel and added Clifford Chance LLP to the mix alongside fellow Magic Circle giants Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and the soon-to-be A&O Shearman.
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Lowe's CLO Pulled In $12M In Compensation Last Year
The top lawyer at Lowe's saw a compensation package of more than $12.1 million in 2023, largely from stock awards and a bonus during her first year with the home improvement company, according to a securities filing on Thursday.
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SEC Has Careful Eye On Disclosures Amid Israel-Hamas War
Against the backdrop of protracted war, the U.S. securities watchdog is urging U.S.-listed Israeli companies to disclose more details describing how the Israel-Hamas conflict is affecting their operations in order to keep investors apprised of risks, lawyers say.
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This Atty Spent Decades In BigLaw. Now He's A GC.
Not even six months into leading the legal department at LegalBillReview.com, Brian Arbetter now understands misconceptions that law firm lawyers have about in-house counsel, and vice versa.
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Proxy Snapshot: L3Harris Technologies Inc.
Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies Inc. will hold a shareholder advisory vote Friday at its annual meeting on whether to offer greater transparency about its lobbying efforts.
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Zoetis On The Hunt For New GC After Top Atty Departs
Animal pharmaceutical giant Zoetis announced in a recent securities filing that longtime general counsel Heidi Chen will step down from her role after nearly 12 years as the company's legal chief.
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BCBS Association Names Sidecar Health Atty As CLO
The general counsel for insurance company Sidecar Health has joined the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association as its chief legal officer and general counsel, the company said Tuesday.
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Tesla To Vote On Reviving Musk's $55B Pay, Moving To Texas
Attorneys for Tesla Inc. notified Delaware's chancellor Wednesday that the company will seek stockholder approval June 13 for the same $55.8 billion Elon Musk compensation plan voided by Chancery Court on Jan. 30, along with reincorporation of Tesla as a Texas company.
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IBM Privacy Head Says AI Needs Transparency To Be Trusted
To combat artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes, disinformation and bias requires transparent, open-sourced AI models and swift regulations that protect elections, creators and the public, says IBM's Chief Privacy & Trust Officer Christina Montgomery.
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Netflix's Legal Head Departs, Says 'Mission Has Been Fulfilled'
Netflix's well-known director of legal operations and technology, Jenn McCarron, has left the company after five years, according to a post shared on LinkedIn on Monday, with McCarron commenting that her "mission has been fulfilled" at the entertainment company.
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NJ Hospital GC Emails Doom $24M Verdict For Surgeons
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday vacated a $24.3 million award to a group of neurosurgeons on their claim that a hospital didn't operate in good faith, finding the trial court's admission of emails from the hospital's general counsel and remarks made during closing arguments deprived the hospital of a fair trial.
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Digital Sports League CLO Joins Spencer Fane In Texas
Spencer Fane LLP is growing its business transactions practice, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in the chief legal officer of fantasy sports and gaming website SimWin Sports as of counsel in its Plano, Texas, office.
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Binance.US Adds Ex-NY Fed Compliance Chief To Board
Binance.US announced Tuesday that it had brought aboard a seasoned compliance and regulation expert to join its board of directors, three months after the cryptocurrency platform hired a new top compliance officer amid federal regulators' ongoing scrutiny of the platform.
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Litigation Finance Becoming Commonplace In BigLaw
When Michael Lackey first pitched others at Mayer Brown about using litigation funding for a matter, he got a less-than-positive response, he recalled.