Uber's Legal Chief Tony West Takes Unpaid Leave to Campaign for Kamala Harris law.com/corpcounsel/20…
Corporate Counsel
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Corporate Counsel
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Content that focuses on the in-house legal department and the evolving role of a GC as a leader and an advisor. Corporate Counsel is an @ALMGlobal_ publication.
- "We're all trained as lawyers and professionals to be deferential to regulators and to not pick fights with regulators. But Ripple didn’t pick a fight with the SEC. The SEC picked a fight with Ripple." law.com/corpcounsel/20…
- 70% of corporate lawyers said they were somewhat likely to change positions this year. 86% of them said the Great Resignation has had a significant impact on their legal department. The stats come from a new report by @Wolters_Kluwer. law.com/corpcounsel/20…
- "Just because you have a new technology doesn’t mean that no laws apply to it," - Ripple general counsel Brynly Llyr ow.ly/YzKV30gjKO4
- SEC files action to enforce subpoenas against 235 companies connected to Woodbridge Group of Companies ow.ly/R0jP30gjKBT
- Judge Orders Tesla Board to Break Attorney-Client Privilege and Share Elon Musk Compensation Documents ift.tt/3xPiRTK
- An in-house lawyer in Florida is calling out Law Mamas, a private Facebook group for attorneys who are mothers, for canceling her after she revealed that she didn’t want her children to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
- NOW: Facebook’s vice president and general counsel, Colin Stretch, announced in a post on the social network that he will be leaving the company at the end of this year.
- What particularly makes these women stand out is their personal dedication to the promotion of diversity in the legal industry. These are women championing women! law.com/corpcounsel/20… #WIPL
- Last week, troubled auto co. Tesla announced that a trial lawyer Dane Butswinkas will become its general counsel. Hiring a trial attorney as GC is an uncommon choice & one that could signal the co. expects regulatory or litigation troubles in its future.
- Replying to @CorpCounsel“Have we sunk this low as a society? Where we can’t even tolerate the presence of someone who dares to have a different feeling?” Krista Lynn, deputy GC at @OneWebSatellit1 and an adjunct prof at the University of Miami School of Law...
- "All humans deserve to be treated with respect. The practice of separating children from parents, no matter their legal status, is amoral and wrong." - @amy_e_weaver
- ICYMI: Almost every woman interviewed said firms that don’t bring in diverse teams are a red flag. Firms with women in leadership roles and a commitment to bringing in diverse talent are more likely to get their business.
- ICYMI: “Of course I don’t want personal photos published, but I also won’t participate in their well-known practice of blackmail, political favors, political attacks, and corruption. I prefer to stand up, roll this log over, and see what crawls out.” ow.ly/UcMV30nDs0L
