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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Carma has accused its former chief legal officer and president of misappropriating the brand licensing company's trade secrets, filing a $10 million lawsuit in Illinois federal court. Meanwhile, T-Mobile became the latest company to end DEI programs under pressure from the Federal Communications Commission's chair. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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EV Charging Company's CLO Pulling The Plug On July 25
ChargePoint Holdings Inc. has announced that its chief legal officer is leaving the company, which provides charging networks for electrical vehicles, on July 25 "to pursue another professional opportunity."
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Former GE Atty Named CLO At Morehouse School Of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine announced this week that it has hired as its chief legal officer an attorney who formerly worked in General Electric's legal department for a decade and also has experience helping steer legal affairs for healthcare providers.
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Voir Dire: 蓝莓视频 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry continued July with another busy week as attorneys took on new roles and firms expanded practices. Test your legal news savvy here with 蓝莓视频 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ex-Houston Texans Atty Tackles Munsch Hardt Sports Group
Former Houston Texans in-house attorney Sunil Jamal joined 蓝莓视频 Pulse to discuss joining Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC and launching the firm's new sports and entertainment group.
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How GCs Can Help Win Back Investor Trust On Compensation
A new study of Fortune 1000 companies shows how 24 of them used investor engagement to increase say-on-pay approval votes this year, including Norfolk Southern, Salesforce, Boeing and Disney.
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Veteran In-House Atty Heads McAllister Olivarius' US Practice
A former general counsel at PepsiCo and GE is now head of the U.S. practice at McAllister Olivarius, bringing decades of in-house experience to the British-American firm that represents survivors of sexual abuse, harassment and discrimination, according to an announcement.
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Air Products GC Resigns After CEO Succession Plan Failure
Pennsylvania-based industrial gas supplier Air Products and Chemicals Inc. is on the hunt for a new top in-house attorney after its current general counsel announced his resignation, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
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Ruli's Top Atty On Acting As Bridge Between AI, Other GCs
In a recent interview with 蓝莓视频 Pulse, John Lee said the knowledge of how lawyers do their work is the biggest value he brings to his general counsel position at legal operations startup Ruli AI. When he speaks with his senior legal industry customers, Lee said he's able to share anecdotes from his own roles, acting as what he referred to as a lawyer-to-lawyer bridge.
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Senate Confirms Gould As OCC Head
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jones Day partner Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency in a 50-45 vote along party lines, marking his return to the agency where he spent more than two years as chief counsel.
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Nutter Atty Promoted To Firm's GC Role
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP has picked its assistant firm counsel, who previously worked at Ropes & Gray LLP, as its new general counsel, the firm announced.
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Mayer Brown Adds Amherst Group GC To Real Estate Group
Mayer Brown announced Wednesday that it added a real estate and private equity expert to the firm's Los Angeles office, who joins the firm as partner following stints at The Amherst Group and Nuveen Real Estate.
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Apparel Brand Vuori Hires RH's Former Top Atty To Lead Legal
Athletic and lifestyle apparel brand Vuori聽said Wednesday that it聽has hired the former top lawyer at RH, formerly Restoration Hardware, as聽its chief legal officer.
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PrizePicks Taps Ex-Mass. Gaming Commission GC As Director
A career Massachusetts public servant who spent the past five years as the general counsel of the state's gaming commission has joined PrizePicks as its director of gaming regulatory compliance, the company said Wednesday.
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Tool Maker Enerpac Hires JBT Marel Atty To Replace Fired GC
After dismissing its general counsel at the end of June, Enerpac, a company that makes industrial equipment, has announced it is bringing on an in-house attorney from food processing machinery firm JBT Marel Corp. to serve as its new legal leader.
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AI Maturity Eludes Most Legal Teams Despite Budget Growth
As corporate legal departments race to adopt artificial intelligence tools, a new survey reveals a growing divide between leaders and laggards that law firms are capitalizing on to their advantage.
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As GC Roles Grow, Deputies Take On Expanded Duties Too
As general counsel roles continue to expand in today's rapidly changing economic and tech environment, legal chiefs are increasingly relying on their deputy general counsel to take over more of the day-to-day law department operations, according to a new report from legal recruiters Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Ex-Pfizer Immigration Lead Joins Jackson Lewis In NY
Jackson Lewis PC has added the former head of Pfizer's in-house immigration group as a principal in its White Plains, New York, office, the firm has announced.
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Steptoe & Johnson Adds Ex-GNC Legal Chief In Pittsburgh
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has continued its recent growth in Pittsburgh with the addition of the former general counsel for GNC Holdings LLC.
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Diversity Lab Hires Ex-Bank VP, BigLaw Atty As New CEO
Diversity Lab announced it has hired a former BigLaw lawyer, two-time public-company general counsel and longtime business executive as its new chief executive officer.
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Law Firm Lateral Hiring Rebounded In Q2, But Trails 2024 Pace
Lateral attorney hiring at the 200 largest U.S. law firms by revenue showed a modest rebound in the second quarter of 2025, offering early signs of recovery after a slow start to the year, according to a new report from legal intelligence provider Firm Prospects.
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Reed Smith Brings On Former SEC Atty From V&E In Dallas
Reed Smith LLP has added a pair of former Vinson & Elkins LLP attorneys in its Dallas office, including a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and enforcement attorney who bolsters the firm's global regulatory enforcement group, Reed Smith announced Tuesday.
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Ancestry Hires Ex-Airbnb Atty As Next Chief Legal Officer
Derek Smith, formerly an attorney at Airbnb and Palantir Technologies, has joined the genealogy website company Ancestry as its new chief legal officer, according to his posting on LinkedIn.
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CNA Financial GC To Exit With $2.25M Separation Package
CNA Financial Corp.'s legal leader is departing the large commercial property and casualty insurance firm this month and will receive a $2.25 million pay package as she exits.
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Jones Day Adds Ex-FDIC, Treasury Leaders To Financial Team
Jones Day has expanded its financial markets practice in Washington, D.C., with two new partners who have key experience at financial institutions and regulatory agencies.