General Counsel & In House Counsel

Investment giant cuts adviser roster for £10m panel

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | September 13, 2006

Singer & Friedlander slashes adviser roster after appointing its first-ever legal panel

1 minute read

US tech firm names new European GC

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | September 13, 2006

Legal Week reports

1 minute read

Top bluechips set to bring more legal work in-house

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | September 13, 2006

Banking and construction plcs recruiting as bluechips hunt for specialist law talent Plans floated to allow judges to practise again

1 minute read

Law In Business: Opening doors

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 19, 2006

In the second of a two-part special, Ed Thornton profiles the key UK lawyers working in private equity

1 minute read

Corporate Counsel: Going electric

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 15, 2006

As general counsel of General Electric, Brackett Denniston heads up a legal function of 1,000 lawyers. The skills required to take on such a role make him the perfect chairman for Legal Week's forthcoming Corporate Counsel Forum in Paris. Ahead of the event in May, he talks to Ed Thornton about how he has shaped his role at GE and why European heads of legal still have a lot to learn from the US model

1 minute read

Changing faces

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 8, 2006

John Lewis Partnership's long-serving head of legal announces his retirement; Costain replaces Franks with ex-Hammonds partner; UEFA appoints new legal chief from ITV; and FSA bolsters its enforcement division with dual hire. Ed Thornton rounds up the latest moves in the in-house legal scene

1 minute read

Upsetting the apple cart

By Legal Week | October 20, 2004

The recent case of Apple Computer v Apple Corps called into question whether a contract can be made in two places at once. Nicholas Valner looks at the implications for future jurisdictional battles

1 minute read

Kept out of the loop

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | June 24, 2004

The potent issue of conflicts of interest is firmly rooted in the preservation of confidentiality - a key professional rule for solicitors and one that is always flagged by them any time the independence of the solicitor's profession is threatened. In any event, it is generally accepted that matters between clients and solicitors are confidential and should remain confidential. Hence, the recognition that legal professional privilege should, in certain circumstances, be attached to the advice that solicitors give to their clients.

1 minute read

Managing risk for occupiers, guarantors and assignments - Legal Week risk management Q&A in association with Nabarro

By Niel van Eeden | September 1, 2003

In this video, Nabarro real estate dispute resolution partner Nick Lloyd talks to Legal Week editor-in-chief John Malpas about managing risk for occupiers, guarantors and assignments.

1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Grapevine, TX-Headquarted GameStop Relying on Interim General Counsel After Top Lawyer's Exit

By Phillip Bantz | September 16, 2021

Dan Reed is out as GC and Mark Robinson, who had served as the company's ethics and compliance chief, is overseeing the legal department.

2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Lawyers Are Taking Their Business Expertise to Private Practice

By Trudy Knockless | September 16, 2021

"The great resignation is here, and lawyers are part of the nationwide trend of shaking up their work lives in unprecedented ways," said Kathryn Holt Richardson, founder and principal of HR Legal Search.

5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Amid 'The Great Resignation,' More In-House Lawyers Are Moving to Law Firms

By Trudy Knockless | September 16, 2021

Lawyers are leaving their legal departments, in many cases to join the law firms they've worked with as outside counsel.

5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Dial-Up Engagement Strategies in a Social Media Era Need an Upgrade        

By Lloyd M. Johnson Jr. | September 15, 2021

If your board is not challenging assumptions and engaging with new concepts that are changing our society then your directors may not be prepared for the level of engagement needed in today's era of hyper-accountability.

8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Executive Compensation Considerations in SPAC Transactions

By Katayun I. Jaffari and Diane Thompson | September 15, 2021

Given the uncertainty of future SPAC regulations, the compensation considerations identified in this article are subject to change as well. SPAC sponsors and target companies alike should closely monitor both developments in the market and statements from regulators with these considerations in mind.

8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Optimizing the Legal Spend: A Better Approach for GCs

By Seth Darmstadter | September 15, 2021

Given the current state of law firm economics and the surge in demand for legal services, those in charge of corporate legal departments would be wise to reframe their fiscal mandates. Instead of looking to take a hatchet to their budgets for outside counsel, GCs should be focused on optimizing the legal spend and viewing their lawyers and law firms as assets to be leveraged. But how can GCs derive a return on their legal spend investments?

7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Microsoft CLO Brad Smith Becomes Vice Chairman

By Hugo Guzman | September 15, 2021

"This reflects the unique leadership role that Brad plays for the company, our board of directors and me, with governments and other external stakeholders around the world," Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, said in a statement Tuesday.

2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Women Legal Execs Outearned Their Male Counterparts Last Year, New GC Pay Study Shows

By Phillip Bantz | September 15, 2021

"Boards are putting a lot of pressure on the CEO to make sure the senior leadership team is diverse," John Gilmore said.

3 minute read

The Recorder

Women Legal Execs Outearned Their Male Counterparts Last Year, New GC Pay Study Shows

By Phillip Bantz | September 15, 2021

"Boards are putting a lot of pressure on the CEO to make sure the senior leadership team is diverse," John Gilmore said.

3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Southwest Airlines Legal Department Part of Leadership Shakeup

By Phillip Bantz | September 14, 2021

A new CEO is overseeing the transition, which involves the promotions of two of the airline's in-house leaders.

3 minute read