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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Experts say it will likely take at least a month for the thousands of SEC employees now back to work after the government shutdown to catch up with submissions for initial public offerings. Meanwhile, clean energy developers are increasingly looking to privately held investors amid a race to beat a July 2026 cutoff to maintain eligibility for clean electricity investment and production tax credits. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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Harris Beach Murtha Adds Senior Counsel Pair In NY
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC has grown two of its New York offices with a trusts and estates attorney from Pierro Connor & Strauss LLC and an employee benefits specialist who previously worked in-house with financial planning firm Northern Trust.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another busy week with more lateral hires and leadership changes, and one BigLaw firm exploring private equity investments.
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Rumble Cites Judge's Longtime Friendship With Google VP
Rumble asked a California federal judge to consider recusal should the Ninth Circuit revive its antitrust lawsuit against Google, citing a yearslong friendship with Google's top in-house litigation chief that involved the judge officiating at her wedding and their ongoing participation in a fantasy football league.
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Advent GC Returns To Ropes & Gray To Co-Lead PCT Practice
Ropes & Gray LLP announced Thursday that an attorney who left its ranks a few years ago for private equity firm Advent International Corp. is set to return to the firm at the beginning of December as the co-leader of its global private capital transactions practice.
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Netrio's GC Applauds AI While Acknowledging It's Imperfect
One of the most challenging aspects about being a general counsel in 2025 is that employees have access to AI, without it being completely mature and fleshed out, said the general counsel at IT managed service provider Netrio.
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Ga. Gov. Elevates Atty To Lead State Enviro Finance Agency
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday appointed the general counsel and grants division director from the governor's Office of Planning and Budget to serve on the state Environmental Finance Authority as its executive director.
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Unity CLO Steps Down Amid CEO Transition
Leadership at video game software company Unity Software Inc. has asked its top in-house attorney to step down from her role and assist with the shifting of her responsibilities until her full departure in the spring, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Delaware State University To Bring On New General Counsel
The president of Delaware State University has announced that the school will welcome an in-house attorney who works for the City University of New York School of Medicine to be its next general counsel.
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Wells Fargo Inks $84M ERISA Stock Option Suit Deal
Wells Fargo & Co. will pay $84 million to settle a proposed class action alleging the bank used dividends earned by its employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP, to meet its 401(k) matching obligations, according to the proposed deal filed Wednesday in Minnesota federal court.
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CLOC's New CEO Aims To Lead Legal Ops Into The Future
From doing a governance audit on the organization to adding vendors and alternative service providers to its board, the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium is making major changes to move itself forward in 2026.
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Legal Prediction Platform Theo AI Names GC Advisory Board
Top in-house attorneys for Bristol Myers Squibb, Docusign and GoDaddy are among the members of the newly announced general counsel advisory board for Theo Ai, a company using an artificial intelligence platform to predict outcomes in civil suits.
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Ex-Energy Department General Counsel Joins Torridon Law
The general counsel of the U.S. Department of Energy during President Donald Trump's first term has joined Torridon Law PLLC, a Washington, D.C., boutique launched in 2022 by Trump's former Attorney General William Barr and former Facebook general counsel Ted Ullyot.
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New Savills GC Weighs Return-To-Office, AI, Legal Sector
Savills announced Wednesday that it is elevating Julia Spivack, who has been associate general counsel at the real estate advisory firm for three years, to executive vice president and general counsel. In an interview with Law360, Spivack spoke about her priorities in her new role.
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General Counsel AI Raises $60M Series B At $555M Valuation
General Counsel AI Inc., a legal artificial intelligence platform for in-house counsel, announced on Wednesday a $60 million Series B funding round that values the company at $555 million.
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Columbia Sportswear GC Named Co-President In Reshuffle
Columbia Sportswear Co. has named its longtime general counsel as its co-president and promoted its chief human resources officer as its new legal leader, the company announced Wednesday.
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Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2025 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing significant achievements in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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Holtec Defends Suit Over Alleged Scheme Involving Ex-GC
Energy technology company Holtec International urged a New Jersey state court to reject motions to dismiss a lawsuit accusing its former general counsel and others of taking part in an embezzlement scheme, calling their efforts "misguided attempts" to attack its complaint.
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Philly Consumer Finance Co. Names GC In Leadership Moves
Philadelphia-based credit card asset manager Fidem Financial has brought on a new in-house attorney to lead its legal department as part of the recent expansion of the company's executive team.
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Battery Startup Co. Adds Keller Postman Atty As Legal Chief
A former top legal counsel during President Donald Trump's first term is leaving her private practice at Keller Postman LLC to join the legal department at energy startup Base Power Inc.
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Reed Smith Nets Ex-Leicester City GC As Partner In London
Reed Smith LLP said Monday it has hired the general counsel of former Premier League champions Leicester City FC as a London-based partner in its entertainment and media practice.
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Disney's Top Lawyer Gets Contract Extension, New Title
The Walt Disney Company has extended its top lawyer's contract into 2028 and changed his title to senior executive vice president, chief legal and global affairs officer, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Biopharmaceutical Co. Exelixis' GC Steps Down
The longtime general counsel of biopharmaceutical company Exelixis Inc. abruptly stepped down Friday and was replaced by the company's senior vice president for intellectual property & licensing, according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
The federal judge overseeing Epic Games' antitrust suit against Google Inc. has doubts about their settlement deal and is asking for more evidence. And a Black McDonald's executive, who claimed he was fired for confronting his CEO over a racial comment, has lost his bias suit. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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Entergy Promotes Deputy GC To Replace Retiring Top Atty
New Orleans-based energy company Entergy Corp. has begun making preparations following the announcement that its top in-house attorney will depart in the spring, elevating its current deputy general counsel to the position.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?
Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
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Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
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How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
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Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
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10 Steps To Improve Legal Vendor Management
Corporate counsel often turn to third-party vendors to manage spending challenges, and navigating this selection process can be difficult for both counsel and the vendor, but there are several ways corporate legal departments can make the entire process easier and beneficial for all parties involved, says David Cochran at QuisLex.
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Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts?
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
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Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement?
Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.
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DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help
Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.
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For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past
At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
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Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital
Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.
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A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War'
With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.
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ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers
Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.
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Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.