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AMC Entertainment Removes 'Interim' From GC's Title
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc., the world's largest movie theater company, has given its interim general counsel the top legal spot after he took it on temporarily earlier this year.
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Paymentus Faces Trial Over Fintech Atty's Age Bias Claims
A former in-house attorney for billing company Paymentus Corp. can bring her retaliation, age discrimination and wrongful discharge claims to trial after a North Carolina federal judge on Monday granted only partial summary judgment in the company's favor.
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Georgia Real Estate Co. Names General Counsel
The Macallan Group LLC in Atlanta has named a Neel Robinson & Stafford LLC partner as its general counsel, the company announced Monday.
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The Top In-House Hires Of October
Legal department hires over the past month included high-profile appointments at Starbucks, Hertz and Fannie Mae. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from October.
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NY Hedge Fund Adds President Title To GC Role
New Holland Capital, an alternative asset manager that operates as a hedge fund, announced Monday the elevation of its general counsel to the additional role of president.
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Ex-Panasonic Avionics GC Named Water Quality Group's CLO
Veralto, a Massachusetts-based company focused on essential water and product quality solutions, has found its new legal leader in an in-house veteran who previously worked at AptarGroup, Panasonic Avionics Corp., Avis Budget Group, the Hershey Company and more.
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Latham Adds Private Equity Firm's Veteran GC In Houston
Latham & Watkins LLP has grown its mergers and acquisitions and private equity practice in the Lonestar State with the addition of the longtime general counsel for private equity firm The Sterling Group, the firm said Monday.
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Corporate Counsel Group's CEO Talks Career, 'Refirement'
On her last day Friday as CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Veta Richardson cleaned up last-minute tasks such as updating a contract for an ACC consultant as she prepared to move into what she calls "refirement."
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Among the stories in corporate legal news in the past week: Google and Apple fired back at an effort to depose their respective CEOs in an antitrust case, and a new survey found most corporate legal departments expect to seek much more help from outside counsel next year.
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Univ. With Campuses Across South Brings On Atty As CEO
A university system with 11 campuses in states including Georgia, Texas and Florida has named the vice president and general counsel of Education Affiliates Inc. as its chief executive officer and chancellor, bringing on an attorney who has held leadership roles in higher education, legal affairs and organizational strategy for more than 20 years.
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Israeli Forensics Co. Cellebrite Hires New GC
Israeli data management and intelligence company Cellebrite has announced it hired a new general counsel and chief compliance officer who previously led the legal team at credit-building company Self Financial.
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Texas Energy Co. Promotes From Within For GC Spot
Superior Energy Services Inc. has promoted one of its longtime attorneys to its top legal role, the company said Friday.
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Georgia Tech Adds 1st Chief Ethics And Compliance Officer
Georgia Institute of Technology has brought on the chief compliance officer for the Research Foundation for the State University of New York as its first chief ethics and compliance officer.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of October with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms announced partner promotions and expanded their practice offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Trump Crypto Co. World Liberty Taps Robinhood Atty For GC
The Trump family-affiliated cryptocurrency company World Liberty Financial announced Wednesday it has hired a former Robinhood Markets Inc. attorney as its general counsel.
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61% Of GCs Boosting Budget For Outside Counsel In 2026
As corporate legal departments carry peak workloads and navigate through one of the most legally complex and risky environments ever, they are planning on seeking much more help from outside counsel in 2026, according to a new report.
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E-Discovery Co. Consilio Adds BlueLinx GC As CLO
Global legal technology company Consilio LLC has brought on the general counsel and corporate secretary of BlueLinx Corp. as its next chief legal officer, the company announced Thursday.
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Gunster Brings On Immigration Pro From In-House Roles
Florida business law firm Gunster has expanded its immigration practice with the addition of an attorney who worked at EY Law LLP and Florida State University.
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New York State Energy GC Is Now The Authority's COO
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has announced that it appointed its general counsel to serve as chief operating officer.
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This CLO Says The Process Is As Important As The Answer
Engaging the right people and building alignment is as crucial as reaching solutions, Anirma Gupta, the top lawyer at technology company Unity, told Law360 Pulse this week.
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Netflix Settles Former India Legal Director's Gender Bias Suit
Netflix has settled a wrongful termination and gender discrimination suit filed by the company's former director of business and legal affairs in India, according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court filing.
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Ex-Meta In-House Atty Joins Davis Wright In DC
A former associate general counsel at Meta, who spent close to five years at the company advising on a range of global telecom and technology issues, has joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's Washington, D.C., office as a partner, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Cisco CLO's Pay Jumps $3.3M To $15.8M In Fiscal 2025
The chief legal officer at technology giant Cisco Systems Inc. earned $15.8 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2025, according to a recent securities filing, keeping her firmly planted among the top 20 highest paid general counsel in the U.S.
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Next Era Legal Duo Take 'Fractional GC' Model To The Bank
California lawyers Eric Proos and Jeff Monahan started a law firm this year to help early-stage growth companies build out their in-house legal operation, but the ambitious founders are leveraging home-grown AI and eyeing the possibility of outside investment as they seek to grow themselves.
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Legal Leaders Gear Up For Growing AI Threats To IP
The majority of general counsel and chief compliance officers who participated in a recent global survey said their businesses have experienced an increase in intellectual property infringement over the past 12 months, and many believe artificial intelligence is accelerating those attacks, according to data out on Tuesday.
Expert Analysis
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.