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Corporate counsel
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
21 August 2019
As the new academic year beckons, two universities hiring new general counsel go to the top of the class in this week's moves around the house.
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IPO
$900k general counsel may have her work cut out after IPO
21 August 2019
WeWork SEC filing ahead of IPO reveals absence of women on the board and potential exposure to foreign corruption… oh yes, and how much its general counsel earns.
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ENVIRONMENT
General counsel lack climate change leadership
21 August 2019
In-house legal teams see their role as advisory rather than leading or pioneering says Dutch research.
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT
General counsel criticises plea bargain in MeToo incident
21 August 2019
In-house counsel who filed a complaint against lawyer who “squeezed her butt” complains opposing counsel only received 'small slap on the wrist' for alleged assault.
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RISK
A new take on guns and butter
14 August 2019
According to the WSJ, some public companies are telling investors about how gun violence could affect their financial performance.
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LITIGATION
IP litigation spend skyrockets
14 August 2019
Spending by companies on IP litigation is on the rise with larger and more complex matters, MoFo survey finds.
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LEADERSHIP
Counsel quartet make Latina power list
14 August 2019
A quartet of Latina counsel make the cut as general counsel praises his deputy general counsel as she heads up the lawyers on the cross-industry list.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
14 August 2019
Whether it's Spain or the US, transferring between in-house and private practice is in vogue this week, and so are in-house team promotions.
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COMPLIANCE
Swiss Bank learns the cost of non-compliance
07 August 2019
Bank which ignored advice from its compliance officer is slapped with a $10.6 million penalty.
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FRAUD
General counsel indefinitely suspended
07 August 2019
Bank general counsel caught up in “biggest” US bank collapse in 2017 to be indefinitely suspended after pleading guilty in bank fraud.
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