Corporate Counsel

School Districts Lose Appeal Against Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube Over Social Media Addiction

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:18:32 EST

The California Court of Appeals upheld a 2024 ruling by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl tossing negligence and public nuisance claims against four social media companies: Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube.

FIFA Chief Legal Officer to Step Down After 8 Years

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:00:05 EST

Emilio Garci a Silvero, who helped oversee major regulatory changes in international soccer, is leaving as FIFA approaches a presidential election and other leadership transitions.

FIFA World Cup 2026 GC on Managing Risk, Building Trust and Making Decisions Under Pressure

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:49:10 EST

Curtis Franks, who joined FIFA in 2023 as general counsel of the FIFA World Cup 2026, was the keynote speaker Monday at General Counsel Conference East where he spoke about the legal challenges surrounding the 2026 tournament.

Paula Boggs Built a Career Breaking Barriers. Her Legacy Is Helping Others Succeed

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:11:36 EST

From the military and the White House to Starbucks' C-suite and the music stage, Paula Boggs has spent her career embracing unexpected opportunities and proving there is no single path to success.

Lawsuit Against Testing Company Shows Breadth of Cyber Risk

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:52:38 EST

The lawsuit alleges the breach compromised data tied to millions of students enrolled in California schools dating back to 2023, including highly sensitive personal information such as names, birth dates, home addresses, demographic details and results of evaluations for learning disabilities.

Jeffrey Pash Helped Redefine What It Means to Be a General Counsel in Sports

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:24:46 EST

Jeffrey Pash turned an unexpected start in sports law into a trailblazing career, spending nearly three decades guiding the NFL through its biggest legal and business challenges before bringing his unmatched experience to Proskauer and the next generation of sports lawyers.

Live from GCC East 2026 with Curtis Franks

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:48:16 EST

FIFA World Cup 2026 General Counsel Curtis Franks joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the 2026 General Counsel Conference East in New York.

Store-Sprouting Beverage Chain Dutch Bros Hires Former Starbucks Exec as Legal Chief

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:02:06 EST

Kira Druyan was senior vice president, deputy general counsel and chief ethics & compliance officer at Starbucks until June.

AI Makes Contracting Faster Yet Businesses Are Struggling to Show the ROI

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:26:25 EST

New research from WorldCC, Deloitte and Ironclad highlights a disconnect between individual productivity gains from AI and measurable organization-level results.

Verdict Winner Defending 'Common Carrier' Ruling: Uber Is a 'Taxi Company With an App'

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:26:05 EST

Uber is asking the Fourth Circuit to overturn a sexual assault verdict based on what it calls a “radical liability theory. Plaintiffs defend the verdict and underlying order, arguing the decision could affect thousands of riders.

How Big Law DC Practices Stand to Gain More After Midterm Elections

Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:59:59 EST

From congressional investigations and antitrust to trade practices and lobbying work, several core D.C. practices are expected to grow more in 2027.

JPL Operator Caltech Taps Veteran Maryland Higher Ed Lawyer as Legal Chief

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:52:46 EST

Stephanie Shea is general counsel at Towson University and previously held senior legal posts at Johns Hopkins University

AI Is Making Legal Departments Faster, but Are GCs Measuring the Wrong Things?

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:19:04 EST

“Instead of looking at AI as, How do we save cost?' it's more, How do we use AI to become more efficient so that we can accelerate the business?' If legal moves slow, the business moves slow. If legal moves fast, the business moves fast," said Checkbox CEO Evan Wong.

AI Effects on Fees Requires Transparency With Clients, Attorneys at Harvey Event Say

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:53:43 EST

"I do have clients who have taken more extreme views around what they expect AI to do, and I really respect that," said Desirée Moore of Venable.

Discovery Paused as OpenAI Seeks to Move Florida Suit, Again

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:17:10 EST

After failing to keep Florida's sweeping consumer protection lawsuit in federal court, OpenAI is fighting to get the case moved yet again—this time to the Tampa area.

Copyright Suits Over AI Training Continue With Latest Surge Against Meta

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:35:58 EST

Kyle Roche of Freedman Normand Friedland said his firm has chosen to sue on behalf of individual authors rather than in a class action because it can be difficult to prove that different class members were all affected by AI companies' conduct in the same way.

Five Sports Industry Developments for Every General Counsel Managing International Talent to Watch

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 10:31:59 EST

Organizations managing international talent face increasing immigration challenges, including nationality-based restrictions, consular delays, and shortened visa validity, requiring proactive planning for workforce and roster management. Additionally, colleges face unresolved compliance risks as NIL compensation and revenue sharing may constitute unauthorized employment for F-1 student-athletes.

Google, Meta, TikTok Sue Calif. AG to Block Landmark State Children's Online Safety Bill

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:21:29 EST

The complaints seek to enjoin the enforcement and challenge the constitutionality of AB 1709, which bars social media companies from providing users aged 16 and under with access to "addictive" features such as infinite scroll and autoplay on their platforms.

EEOC's Lawsuit Over All-Female Corporate Retreat Gets Green Light

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:22:53 EST

A male employee of regional Coca-Cola distributor alleged a two-day networking retreat for female employees discriminated against male workers.

Don't Close the Compliance Manual Yet: The Eleventh Circuit Breathes New Life Into FCA Qui Tam Actions

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:30:59 EST

The Eleventh Circuit vacated a Florida district court's ruling and upheld the constitutionality of the False Claims Act's qui tam provisions, concluding that private relators do not occupy continuing positions and therefore are not officers under the appointments clause. This decision joins four other circuit courts in rejecting constitutional challenges, though questions remain regarding potential violations of the take care and vesting clauses.

Weil's Wind Down Exposes the Risks of Putting Too Much Trust in One Law Firm

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:38:09 EST

“You've now got to be thinking about whether you have sufficiently diversified your legal work to protect yourself in these circumstances. In the past all you were thinking about was how to bundle your work and save money, said former Airbnb CLO Rob Chesnut.

Junior Lawyers Aren't Necessarily Driving In-House AI Adoption

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:43:36 EST

Just 31% of in-house legal professionals surveyed in a Pinsent Masons report said more junior colleagues were driving AI adoption, challenging assumptions about who is leading the profession's technological change.

3M Agrees to Pay $7.35B to Settle Thousands of Injury Claims Over 'Forever Chemicals'

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:42:35 EST

In a late Tuesday announcement, 3M said the settlement would compensate 99% of the claims brought by an estimated 115,000 to 120,000 individuals that their exposure to PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, caused various types of cancer.

Boston University Taps University of Texas' Deputy Legal Chief as General Counsel

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 17:00:20 EST

David Lein will succeed longtime legal chief Erika Geetter, who concluded three decades at the university in September.

De Novo Bank Filings Surge as Fintechs Seek Bigger Slice of Financial Pie

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:50:43 EST

"The current push for new charters has a lot to do with tech companies that view banking as a way to access certain processes," said banking consultant Michael Renninger.

AI Could Give the Billable Hour New Life. Here's Why Legal Departments May Welcome It

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:43:30 EST

While legal departments expect AI to reduce outside counsel costs, Integreon's Rhett Lemmel believes it could make some alternative fee arrangements less attractive to corporate clients.

Law Firm Data Is Valuable. Now It Might Come With a Price Tag

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:59:59 EST

At least two AI-native law firms have put in bids for Weil Gotshal & Manges' data, raising the question of whether internal law firm data qualifies as an asset and if it can be sold to an outside buyer.

Herc Holdings Taps TopBuild Legal Chief as CLO

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:10:58 EST

Luis Machado, a veteran public company lawyer with more than three decades of experience, takes the legal reins at the $4.4 billion equipment rental giant.

Inside the Mind of Today's GC: Leading Through Risk and Uncertainty

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:46:57 EST

Heather Nevitt noted that it is harder for GCs to stay ahead and ready when they are being confronted by regulatory unpredictability, geopolitics, cybersecurity and other issues that lawyers “didn't go to law school to do.

DOJ Focuses Its Corporate Enforcement Priorities

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:44:59 EST

The DOJ's National Fraud Enforcement Division issued Directive 26-12, establishing an aggressive corporate enforcement approach focused on health care, government, tax and trade fraud, with all cases routed through a newly formed Corporate Enforcement Section. The directive identifies ten aggravating factors that prosecutors must weigh heavily in charging decisions, emphasizing voluntary self-disclosure while expanding data analytics and whistleblower programs to detect corporate misconduct.

AI in Practice: Fiserv Former CLO Wants Legal to Be the Company's AI 'Super Users'

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:19:30 EST

Candid conversations around how AI is changing the way in-house lawyers work, lead and deliver value.

If the Legal Department Doesn't Want to Be Viewed as a Cost Center, It Needs to Start Behaving Like It Isn't One

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:59:59 EST

To shed the cost-center identity, legal teams must use technology-driven capacity gains to insert themselves earlier in decision-making processes and position themselves as strategic contributors who shape outcomes rather than just process requests.

ATF Chief Counsel Robert Leider Resigns, Returning to George Mason Law

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:28:53 EST

Leider, who joined the agency in early 2025, helped oversee a sweeping rewrite of federal firearms regulations and the development of more than 40 proposed and final rules.

LendingTree General Counsel to Exit With Severance Benefits After Year-End Departure

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:22:55 EST

The North Carolina-based company disclosed in an Oct. 30 securities filing that Enlow-Novitsky will step down as general counsel effective Dec. 31, 2026, but continue as a nonexecutive employee performing transition services until March 12, 2027, when her employment will be terminated without cause.

New Pilot Could Reshape Controversial Drug Discount Program

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:45:40 EST

The Health Resources and Services Administration has approved 10 companies' requests to take part in the pilot which, attorneys say, is poised to require significant adaptations from drugmakers and providers alike.

Trump to Appeal Miami Judge's Dismissal of Wall Street Journal Lawsuit

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:57:31 EST

President Donald Trump "intends to appeal" a Miami federal judge's order tossing his $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, which found Trump failed to prove the paper acted with actual malice when it published details of an intimate birthday card he allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein.

Building Systems Giant Johnson Controls Draws New Legal Chief from Vontier

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:21:08 EST

Katie Rowen arrives as the 141-year-old company narrows its portfolio and racks-up huge orders for data center cooling equipment