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Expedia CLO's Comp Nearly Doubled To $10M In 2024
Expedia Group's chief legal officer Robert Dzielak earned about $10 million in total compensation for 2024, roughly double what he earned the year prior, mostly due to more received from stock awards, a public filing says.
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Some Associates Bill $2,000 Per Hour As BigÂ鶹´«Ã½ Fees Rise
Billing rates for law firms that serve corporate clients continue to increase at a historically fast clip, with the largest firms increasing their fees the fastest in 2024, according to a report out Tuesday that found some associates' billing rates are nearing $2,000 per hour.
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Morgan Lewis Hires Ex-CFTC General Counsel
Robert A. Schwartz, the former general counsel of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP as a partner in its investment management practice, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Allstate CLO's Compensation Reached $5.17 Million In 2024
Christine DeBiase, executive vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel of the Allstate Corp., earned $5.17 million in total compensation in 2024, according to a recent securities filing.
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Baker Botts Adds Enviro Ace From In-House Role In Houston
Baker Botts LLP announced Monday that it has added a partner in Houston who brings more than 25 years of environmental law experience, including more than a decade on the legal team at Koch Industries.
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Longtime ITC General Counsel Joins Polsinelli In DC
Polsinelli PC announced Monday that it has hired the former longtime general counsel of the U.S. International Trade Commission to bolster its practice group that advises clients about ITC rules and procedures.
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Cognizant CLO's Compensation Jumped To $5.5M In 2024
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.'s legal chief saw his compensation jump to $5.5 million last year compared to just over $4.1 million in 2023, led by stock awards and non-equity incentive plan compensation, according to a securities filing.
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Mastercard Admin Officer Rejoins Ford Foundation Board
After announcing he would return to Mastercard as chief administrative officer following his two-year stint as a deputy secretary in the State Department, a onetime Mastercard chief legal officer has rejoined the board at the Ford Foundation, according to a Monday announcement.
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T-Mobile GC Pay Rises Slightly Following Drop In 2023
The top attorney for T-Mobile saw his total compensation increase to just over $10.8 million in 2024, a jump of about $229,000 from his overall pay in 2023, a recent securities filing showed.
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O'Melveny Adds Ex-Commerce Official, AI Regulatory Expert
An expert on artificial intelligence regulations who recently served as a deputy general counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP as a partner in New York, the firm announced Monday.
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Sunoco Accused Of Age Bias By Ex-Chief Counsel
A former chief counsel for Sunoco LP sued her ex-employer in Texas state court Wednesday, alleging she was denied promotional opportunities and later terminated due to her age, while also accusing the company of replacing attorneys older than 50 with significantly younger attorneys with less experience.
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HunterMaclean Brings Back In-House Atty For Ga. State Park
Georgia business law firm HunterMaclean said it has brought back the former in-house counsel for the Jekyll Island Authority, a self-supporting state park, in a move that will strengthen the firm's real estate practice after the firm announced last month that former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs will also join the firm.
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Feds Seek Up To 6 Years For Ex-Bank GC's $7.4M Theft
A former general counsel for a Webster Bank predecessor should serve between 51 and 71 months behind bars and pay full restitution after admitting he spent eight years embezzling $7.4 million, federal prosecutors argue.
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Bumble And Its CLO Break Up After Less Than Year
Bumble Inc., the parent company of the dating app Bumble, and its chief legal officer of less than a year have parted ways, according to a recent securities filing.
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Buchanan Ingersoll Faces DQ Bid Over Former GC's Role
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC attorneys defending Amerilife should be disqualified for allegedly running "roughshod" over ethical rules by using a former general counsel of a retirement planning agency to gain an upper hand in a dispute in a Florida federal court, according to a bid to boot the firm from the case.
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Hanes' CLO Resigns For 'Another Business Opportunity'
The chief legal and human resources officer at HanesBrands Inc., whose resume includes stints at Walgreens Boots Alliance and Walmart, this week told the clothing giant that she will step down from her roles next month, according to a securities filing Friday.
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Voir Dire: Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigÂ鶹´«Ã½ firms hired new talent and the D.C. Bar kicked off its annual election. Test your legal news savvy here with Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Insurance Expert Promoted At Armed Forces Benefit Group
An attorney who has worked for insurers for more than 20 years has been promoted to a senior role at the Armed Forces Benefit Association and its affiliate, 5Star Life Insurance Co., according to a recent announcement.
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Latham Atty Named Silver Lake CLO After Closing $8.75B Deal
Days after announcing its purchase of a 51% stake in an Intel Corp. semiconductor solutions business, private equity tech investor Silver Lake announced it has brought a key outside counsel inside the c-suite, with the addition of a new chief legal officer from Latham & Watkins.
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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
Google and its chief legal officer have now lost two major antitrust cases to DOJ prosecutors after a federal judge ruled Thursday the search engine monopolized markets and servers related to display advertising. Meanwhile, a new study shows companies are disclosing their business risks, and how they are trying to mitigate those risks, amid changing tariffs and the uncertainty of the U.S.-China trade war. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.
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Former In-House Atty Wants To Improve Client Convos With AI
Earlier this month, generative artificial intelligence-powered client conversations tool Querious, which was launched by a former in-house lawyer, tied for first place at the American Bar Association Techshow 2025 startup pitch competition.
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Netflix CLO Saw Comp Jump 26% To $17.3M In 2024
The longtime chief legal officer of Netflix saw his total compensation jump $3.6 million to $17.3 million in 2024, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
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7-Eleven Parent Floats Refreshed Board With 4 New Nominees
Japan's Seven & i Holdings Co. on Thursday proposed a refreshed slate of directors and reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing both internal reforms and a potential acquisition by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard.
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Retired Target CLO Becomes Legal Chief Of FanDuel Parent
A former chief legal and compliance officer at Target Corp. has come out of his short retirement to serve as the top attorney at Flutter, the parent company of sports betting and iGaming operator FanDuel, the business confirmed Thursday.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Private Wealth, Finance Attys In Texas
Greenberg Traurig LLP has bulked up both its private wealth services and finance practices in Austin, Texas, with one attorney coming aboard from Jackson Walker LLP and another returning to the firm following an in-house role with JPMorgan Chase & Co.Â
Expert Analysis
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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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 Â鶹´«Ã½ Firms
Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½360 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.Â
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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.