Matthew Wohl has been named president of The Doe Run Company, effective July 1. He will take on the additional role of CEO beginning next year.
Read More »Tax plan could increase costs of succession planning
Business owners looking to leave their business through succession planning may be facing more tax decisions if the Biden administration gets its tax code revisions through Congress this year.
Read More »EEOC issues guidance regarding workplace restrooms
On the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, the EEOC has issued new guidance to clarify whether employers can segregate workplace restrooms by gender or sex.
Read More »Circuit rulings bolster opponents of mandatory attorney bar dues
Two federal appellate courts boosted efforts by opponents of mandatory state bars and their dues, and increased the chances of U.S. Supreme Court interest.
Read More »U.S.-style discovery rules could soon become a global export
An intercontinental legal dispute that began with a fire at a Boeing plant in South Carolina is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and it could end up significantly changing the way that companies that do business internationally resolve their disputes, not just in the United States, but across the globe.
Read More »Remote work has made it difficult to connect legal and business sides. One CLO is working to change that.
It’s always been a challenge for general counsel to get the legal department more aligned with a corporation’s business. But the pandemic and remote work may have intensified that goal for law department leaders.
Read More »Protecting businesses in a litigation-heavy climate
What used to be standard, gloss-over provisions — like force majeure clauses — have taken on a new importance in the pandemic environment.
Read More »Attorney writes ‘handbook’ for in-house tech lawyers
David Sclar has just self-published the book he wishes he could have turned to for practical advice once his career course was set as in-house counsel guiding digital health and wellness companies on matters ranging from security and privacy to product development.
Read More »Fickeler elected president of St. Louis ACC chapter
Sven Fickeler, senior corporate counsel at Bunzl Distribution USA, has been elected president of the St. Louis chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Read More »Heinz joins Lockton as partner, group co-leader
Matt Heinz, who specializes in mergers and acquisitions, has joined Kansas City-based Lockton as a partner in its transaction liability practice.
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