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Dana Steele joins BSA after nearly two decades at Autodesk, taking a legal leadership role at an influential trade association representing enterprise software companies… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/29/longtime-autodesk-lawyer-takes-gc-post-at-business-software-alliance/
Katherine Piper's move to XGS Energy makes her the latest among several experienced lawyers joining fast-growing companies involved in the enormous infrastructure build-out required to… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/29/former-calpine-gc-joins-geothermal-developer-xgs-energy/
Letters from the FTC say that, under Section 5, the price of a medical procedure is a material term that needs to be conspicuously disclosed so that consumers are not deceived. That… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/29/ftc-puts-hospitals-on-notice-about-price-transparency/
At IBM and Mastercard, legal operations leaders are examining which tasks can be handled internally, which should go to lower-cost providers and how law firms… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/29/ai-is-upending-law-firm-pricing-ibm-and-mastercard-want-a-share-of-the-savings/
Lead counsel for a class of Zillow investors said the deal—reached in a case over its failed home-flipping business—could be the largest single securities settlement ever reached in… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/29/zillow-agrees-to-pay-2125m-to-end-investor-class-action/
AI is changing the work around which legal careers have been built. Four skills will help in-house lawyers design better work, exercise judgment and deliver more value to the business. www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/29/ai-is-changing-what-in-house-lawyers-need-to-learn/
"You need to consider your shipping promises and make sure they match reality," said Zach Lerner, of tech law firm ZwillGen www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/28/ftc-probe-of-shein-spotlights-legal-risks-for-online-retailers/
Legal recruiter Chantal Raymond cautions lawyers against waiting until circumstances force them to begin looking for their next role. A pending merger, an… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/28/you-want-to-direct-your-life-whats-driving-in-house-lawyers-to-make-a-move/
The leadership shuffle moves Jonathan Lippert from the legal department into an operations role, while elevating longtime compliance executive… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/28/porsche-financial-services-elevates-compliance-chief-to-gc-as-top-lawyer-moves-into-operations/
Following the November midterm elections, companies with federal government business face heightened congressional oversight as House Democrats prepare corruption… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/28/congressional-corruption-probes-call-for-a-white-collar-playbook/
"In many instances, you've got people that have been highly successful doing things a certain way for long periods of time, and you're asking them to rethink… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/28/legal-departments-want-to-scale-ai-first-they-may-need-to-rethink-how-they-work/
Sara Romine, credited for leading the insurance brokerage's litigation strategy and resolution of "numerous" high-profile matters, succeeds 26-year CLO Trey Humphrey www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/27/lockton-promotes-litigation-strategy-leader-to-legal-chief-/
Allen Lo, the former Meta deputy general counsel, took over as MSG Entertainment's chief legal officer in March, months before the company was hit with litigation over a… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/26/msg-entertainment-paid-new-legal-chief-26m-in-first-three-months/
Bigger deals stir demand for elite legal talent at PE firms, while their portfolio companies need entrepreneurial-minded counsel ahead of exit www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/26/private-equity-comeback-quickens-need-for-legal-talent-/
Three months into her first general counsel role, Agiloft's Kristin Esche is embracing humor, intelligent risk-taking and AI to build a legal department that helps… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/26/agiloft-gc-on-humor-intelligent-risk-and-why-legal-shouldnt-run-on-heroics/
Leaders for both firms have their names on the filing, which follows a confidential submission from June. www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/26/wilson-sonsini-freshfields-usher-in-anthropic-ipo-filing/
BNY General Counsel Kevin McCarthy discusses how AI is reshaping the bank's legal department, from streamlining contract reviews to changing the skills lawyers… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/26/ai-in-practice-ai-is-cutting-contract-review-time-for-bnys-legal-team-by-75/
The proposed rule represents a reversal of a policy statement by the FDIC in 2024 under President Joe Biden, which imposed new requirements for mergers of… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/23/proposed-fdic-merger-review-overhaul-is-welcome-news-for-banks-attorneys-say/
Brian Savage, who most recently served as Teva's interim global legal chief, will oversee Lupin's global legal, compliance and intellectual property functions. www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/23/lupin-taps-teva-veteran-as-chief-legal-officer/
F. Paul Greene, chair of Harter Secrest & Emery's privacy and data security practice, said the new California law has removed the easiest tools for private plaintiffs but it… www.law.com/corpcounsel/2026/10/23/california-plaintiffs-arent-giving-up-on-website-tracking-claims/