Corporate counsel

IN-HOUSE APPOINTMENTS

Around the house: Kraken appoints crypto currency pioneer as CLO

Marco Santori joins top bitcoin exchange; Eastman Chemical and Emirates Airlines also make key legal appointments

CORONAVIRUS

General counsel braced for six-month shock to their businesses, survey finds

MoFo poll of 110 GCs finds them making unprecedented decisions as HR issues dominate

AUTOMATION

Companies ramp up digital transformation efforts as Covid-19 unmasks business flaws, survey finds

Almost half of C-suite execs say they will focus more on digital and tech investments once crisis eases

CORONAVIRUS

Accel Entertainment's GC gives up pay as top in-house lawyers are impacted by Covid-19 shutdown

Derek Harmer is sacrificing his full salary to help company shore up finances after suspension of video gaming terminals

CORONAVIRUS

US businesses 'clamouring' for guidance on fast-moving Covid-19 crisis, survey finds

Flash survey of corporate America finds companies are scrambling for information on federal, state and local legislative updates

PRIVACY

US companies lack resources to check on data privacy compliance, survey finds

More than half of respondents unsure if they are fully compliant with new regulations

CORONAVIRUS

Staff welfare, supply chain and privacy: the coronavirus-related issues keeping GCs awake at night

Linklaters, Baker McKenzie and Ropes & Gray have published the most sought-after briefings, according to Lexology

APPOINTMENTS

Wells Fargo appoints former TD Bank GC as bank's new legal head

Ellen Patterson takes over as GC at the scandal-hit lender from Allen Parker

CORPORATE COUNSEL

Wells Fargo promotes senior in-house lawyer to interim GC role for second time

Doug Edwards steps up to replace outgoing GC and former interim CEO Allen Parker

COMMENTARY

The South Korea coronavirus outbreak and force majeure in sales transactions

With South Korea facing a major COVID-19 outbreak, Bae Kim & Lee analyses the applicability of force majeure provisions