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Why I Needed an Ops Department: The general counsel of NetApp explains what he was looking for
When Matt Fawcett took over as general counsel at NetApp, Inc. in 2010, he knew he wanted to create a legal operations department. He didn’t know he would hire Connie Brenton to start it, and he couldn’t have known how important that early decision would be – or the influence the...
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The “Yelpification” of Law
You have to hand it to Firoz Dattu. The former Paul Weiss lawyer and founder of AdvanceLaw sure knows how to whip up a crowd. Earlier this year, with no small amount of media fanfare, Dattu unleashed something he calls the GC Thought Leaders Experiment. Haven’t heard of Firoz, or AdvanceLaw,...
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Supporting and Spearheading Diversity: MCCA recognizes 5 high-impact corporate law departments
Don Liu is executive vice president and chief legal & risk officer of Target Corporation. He is a long-time champion of diversity across the legal landscape and has been involved with the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) for nearly two decades, including a stint as chairman of the...
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