Corporate Counsel

11/13/2025

Congratulations to Carolyn Duronio of Highmark Health, one of this year's In-House Lifetime Achievement winners! See all our Awards: In-House honorees: https://loom.ly/R1YWKqI

11/13/2025

Congratulations to Ericka Aiken of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, this year's Law Firm Ally of the Year Winner! See all our Awards: Law Firm honorees: https://loom.ly/2d9zVVc

The WIPL awards honor in-house and law firm women leaders and allies who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment of women in law.

11/13/2025

"I hold [people] accountable, but I also try to meet them where they are and bring them along. That's where I think the compassion comes in." https://loom.ly/L2oGfzA

Liz Atlee said she learned early in her in-house career how to convince people to do things that were above and beyond what they thought their job was.

11/13/2025

“Everyone’s got a plan until they take the first punch,” said Ralph Carter, senior counsel of the HR software company Workday, at GCC East. https://loom.ly/HmKrXIk

The last thing you want is employees running around like chickens with their heads cut off when it’s go time,” said Bukola Omishore, associate general counsel of Instructure.

11/13/2025

Litigating the fix was long viewed as a likely unsuccessful strategy for defense lawyers but in the past few years the tide has turned. https://loom.ly/BmDapBs

On Monday, the Trump-era Federal Trade Commission lost its first antitrust lawsuit challenging private firm GTCR's $627 million acquisition of hydrophilic coatings producer Surmodics in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

11/13/2025

Patrick Smith talks with Stefani Schwartz, a managing partner at the Hatfield Schwartz Law Group, about legal's role in navigating social, political, and cultural flashpoints at work. https://loom.ly/hg9HNyI

Stefani Schwartz joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.

11/13/2025

Peter Bragdon will now oversee Columbia's international business along with its Mountain Hardware, prAna and Sorel brands. He also will continue to have administrative duties. https://loom.ly/YK3pq2I

CEO Tim Boyle said that since Peter Bragdon joined the company's legal team in 1999, "he has guided or aided many critical growth opportunities."

11/13/2025

A securities filing by Irvine, California-based Xponential did not say why Andrew Hagopian is leaving nor disclose terms of his separation. He has led its legal department since March 2023. https://loom.ly/fNWP5yk

Departing Chief Legal Officer Andrew Hagopian said, I expect to announce the exciting next chapter in my career soon.

11/13/2025

On Monday, the Trump-era Federal Trade Commission lost its first antitrust lawsuit challenging private firm GTCR's $627 million acquisition of hydrophilic coatings producer Surmodics in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

11/13/2025

GC AI plans to use the funding to focus on the precision and agentic capabilities of its product.

11/13/2025

Erin Wiggins joins Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith during the General Counsel Conference East in New York.

11/13/2025

"The last thing you want is employees running around like chickens with their heads cut off when it’s go time,” said Bukola Omishore, associate general counsel of Instructure.