by RG | May 22, 2026 | above the law
Hiring outside counsel used to be a function of handshakes and law school connections. To some extent, it still is. But over the past several years, the in-house legal function went through the same “efficiency expert” transformation that hit other industries decades...
by RG | May 22, 2026 | above the law
Yesterday the case against protesters for criminal making an ICE agent late to work exploded in spectacular fashion in a Chicago courtroom. “I have read hundreds, if not thousands, of grand jury transcripts involving prosecutors who are the most junior of prosecutors...
by RG | May 22, 2026 | Law.com
“Equity plays a central role because it aligns the GC with long-term enterprise value creation, said Mary Rombaut, a fractional chief marketing officer at BarkerGilmore. “Equity plays a central role because it aligns the GC with long-term enterprise value...
by RG | May 22, 2026 | above the law
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Sometimes, we forget that they are people. They are not, as one of my students elegantly put it, law robots. They have feelings and emotions, and they can’t keep them under wraps all the time. — Jessica A....
by RG | May 22, 2026 | above the law
Back in February the Trump FCC announced it was launching new “reforms” of a major bipartisan FCC program that helps poor people afford broadband. Dubbed Lifeline, the program provides a modest $9.25 stipend to help low-income Americans afford either broadband or...
