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“Before, we were spending more on individual investigations. Now, we’re spending most of our compliance budget on systems, processes and proactive things that we do in advance to make sure we reduce the investigatory requirements on the back end,” said general counsel Rashida La Lande.

Improper expense management practices and a pervasive breakdown in accounting controls opened the door for the alleged misconduct, according to the SEC.

“Particularly among the younger attorneys, they take that as a personal insult,” said legal recruiter Carolyn Aberman in Chicago.

The Berkshire Hathaway-owned company posted a job listing Friday seeking a senior counsel who will report to the chief administrative officer and chief financial officer.

The new in-house consortium includes global banks Barclays, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley and UBS Group AG, along with tech firms Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corp., DXC Technology and multinational telecom company Ooredoo Group.

A new survey suggests that programs are maturing rapidly, but weak points remain.

Meanwhile, ex-Novartis AG compliance and ethics leader Melissa Lozner has joined pharmaceutical firm Rafael Holdings Inc. for a C-suite level role.

James Turoff recently created a chief ethics, compliance and privacy position as part of his plan to make legal more focused on driving the business.

If any corporation has the ability, size and scale to drive better, more affordable health care options in our country, it’s Walmart, Julie Kass said.

I definitely think GCs will have a seat at the table in helping to explain and advise the committee and board members on these new rules, said Victoria Westerhaus, a partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner who also serves as outside GC to several Nasdaq-listed companies.

“I am excited to contribute to CMG’s legacy and growth at a moment in the media ecosystem that is abounding with change and abundant in potential, Eric Greenberg said.

The lawyer has been with the Gates Foundation since 2012.

My immediate goals include working with the team to streamline existing practices and processes to ensure that the legal function effectively and efficiently supports the business, Deborah Mason said.

As Religion of Sports’ first ever legal chief, Ben Mauceri is focused on supporting the “company’s growth in a sustainable and scalable way.”

“The legal industry is experiencing a period of rapid transformation, and with this comes growing pains,” Everlaw CEO AJ Shankar said.

“We are inspired by legal and compliance department responses to the recent focus on race, gender, and social justice. However, despite the resources allocated toward DEI, the inclusion of people with disabilities remains a footnote.

Ending a “failed relationship with outside counsel is just like breaking up any failed relationship. You rarely look back and say, ‘I acted too soon,’” Coinbase Global Inc. chief legal officer Paul Grewal said.

Legal leaders from 3M, Coinbase, W.R. Grace and Lexion have a different view of remote work than Morgan Stanley’s Eric Grossman.

Susan Bergethon began her new job Monday at TricorBraun, after having spent the past decade at Georgia-Pacific, one of the world’s largest paper companies.

“Anyone who knows me well knows that this was virtually the only channel that was ever on in my childhood home in New Orleans,” Pilar Ramos said.