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TIM Brasil, a division of Telecom Italia, excels in telecommunications. However, it’s occasionally struggled with articulating its services on paper. Its cellphone contract, once a cumbersome set of four documents filled with legal jargon and fine print, was a case in point. But by teaming up with a legal tech firm in São Paulo, the […]

Adam Gutkin enjoys a challenge, but after leading a dozen-plus acquisitions totaling more than $5 billion over the last six years, it takes a lot to faze him. So when his employer, OpenText, a global information management provider headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, decided to acquire Micro Focus, a company that delivers enterprise software for digital […]

The fine print might have some eyes glazing over, but not Georgina Mollick’s. Bring on the devil-ridden details in the 50- to 100-page contracts she and her legal team negotiate, review and draft at apexanalytix. The company provides global supply chain risk management software and services to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 clientele to manage […]

While the COVID-19 pandemic increased the need for collaborative work management tools, Wrike had already been in the market since 2006—a highly competitive market, as Lesley Hamlin knows. As Wrike’s vice president and general counsel since 2021, her job is to ensure that the company and its products stand out amongst competitors. To do this, […]

In her career, Pamela Meneguetti has worked with clients like Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo and Amazon in private practice. She has served as Uber’s head of litigation for Brazil. And she’s contributed to Brazil’s laws governing the internet. Now she’s tackling a new challenge. As general counsel of Nuvemshop (or Tiendanube in Spanish-speaking countries), Meneguetti has […]

When Christina Gabrys became chief compliance officer for Synchronoss Technologies in 2020, her goal was to make compliance less of a checkbox item and more of a user-friendly experience at the publicly traded company. “Training fatigue is real and something companies wrestle with constantly. Compliance training is one of the things employees can easily burn […]

Is there anything more agonizing than waiting for a bus? You stand at the stop, peering up the street for a glimpse of those familiar bus colors or windshield, worrying about how late it may make you for your appointment or job.  In Mexico City, that wait is getting a little easier thanks to an […]

A good tale takes time to develop. In the case of Sheedeh Moayery, it’s taken a decade and a half to help write the story of Barnes & Noble, the latest chapter being the acquisition of B&N by Elliot Advisors Limited in 2019. That was just a few years after Elliot had acquired the largest […]

After years of reactive regulatory response on data privacy and cybersecurity, the pendulum seems to be swinging the other way. Last year, President Biden issued an executive order for the federal government to “make bold changes and significant investments in order to defend the vital institutions that underpin the American way of life.” He also […]

In pain because his IV stopped infusing, a patient punches the nurse helping him. Another patient, angered when awakened to take medication, throws something at a patient who asks him to cooperate with the nurse. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, injuries from violent attacks against medical professionals were increasing at an alarming rate—up 63 […]