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C.J. Mahoney
Inside Counsel at Meta Scale What does it mean to serve as chief legal officer at a company operating at the scale of Meta? The question is not simply how to manage litigation or supervise outside counsel. It is how to lead a legal function inside a business that sits at the intersection of platform governance, product design, antitrust scrutiny,…
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Dean David Jaffe
The legal profession has long been defined as a high-performance environment characterized by competition and long hours. While dedication and hard work remain hallmarks of…
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In 2014, the Department of Homeland Security created Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), an immigration relief program to authorize…
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Prof. John Morley
Presidential directives issued in early 2025 single out and impose severe restrictions on specific law firms—restrictions such as barring lawyers from federal buildings, revoking security…
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Intimate partner violence is really about power and control. So if you think about the physical abuse as a tool of power, it helps better understand the totality of what partner violence looks like.
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