Wake Up Call: Hertz Poaches New General Counsel From Conagra

In today’s column, McDermott is advising Elon Musk on his hostile bid for Twitter; New York’s February bar exam, which went back to in-person administration, fell sharply from last year; legal tech company Filevine raised $108 million in new funding.

• Leading off, Hertz Global Holdings said veteran food industry in-house leader Colleen Batcheler will become its executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective May 20. According to her LinkedIn profile Batcheler has been a Jones Day associate, Albertsons Inc. in-house attorney, and since 2006 has been at food company Conagra Brands. (Hertz)
• Batcheler is replacing M. David ...