Michael A. Watson, who was promoted last year to first vice president and deputy general counsel at insurance giant New York Life, has resigned due to the company's discovery that he wasn't licensed to practice law. Watson, 44, graduated from Columbia School of Law, and worked at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and also Hunton & Williams before joining New York Life in 1996. A New York Life spokesperson said Tuesday it was "difficult to know why this wasn't picked up."
February 22, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A senior in-house lawyer at the New York Life Insurance Co. has resigned after the company discovered in recent weeks that he had never been licensed to practice law.
Michael A. Watson, 44, first joined the insurance giant in 1996 and had been promoted last July to first vice president and deputy general counsel. One of five deputies, he was responsible for the unit of the company’s legal department focused on investments, mergers and acquisitions and financial transactions.
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