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What Peabody Energy’s GC Expects From Outside Counsel

Stephanie Forshee | April 20, 2018

Peabody’s chief legal officer Verona Dorch and one of her outside firm partners, Joe Glynias of Husch Blackwell, told Corporate Counsel how the firm made it on to the energy company's latest panel, and how they've used the opportunity to work together in new and interesting ways.

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Former ClearSlide GC Olga Mack Joins Quantstamp as VP of Strategy

Caroline Spiezio | April 18, 2018

Mack, who was formerly in-house at ClearSlide and Zoosk, was going to take some time off, but then found a job that she couldn't turn down.

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Microsoft, Cisco and 32 Other Companies Sign 'Cybersecurity Tech Accord' to Build Global Trust

Caroline Spiezio | April 17, 2018

"By putting ourselves out there in this way, it will result in civil society and other organizations looking for other ways to hold the industry to account, in an age where talk is cheap," Cisco GC Mark Chandler told Corporate Counsel on Tuesday.

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U.S. Steel Finds Its New General Counsel in Duane Holloway

Stephanie Forshee | April 17, 2018

Holloway most recently led the legal department at Ascena Retail Group.

LA Dodgers GC Says Technology Has Created Major League Changes for Baseball's Lawyers

Caroline Spiezio | April 13, 2018

The veteran legal leader spoke on Friday at Berkeley Law about "America's Pastime" and how in-house lawyers' roles in the sport have evolved over the decades.

BitGo’s New CLO Compares Cryptocurrency to Hedge Funds

Stephanie Forshee | April 09, 2018

In a Q&A with Corporate Counsel, Shahla Ali of BitGo said that the regulatory situation for cryptocurrency reminds her of what hedge funds faced a decade or two ago.

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Former Viacom GC Mike Fricklas Heads to Advance Publications

Stephanie Forshee | April 09, 2018

Fricklas, who left Viacom last year, will lead legal and governmental affairs for Advance, a New York-based company that “operates and invests in a broad range of media.”

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Salesforce GC Amy Weaver Advocates for More Than Just Her Company

Caroline Spiezio | April 06, 2018

Weaver is a top company voice on both legal matters and matters of social justice. She recently spoke with Corporate Counsel about her work.

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Investigations Firm Nardello Hires Chief Legal Officer

Stephanie Forshee | April 05, 2018

Califano has a background in investigations, including in his most recent job as senior vice president and managing counsel at American Express.

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Transportation Blockchain Platform DAV Hires New General Counsel

Stephanie Forshee | April 05, 2018

Tung Chan's varied in-house career has taken her from insurance, to an airline, to blockchain firms.

Q&A

Uber's Road to Recovery

Stephanie Forshee | April 02, 2018

Tony West, Uber's recently appointed CLO, told Corporate Counsel how he hopes to help get the troubled company back on track.

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Doug Luftman Lands New GC Gig at Fintech Nomis Solutions

Stephanie Forshee | March 27, 2018

Luftman will serve as the first in-house lawyer at Nomis, which was founded in 2004 and has around 100 employees.

Profile

Facebook’s Paul Grewal No Stranger to Data Privacy Fights

Ross Todd | March 20, 2018

Paul Grewal, the Facebook in-house lawyer who has had the unenviable task of being the company's public voice addressing the Cambridge Analytica scandal, has a history of engaging with thorny privacy issues going back to his days on the federal bench in San Jose.

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In-House Leaders Say Their Companies Can Be Change Agents for Diversity

Caroline Spiezio | March 19, 2018

"We need general broader power structures to change," said Marie Oh Huber, senior vice president and general counsel at eBay. "I feel like those of us who have that voice, that ability, that power, we need to push for that change."

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Starbucks Gets Fresh Cup of Legal Talent With New Top Lawyer

Stephanie Forshee | March 16, 2018

Starbucks has named a new general counsel, EVP and secretary, nine months after the previous top lawyer stepped into a new nonlegal role with the company.

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Glympse Hires a New GC as the Location-Sharing Startup Expands

Caroline Spiezio | March 13, 2018

The Seattle-based company has made Alan Koslow its brand new general counsel.

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LiDAR Producer Quanergy Announces Rick Arnold as Its First GC

Caroline Spiezio | March 07, 2018

Arnold was most recently in-house with Silver Spring Networks and previously worked in the legal department at Hewlett-Packard.

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Former Michelin GC Takes a Ride Back to Nelson Mullins

Stephanie Forshee | March 06, 2018

After 21 years at Michelin, including several as the top in-house attorney, Daniel Sanders Jr. is returning to his old home at Nelson Mullins.

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Symetra Financial Promotes From Within for New GC

Stephanie Forshee | March 02, 2018

Jacqueline Veneziani, the new general counsel, most recently served as senior vice president, deputy GC and assistant secretary of Symetra Life Insurance Co.

Q&A

Quinn Emanuel's John Quinn Has Another Starring Role: General Counsel of the Academy

Caroline Spiezio | March 02, 2018

Quinn spoke to Corporate Counsel about activism and the Oscars, last year's Best Picture mix-up and whether he's ever gotten starstruck on the red carpet.

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GE Names Michael Holston as New General Counsel

Stephanie Forshee | February 23, 2018

Holston will take over for Alex Dimitrief, who will move into the role of president and CEO of GE’s Global Growth Organization.

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How Ripple GC Brynly Llyr Found Her Way to the Top

Caroline Spiezio | February 20, 2018

Brynly Llyr discussed her journey from Berkeley to Big Law to blockchain and the need for gender equity in her field.

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American University Taps Former Towson Legal Affairs VP as New General Counsel

Stephanie Forshee | February 15, 2018

Traevena Byrd replaces Bethany Bridgham, who has served as American University’s acting general counsel since July 2017.

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New GC at American Heart Association: M. Lewis Kinard

Kristen Rasmussen | February 12, 2018

M. Lewis Kinard has been named general counsel, assistant corporate secretary and executive vice president at the Dallas-based American Heart Association. He succeeds a retiring Lynne Darrouzet, who is of counsel to the global health nonprofit organization’s executive management.

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Post-Waymo, Tony West Wants to 'Turn the Page' for Uber's Legal Department

Caroline Spiezio | February 12, 2018

West told Corporate Counsel that for Uber, the settlement "is one very tangible example of walking the walk, and I think we’ll see others as time goes on."

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IP Strategist David Shofi Named CLO at Biotech Company Univercells

Caroline Spiezio | January 30, 2018

The IP veteran has also worked in-house at IBM and CPA Global.

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Growing Biotech Hires New GC

Kristen Rasmussen | January 22, 2018

South San Francisco-based MyoKardia Inc. has hired Cynthia Ladd as general counsel. Ladd has held high-ranking in-house positions at various biopharmaceutical companies.

Kelly Mahon Tullier, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Visa

Ed Silverstein | January 12, 2018

Kelly Mahon Tullier is executive vice president and general counsel at San Francisco-based Visa. Tullier graduated from Louisiana State University…

Maria Varsellona, Chief Legal Officer of Nokia Corp.

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 12, 2018

MARIA VARSELLONA IS CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AT FINLAND-BASED Nokia Corp. Initially, Varsellona studied in Palermo, Italy, and was admitted to the bar…

Clare Wardle, General Counsel and Company Secretary of Coca-Cola European Partners Plc

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 12, 2018

CLARE WARDLE IS GENERAL COUNSEL AND COMPANY SECRETARY of Coca-Cola European Partners plc, based in Uxbridge, United Kingdom. Initially, Wardle studied…

Claudia Toussaint, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Xylem Inc.

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 12, 2018

CLAUDIA TOUSSAINT IS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUN-sel and corporate secretary at Xylem Inc., based in Rye Brook, New York. Toussaint graduated…

Audrey Boone Tillman, General Counsel of Aflac Inc.

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 12, 2018

AUDREY BOONE TILLMAN BECAME THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF AFLAC Inc. in 2014 after spending 14 years outside its legal department running different business…

Katja Tautscher, General Counsel of Borealis

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 12, 2018

SINCE 2008, KATJA TAUTSCHER HAS SERVED AS GENERAL COUNSEL for Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base…

Marianne Short, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Unitedhealth Group

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 12, 2018

SINCE JANUARY 2013, MARIANNE SHORT HAS SERVED AS EXECUTIVE vice president and chief legal officer for UnitedHealth Group, a diversified health and…

Lori A. Schechter, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Mckesson Corp.

drawat | January 12, 2018

LORI A. SCHECHTER MADE A MAJOR CAREER CHANGE IN 2012, leaving an international law firm where she was a successful litigator to join McKesson Corp.,…

Kim Rivera, Group General Counsel of HP Inc.

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 12, 2018

KIM RIVERA JOINED HP INC. IN NOVEMBER 2015 AND SERVES AS the group general counsel. “As the chief legal officer for HP, no day is ever the same as…

Rena Hozore Reiss, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Marriott International

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 12, 2018

RENA HOZORE REISS WAS APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT and general counsel at Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott International Inc. on Dec. 4. From…

Claudia Politanski, Executive Vice President Responsible for the Legal Department At Itaú Unibanco

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 12, 2018

CLAUDIA POLITANSKI IS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE for the legal department, the ombudsman office, human resources, corporate affairs and marketing…

Louise Pentland, Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer of Paypal

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 11, 2018

LOUISE PENTLAND JOINED PAYPAL, AN ONLINE PAYMENT SERVICE, in April 2015 as the company’s chief business affairs and legal officer. Headquartered…

Amy Fliegelman Olli, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Vmware Inc.

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 11, 2018

AMY FLIEGELMAN OLLI IS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL counsel of VMware Inc., an information technology company based in Palo Alto, California. She…

Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at the World Bank Group

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 11, 2018

SANDIE OKORO IS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL at the Washington, D.C.-based World Bank Group. Okoro studied law and politics at the…

Carmel Mulhern, Group General Counsel and Executive Corporate Affairs of Telstra Corp. Ltd.

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 11, 2018

CARMEL MULHERN IS GROUP GENERAL COUNSEL AND GROUP EXECutive corporate affairs at Australia-based Telstra Corp. Ltd. Mulhern received a Bachelor…

Siobhan Moriarty, General Counsel of Diageo PLC

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 11, 2018

SIOBHAN MORIARTY IS GENERAL COUNSEL FOR DIAGEO PLC, A LONdon-based alcoholic beverages company. Moriarty received a law degree at University College,…

Amanda J. Harkness, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of ASX Group

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 11, 2018

Amanda J. Harkness is the former group general counsel and company secretary at Australia’s ASX Group. Harkness graduated with first-class honors…

Janice Block, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer of Kaplan Inc.

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 11, 2018

AS THE CHIEF LEGAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER FOR KAPLAN Inc., worldwide, Janice Block finds herself wearing many hats almost every day. “It’s…

Mitsuru Claire Chino, Executive Officer at Itochu International Inc., and Former GC of Itochu Corp.

ED SILVERSTEIN | January 11, 2018

MITSURU CLAIRE CHINO IS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF administrative officer, Itochu International Inc.; and former general counsel of Itochu…

Marcy Cohen, Chief Legal Officer and Managing Director of ING Americas

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 11, 2018

MARCY COHEN IS THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND MANAGING DIRECtor of ING Americas and is a member of the ING Americas Regional Management Team and its risk…

Suzanne Rich Folsom, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at U.S. Steel Corp.

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 11, 2018

BEFORE BECOMING A LAWYER, SUZANNE RICH FOLSOM WAS THE private secretary and chief of staff to Queen Noor of Jordan. But much of her career has been…

Stephanie Fougou, Group General Counsel of Vallourec

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 11, 2018

SINCE 2014, STEPHANIE FOUGOU HAS SERVED AS GROUP GENERAL counsel for Vallourec, a multinational company headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.…

Sophie Gelbert, General Counsel and Secretary of the Board, Air France

MARY ALICE ROBBINS | January 11, 2018

SINCE JANUARY 2014, SOPHIE GELBERT HAS SERVED AS GENERAL counsel and secretary of the board for Air France, one of the largest airlines in Europe. As…