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Corporate Counsel

Sustainable Packaging Company Packsize Finds New Legal Chief a Perfect Fit

JD Ellis joins Packsize after selling his last two employers for a combined $2.1 billion.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Quantum Computing Company to Part With General Counsel

Rick Danis joined Rigetti in 2019 after a little more than a year at satellite antenna company Kymeta.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

As EV Startup Canoo Starts to Sink, Legal Chief Heads for Dry Land

The Justin, Texas-based company, which sold only 22 EVs in 2023, has promoted associate general counsel Sean Yan to succeed general counsel Hector Ruiz.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Discover Hires Interim Legal Chief as $35B Sale to Capital One Faces New Hurdles

Discover had hoped to complete its sale before Hope Mehlman exits as legal chief Nov. 27. But Capital One recently acknowledged that completing the deal this year is no longer a possibility.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Nike Promotes Legal Chief to Marketing Chief as New CEO Launches Turnaround

New Nike boss Elliott Hill predicted that 18-year company lawyer Ann Miller "will inspire, innovate and push the boundaries of what's possible" in her new role as executive vice president of global sports marketing.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

FIFA Takes the Field in Debut With Miami's Legal Community

"We are organizing the Club World Cup here," said Emilio Garcia Silvero, chief legal and compliance officer at FIFA. "So, we need legal advice for all these kinds of matters."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

King Kullen—the Nation's First Supermarket—Hires Outside Counsel as GC

Michael J. Cullen founded the grocery chain in 1930 after his idea for much-larger, mostly self-service stores failed to gain traction with his prior employer, Kroger.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Growth-Hungry Bitcoin Miner Hires 'Thought Leader' as First US GC

Bitfarms said hiring Rachel Silverstein will reduce outside counsel costs and give the company instant credibility with data center builders and other bitcoin miners in this country.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

$17B Episcopal Church Pension Fund Hires New Legal Chief as Staff Changes Continue

Julian Chung's "breadth of experience as a corporate attorney, incorporating legal strategy and business strategy, spans more than 25 years and will benefit us greatly," CEO Mary Wold said.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Philly Museum of Art GC Takes Legal Reins of Twilio-Backed Messaging Business

William Peterson is back in the mobile communications business. He spent 15 years at Verizon in a series of senior roles before spending three years at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, first as GC and then as chief operating officer.
2 minute read

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