New York Law Journal

GC at NY Dept of Financial Services Heads to Winston

Richard Weber, most recently general counsel for the New York State Department of Financial Services, said white-collar lawyers are likely to stay busy in the near future.
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Corporate Counsel

Marlin Equity Partners Promotes Az Virji to General Counsel

"I have some giant shoes to fill," Virji said on LinkedIn.
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Corporate Counsel

Former Obama Foundation GC Joins Office Managing Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's Assets

On LinkedIn, the new GC, Shawn Ray White, said the Smith Family Circle operates "based on the principle of improving lives."
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Corporate Counsel

ACC Announces 2022 Officers and Board Members

Mike Madden, head of group legal, commercial, procurement at Australia's privately owned timber company Hyne Group, will serve as global board chair of the organization, which has 45,000 members.
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Corporate Counsel

South by Southwest Brings Aboard Heineken Lawyer as GC

A job description says the company's top lawyer reports to CEO Roland Swenson and manages a "lean legal department."
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Corporate Counsel

McDonald's Promotes US General Counsel Following Top Legal Leadership Change

Angela Steele was in the role on an interim basis since last year, while continuing as managing counsel for the marketing and intellectual property legal team.
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Corporate Counsel

Amid Legal Team Restructuring, Penn Mutual Promotes General Counsel to Chief Legal Officer

"Her vision will strengthen the legal team's strategic role within our company," said Dave O'Malley, president and chief operating officer at Penn Mutual.
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Corporate Counsel

Continuing Leadership Shake-Up, Walgreens Boots Alliance Taps New Chief Legal Officer

Danielle Gray, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, noted that it's "a pivotal time for the company."
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Corporate Counsel

Connect Biopharma Hires First GC, Adds Seagen GC to Board of Directors

The newly public company's first GC previously worked in-house at Guardant Health Inc.
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Corporate Counsel

AmerisourceBergen CLO Is Stepping Down, Passing Reins to Deputy

The CLO succession comes just weeks after the company closed a major acquisition of Alliance Healthcare from Walgreens Boots Alliance.
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