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Hugo Guzman

Hugo Guzman

Hugo Guzman is a reporter on ALM's in-house desk based in California, covering legal departments at disruptive technology companies, as well as labor and employment issues involving the NLRB, EEOC and other regulators. Connect with him at [email protected] today.

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November 16, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

CLO Who Fought Abuses in Women's Soccer Joins Chicago Team as President

Karen Leetzow is stepping down as chief legal officer of the U.S. Soccer Federation after probing player abuses in women's soccer and helping the U.S. Women's National Team earn higher pay.

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read

November 15, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Brokerage Edward Jones Hires Former Uber, Broadridge In-House Leader as GC

Keir Gumbs is taking the legal reins of the St. Louis-based investment firm, which has eight million clients, 50,000 employees and assets under management of $1.8 trillion.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

November 14, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Tampa Bay Bucs' Top Lawyer Quits to Take Legal Reins of Billion-Dollar, Athletics-Focused Boarding School

Dan Malasky has joined Bradenton, Florida-based IMG Academy, which offers grades six through 12 and has become a magnet for U.S. athletes seeking to maximize their chances of hitting it big.

By Hugo Guzman

3 minute read

November 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Consulting Giant Hires Ex-Voyager Attorney to Lead Digital Assets Practice

FTI Consulting has hired as managing director David Brill, who most recently was a deputy GC of the crypto lender Voyager, which landed in bankruptcy last year and now is winding down.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

November 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Family-Owned Conglomerate Taps In-House Veteran With 'Vast Knowledge' for New Role

Amber Hall—who has spent her entire in-house career at Cox Enterprises save for a three-year sojourn to Wells Fargo—is the company's first chief compliance and privacy officer.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

November 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

By-the-Hour Billing Torments Legal Departments. So Why Aren't More Demanding Alternatives?

"Billable hours is all they know," consultant Ken Callander said of many in-house attorneys. "To move toward something other than that, it's really foreign to them."

By Hugo Guzman

5 minute read

November 10, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Vox Media Taps Deputy GC to Lead Legal Team After Top Lawyer Departs

CEO Jim Bankoff called newly appointed General Counsel Brian Leung "an empathetic leader who manages our risks and opportunities with a deep understanding of and care for our business and our people."

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

November 07, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

NPR Attorney for Quarter-Century Takes Legal Reins of Public TV Advocacy Group

America's Public Television Stations COO Lonna Thompson said Michelle Shanahan "will be a great asset to our stations on a broad variety of legal and regulatory issues arising in our media industry."

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

November 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Paul Weiss Compliance Expert Takes Legal Reins of Federal Foreign Aid Agency That Doles Out Billions

Peter Jaffe, who has spent years in the private sector helping companies navigate compliance around the globe, now will turn his attention to helping the 19-year-old Millennial Challenge Corp. reduce poverty by stoking economic growth.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read

November 06, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Major DC-Area Hospital System Promotes Deputy GC to Top Lawyer

Ken DeStefano, who has been Adventist HealthCare's general counsel for a quarter-century, is retiring and passing the reins to his top deputy, Dwayne Leslie.

By Hugo Guzman

2 minute read


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