Kristen Rasmussen

June 21, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Jeffrey Zimmerman, top lawyer at the rental car giant from 2007 to 2014, argued in a motion to dismiss filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on Thursday that his former employer failed to adequately allege that its ex-top lawyer engaged in gross negligence and misconduct that forced the company to restate its financial statements in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

June 19, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Redwood City, California-based Menlo Therapeutics Inc. has hired Ronald Krasnow, an in-house veteran, to oversee all of its legal activities and support the development of drug serlopitant.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

June 18, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Despite experiencing the second-largest amount of cybersecurity breaches, health care industry survey respondents reported that they were “very confident” or “extremely confident” in knowing exactly where sensitive data reside, although only half of them said they update their inventory of personal data once a year or less.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

June 17, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Noah Hanft, GC at MasterCard Worldwide from 2001 to 2014, and Richard Ziegler, top lawyer at 3M from 2003 to 2007, announced they are using the business expertise they gained in-house to offer alternative dispute resolution services through their New York-based company AcumenADR, which launched Monday.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

June 13, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Christopher Korst resigned his post effective June 5, at which time Dawn Wolverton, the Plano, Texas-based rent-to-own company's VP, assistant GC and secretary since 2011, stepped in on an interim basis.

By Kristen Rasmussen

2 minute read

June 12, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Retailer Conn Appliances Inc. has asked a federal judge to sanction its former senior legal counsel, Trista Johnson, for representing a plaintiff now suing the company on causes of action similar to those that the in-house attorney defended during her 18 months there.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

June 11, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

The top lawyer at the package delivery giant talks about UPS's drone program, the role of the legal department in its operation and challenges associated with the emerging technology.

By Kristen Rasmussen

6 minute read

June 05, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Lieb will transition from his role as executive vice president, GC and secretary at Aon to a position as “special legal adviser” to the company's chief executive officer by year's end and retire, effective Dec. 31, 2020, according to an SEC filing.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

June 03, 2019 | Daily Report Online

The first black senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at UPS, and chief human resources officer and SVP of labor at the Atlanta-based global carrier since 2015, will leave July 1.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

May 31, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

It's been a little more than a year since Michael Sukenik ascended the legal throne at Dallas-based Smoothie King Franchises Inc. as its general counsel and corporate secretary.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read