Kristen Rasmussen

July 28, 2016 | Daily Report Online

More then 100 in-house lawyers and law firm practitioners gathered for The Coca-Cola Co.'s Legal Diversity Link, which connects legal departments with minority- and women-owned law firms.

By KRISTEN RASMUSSEN

2 minute read

July 28, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta-based Birch Communications, Inc., which provides voice and broadband communications to small and mid-sized business customers, announced on Thursday that it's named Gordon "Chuck" Williams its new senior vice president and general counsel.

By Kristen Rasmussen

2 minute read

July 27, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Hertz Global Holdings has officially named Rick Frecker its new executive vice president and general counsel.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

July 27, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

After a long ride as general counsel, most recently at Harley-Davidson, Gail Lione has joined the global law firm Dentons as senior counsel.

By Kristen Rasmussen

12 minute read

July 15, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

In what the presiding judge described as a "truly tragic case," the former general counsel at a Virginia utilities board was sentenced to six months in federal prison followed by six months of home confinement.

By Kristen Rasmussen

5 minute read

July 14, 2016 | Daily Report Online

When considering whether to hire an in-house lawyer, startups should keep in mind certain benchmarks, expert says.

By Kristen Rasmussen

13 minute read

July 12, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

There is widespread concern among in-house counsel over new wage-and-hour rules from the U.S. Department of Labor, according to a new survey.

By Kristen Rasmussen

8 minute read

July 05, 2016 | Daily Report Online

From prevention to detection to knowing when to get outside counsel involved, in-house lawyers increasingly play a role in mitigating fraud and corruption caused by economic crime within their company.

By Kristen Rasmussen

16 minute read

July 05, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

When David Hill joined NRG Energy Inc. as the company's executive vice president and general counsel in September 2012, it was right in the middle of a big merger, and so Hill says he immediately "had to figure out how to put together two legal departments, both of which were composed of lawyers I didn't know."

By Kristen Rasmussen

8 minute read

July 01, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

As a part of new series called "Life After In-House," Corporate Counsel spoke to a former in-house lawyer at Kia Motors that left to run a legal consulting business.

By Kristen Rasmussen

6 minute read