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Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen is an Atlanta-based reporter who covers corporate law departments and in-house attorneys.

April 25, 2019 | National Law Journal

Jones Day's DC Litigation Head Takes Leading Walmart Post

Kerri Ruttenberg will join the big-box retailer as its new senior vice president of litigation July 1.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

April 25, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Leading Jones Day Litigator Moves to Walmart

Kerri Ruttenberg will join the big-box retailer as its new senior vice president of litigation July 1.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

April 24, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

NFL's Deputy General Counsel Heads to MLS as Its Top Lawyer Moves to Business Side

Anastasia Danias Schmidt, who led some of the National Football League's most high-profile litigation during her nearly 20 years in-house there, is leaving the organization to become executive vice president and general counsel at Major League Soccer, while MLS' current GC Bill Ordower becomes the league's inaugural executive vice president of MLS Business Ventures.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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April 23, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Goodyear Promotes Its Associate General Counsel for Americas to Companywide Top Legal Role

Effective June 4, David Phillips will succeed David Bialosky, who is retiring after 10 years at the Akron, Ohio-based tire-making giant.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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April 22, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

NBA Rockets' General Counsel Propelled to Executive Vice President Role

Rafael Stone, who became the Houston franchise's GC in 2005, will keep that title in addition to becoming EVP of basketball operations.

By Kristen Rasmussen

2 minute read

April 18, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Zulily's Former Top Lawyer Joins On-Demand Warehouse Company as First General Counsel

Deirdre Runnette also will serve as chief people officer at Seattle-based FLEXE, an à la Airbnb network that links retailers and brands that need space with more than 1,000 warehouses nationwide to help resolve capacity issues.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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April 12, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

How to Protect Your Company From ICE's Increasing Target

A recent raid on a Dallas-area cellphone repair business that netted 280 arrests of individuals charged with unlawfully working in the United States is a strong reminder to employers to vet very thoroughly any staffing agencies with which they contract, immigration law experts told Corporate Counsel.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

April 10, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

General Counsel Panelists to Legal Marketers: 'You Have to Find Ways to Change With Us'

Three top in-house lawyers told attendees of the Legal Marketing Association's annual conference in Atlanta that firms must take more initiative in learning their clients' business.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

April 10, 2019 | Daily Report Online

GCs in Atlanta Tell Legal Marketers: 'You Have to Find Ways to Change With Us'

Three top in-house lawyers told attendees of the Legal Marketing Association's annual conference in Atlanta that firms must take more initiative in learning their clients' business.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

April 10, 2019 | Legaltech News

There Are Times Hidden Cameras Can Record Employee Behavior—But Not Always

A lawsuit alleging that hidden cameras captured hospital patients undergoing sensitive procedures is a reminder that the use of hidden cameras to monitor employees suspected of improper behavior is generally legal if notification of the possibility of such conduct is provided.

By Kristen Rasmussen

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