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Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

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

March 26, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Florida Judge Dismisses Criminal Sunshine Law Charges Against Ex-Broward Health General Counsel

Broward County Judge Christopher Pole, finding no violation of the Sunshine Law, dismissed one count of solicitation and one count of conspiracy to violate open meetings law against Lynn Barrett, the former top lawyer at the North Broward Hospital District in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

March 25, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

A Look Inside the City of Atlanta's Legal Department During the Biggest Ransomware Attack on a Local Government

Roy Hadley, a former high-ranking in-house lawyer at several companies and the current outside counsel to the city of Atlanta called in to help the city respond to last year's massive breach, spoke with Corporate Counsel about how his time in-house informed his work on this matter and the role of the city's legal department during the crisis.

By Kristen Rasmussen

5 minute read

March 25, 2019 | Legaltech News

Q&A: Working with the City of Atlanta During Last Year's Massive Ransomware Attack

Roy Hadley, who was called in to help the city respond to last year's massive breach, spoke with Corporate Counsel about how his time in-house informed his work on this matter and the role of the city's legal department during the crisis.

By Kristen Rasmussen

5 minute read

March 25, 2019 | Daily Report Online

'It Was Really All Hands on Deck': Lawyer Looks Back at Atlanta's Ransomware Attack

Roy Hadley was called in to help the city respond to last year's massive breach. He spoke about the role of the city's legal department during the crisis and other issues.

By Kristen Rasmussen

5 minute read

March 22, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Meet the Airbnb In-House Lawyers Behind Its HotelTonight Deal

It took about a dozen Airbnb in-house lawyers to pull off the short-term lodging service's biggest acquisition.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

March 21, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-General Counsel at Tampa Agencies Arrested for Domestic Violence

Steven Anderson, who denied striking a woman who alleged that he hit her across the face with a hat and then threw it at her before pulling her out of bed by the arm, previously served as GC at the Tampa Port Authority, the Tampa Sports Authority, the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's office and the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority.

By Kristen Rasmussen

2 minute read

March 21, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Ex-General Counsel at Tampa Agencies Charged With Domestic Violence

Steven Anderson previously served as GC at the Tampa Port Authority, the Tampa Sports Authority, the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's office and the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority.

By Kristen Rasmussen

2 minute read

March 21, 2019 | The Recorder

Longtime Jones Day Litigator Promoted to GC of San Francisco-Based Restaurant Group

Flynn Restaurant Group, which owns and operates more than 1,200 restaurants nationwide, including Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Arby's, Taco Bell and Panera Bread, has promoted Jacqueline “Jaci” Lee to general counsel just more than a year after she joined the company as associate GC.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

March 21, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

Growing Restaurant Group Serves Up Longtime Jones Day Litigator as General Counsel

Jacqueline “Jaci” Lee was promoted to general counsel at Flynn Restaurant Group, which owns and operates more than 1,200 restaurants nationwide, including Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Arby's, Taco Bell and Yum Brands restaurants, as well as Panera Bread.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

March 20, 2019 | Legaltech News

#BadInfluence: How to Protect Your Brand After an Endorser Scandal

Following Sephora and TRESemmé's decisions to sever ties with influencer Olivia Jade Giannulli after the college admissions scandal, experts say morals clauses in influencer agreements should be drafted as broadly as possible to give the company the right to terminate the partnership.

By Kristen Rasmussen

5 minute read