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Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

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

July 16, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Ex-GC of Miccosukee Tribe of Florida Disbarred After Feud With Law Firm

The Florida Supreme Court unanimously accepted the uncontested report of the referee, which cited misconduct on the part of Bernardo Roman III of Coral Gables in three separate lawsuits he filed in state and federal court against Lewis Tein and its name partners.

By Kristen Rasmussen

1 minute read

July 13, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-AIG Lawyer Moves to Insurance-Focused Investment Bank

Paolo Grassi has joined New York-based Stonybrook Capital as both general counsel and chief operations officer.

By Kristen Rasmussen

1 minute read

July 12, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

NFL's Carolina Panthers Terminate Longtime GC

Several news media outlets reported Thursday that the franchise parted ways with Richard Thigpen, who had been with the team since 1997.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

July 10, 2018 | National Law Journal

Kavanaugh on Health Care: How Might He Rule as a Supreme Court Justice?

Corporate Counsel took a look at how U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has weighed in on a number of health care-related matters, from the ACA to abortion rights to health care mergers.

By Kristen Rasmussen

2 minute read

July 09, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Meet the GC at Georgia-Pacific: Tye Darland

The top lawyer at the Atlanta-based building products and paper-making giant speaks with the Daily Report about everything from whom he uses for outside counsel to what he's been reading lately.

By Kristen Rasmussen

1 minute read

July 06, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

CVR Energy Brings on New GC Amid Corporate Consolidation

Melissa Buhrig has been working in-house in the refining sector for nearly 13 years, most recently as EVP, GC and secretary at Tennessee-based Delek US Holdings Inc.

By Kristen Rasmussen

1 minute read

July 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online

It's Official, Interim Atlanta City Attorney Nina Hickson to Take Position Permanently

The former vice president and general counsel for the Atlanta Beltline has been interim city attorney since May, a month after Jeremy Berry resigned as part of a mayoral cabinet shake-up.

By Kristen Rasmussen

1 minute read

July 03, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

After Four Years on the Lam, Former In-House Lawyer to Be Extradited to Fla.

Michael R. Casey, former in-house lawyer and president of Commodities Online, as well as a former Greenberg Traurig lawyer, was charged in 2012 in Miami federal court in a $19 million investment scheme. A final default judgment was entered against him in 2016.

By Kristen Rasmussen

1 minute read

July 02, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

GC at NJ Real Estate Co. Removed as Bed Bath & Beyond Director

In an apparent rebuke to the company's executive compensation plan, about 60.5 million shareholders voted against the re-election of Victoria Morrison to Bed Bath & Beyond's corporate board. Morrison is the GC at Edison Properties in New Jersey.

By Kristen Rasmussen

1 minute read

June 29, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Want More Money at Your In-House Health Care Gig? Move to the West Coast or Northeast

A study by the American Health Lawyers Association and Bloomberg Law analyzed trends in the health care industry and found that in-house lawyers in those two regions have on average the highest base salaries.

By Kristen Rasmussen

1 minute read