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 FirmThe 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
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July 13, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Ex-AIG Lawyer Moves to Insurance-Focused Investment BankPaolo Grassi has joined New York-based Stonybrook Capital as both general counsel and chief operations officer.
By Kristen Rasmussen
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July 12, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
NFL's Carolina Panthers Terminate Longtime GCSeveral news media outlets reported Thursday that the franchise parted ways with Richard Thigpen, who had been with the team since 1997.
By Kristen Rasmussen
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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
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July 09, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Meet the GC at Georgia-Pacific: Tye DarlandThe 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
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July 06, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
CVR Energy Brings on New GC Amid Corporate ConsolidationMelissa 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
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July 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online
It's Official, Interim Atlanta City Attorney Nina Hickson to Take Position PermanentlyThe 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
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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
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July 02, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
GC at NJ Real Estate Co. Removed as Bed Bath & Beyond DirectorIn 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
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June 29, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Want More Money at Your In-House Health Care Gig? Move to the West Coast or NortheastA 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
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