Kristen Rasmussen

April 06, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Kala Pharmaceuticals, which currently is focused on technology to treat eye diseases, has named Eric Trachtenberg as general counsel and corporate secretary. SomaLogic Inc. of Boulder, Colorado, has appointed Melody Harris as the health tech company's chief legal officer.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

3 minute read

April 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Angus Haig, who spent 19 years at The Coca-Cola Co. in international counsel positions, joins the automotive services company next week.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

2 minute read

April 04, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The estate of Michael Lorig, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. broker, has sued the banking giant for wrongful death, claiming that the man took his life after he was forced to retire, exacerbating his lifelong struggle with depression.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

4 minute read

April 03, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Many states and municipalities' efforts to update workplace policies and extend rights beyond the federal Family and Medical Leave Act are presenting difficulties for employers, particularly large ones that operate in numerous states.

By Kristen Rasmussen

5 minute read

April 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online

The University of North Georgia's top lawyer, Dahlonega-based Jenna Colvin, talks with the Daily Report about everything from whom she turns to for outside counsel to what she does when she's not in the office.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

4 minute read

April 02, 2018 | The Recorder

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. has hired John Saia, most recently associate general counsel at drug distributor McKesson Corp., as its new top lawyer in the run-up to resubmitting its pain drug Dsuvia to the FDA.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

2 minute read

April 02, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. has hired John Saia, most recently associate general counsel at drug distributor McKesson Corp., as its new top lawyer.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

2 minute read

April 01, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Monica Berry, the top (and only) lawyer at Dallas-based ExamSoft, talks with Texas Lawyer about everything from whom she uses for outside counsel to what she's been reading lately.

By Kristen Rasmussen

4 minute read

March 30, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed rule that would more vigorously protect health care providers' ability to deny coverage in cases involving abortion, sterilization, assisted suicide and other matters because of moral or religious beliefs should be withdrawn, according to a coalition of state attorneys general.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

4 minute read

March 28, 2018 | National Law Journal

Several anti-smoking groups and doctors filed a lawsuit in Maryland federal court on Tuesday challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to delay its review of e-cigarettes.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

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