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Kristen Rasmussen

Kristen Rasmussen

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

November 13, 2017 | The Recorder

Legal Departments of the Year, In-House Impact Award: Keith Askoff, Varian Medical Systems

Keith Askoff, vice president and associate general counsel for IP at Varian Medical Systems has had a busy few years.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

11 minute read

November 13, 2017 | The Recorder

Legal Departments of the Year, Litigation, Large Companies: Varian Medical Systems

Varian's victory in its long and winding IP battle with rival Elekta earned the company top honors this year.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

11 minute read

November 13, 2017 | The Recorder

Legal Departments of the Year, M&A, Emerging Companies: Exelixis

Exelixis attorneys have done four major deals around a cancer treatment, cabozantinib, in less than a year.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

6 minute read

November 13, 2017 | The Recorder

Legal Departments of the Year, Product Counseling, Emerging Companies: Exelixis

For Exelixis' legal team, getting the launch of Cabometyx right was a high stakes endeavor, but the lawyers proved up to the challenge.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

3 minute read

November 10, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Top In-Housers Share Risks That Helped Get Them Where They Are

Four top in-house Atlanta lawyers discussed calculated career risks during a panel discussion sponsored by the Minority In-House Counsel Association, legal recruiter Major, Lindsey & Africa and law firm Wargo French.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

4 minute read

November 08, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Fla. Compounding Pharmacy Owner's Guilty Plea is Latest Example of Increased Fed Scrutiny

Nicholas Borgesano Jr., 45, of New Port Richey, Florida, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Tampa to conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with a $100 million scheme involving compounded prescription medications. More compounding pharmacies are finding themselves in the Justice Department's crosshairs.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

7 minute read

November 07, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

SEC Accuses Osiris Therapeutics, 4 Former Execs of Misleading Investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Columbia, Maryland-based Osiris Therapeutics and four former executives with accounting fraud.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

3 minute read

November 06, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Meet the GC at Pindrop: Clarissa Cerda

“I don't draw the same lines between inside and outside counsel that most people do,” said Clarissa Cerda, the GC at Pindrop.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

4 minute read

November 01, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

Meet Deborah Gordon, CLO of Memorial Hermann

Reporter Kristen Rasmussen profiles Deborah Gordon, executive vice president and chief legal officer at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

October 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

NY, Other AGs Seek Emergency Order to Stop Trump From Ending ACA Subsidy

Nearly two dozen state attorneys general asked a federal judge in California on Wednesday to temporarily block the Trump administration from ending critical subsidy payments to insurers selling coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

By Kristen Rasmussen | New York Law Journal |

3 minute read