Mary Welch

November 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online

It's the perennial question that most in-house general counsel face: "How do you assess risk?"

By Mary Welch | Special to the Daily Report

9 minute read

November 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Whether it's dealing with the Federal Communications Commission, signing off on more than 500 contracts every month, buying radio stations or finalizing Rush Limbaugh's contract, the merry band of lawyers at Cumulus Media say they have fun.

By Mary Welch | Special to the Daily Report

10 minute read

November 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Walk through the lobby of Cox Enterprises and you'll see dozens of poster-size pictures of employees. Some, such as consumer advice expert Clark Howard, are familiar to Georgians, but most are just regular people.

By Mary Welch | Special to the Daily Report

8 minute read

November 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Skanska USA Building Inc.'s in-house legal department's organization chart is a matrix of dotted lines, direct lines and criss-crossed lines. It involves geographic territories as well as subject expertise in four regions and 30 offices.

By Mary Welch | Special to the Daily Report

11 minute read

November 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Robert McIntosh, general counsel, executive vice president and secretary for RockTenn, doesn't have any best practices for his legal team. None.

By Mary Welch | Special to the Daily Report

9 minute read

November 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online

For a one-person in-house legal department, Paul A. Marcela has seen his fair share of corporate drama since taking the position in 2009.

By Mary Welch | Special to the Daily Report

8 minute read

November 18, 2013 | Daily Report Online

After a few comparably lean years, the compensation gods once again are smiling down at general counsels in large public companies.

By Mary Welch | Special to the Daily Report

7 minute read

October 30, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Mark R. Shaw is the vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Southwest Airlines Co. He has been with Southwest for 13 years and prior to becoming GC in February 2013, he was the associate general counsel-corporate and transactions. In that role, one of his primary areas of responsibility was aircraft finance and lease transactions.

By Mary Welch | Special to the Daily Report

6 minute read

August 26, 2013 | Daily Report Online

"Romantic" is rarely used to describe a lawyer—much less a litigator—but that is how U.S. District Court Judge Richard Story describes Mike Caplan.

By Mary Welch

3 minute read

August 26, 2013 | Daily Report Online

It's a fluke that Katie Connell is a family law attorney. After law school, she gave her résumé to "anyone who would take it" and eventually it ended up in the hands of a family practice firm. They called, and during the interview she was asked why she wanted to practice family law.

By Mary Welch

3 minute read