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Phillip Bantz

Phillip Bantz

Phillip Bantz is a reporter for Corporate Counsel. Follow him on Twitter @PhillipBantz.

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February 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

From Coffee to Spirits: Pernod Ricard Poaches JDE Peet's General Counsel

Anne-Marie Poliquin succeeds Amanda Hamilton-Stanley, who wanted to "take her career in a different direction."

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

February 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

In-House Leaders Reveal Legal Fee Negotiation Tactics

"You can be too successful at this," said Lowe's Companies Inc. legal operations manager Heather McClow.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

February 03, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Hispanic Bar Association Names In-House Leaders Who Could Be Fortune 500 GCs

"The candidates are here," said Anna Maria Tejada, who chairs the HNBA's novel PODER25 program.

By Phillip Bantz

5 minute read

February 02, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Xerox's Chief Legal Officer Shoulders Added Responsibilities Amid Organizational Changes

Louie Pastor has shed his GC title to become chief legal officer and chief corporate development officer. In his newly expanded role, Pastor will continue to oversee Xerox's legal team while also leading the firm's nascent corporate development group.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

February 01, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Hilton Lawyer Finds 'Dream Job' in Travel Industry's New Frontier

Laura Heltebran, the first ever chief lawyer for Wheels Up, says "private aviation hasn't even begun to fully pierce the available market share—unlike hospitality where all the brands are pretty much fighting for the same people who were already staying in hotels or, and I hate to even say it, Airbnb."

By Phillip Bantz

7 minute read

February 01, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Paul Hastings Snags Honeywell's Ex-Chief Antitrust Lawyer

"What attracted me was an opportunity to build an antitrust group at a firm that's successful and large," said Gary Zanfagna.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

January 28, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Coca-Cola General Counsel Says Diversity Efforts Aren't Working, Unveils New Guidelines

"I've been thinking about this for a very long time," Coca-Cola GC Bradley Gayton said. "Around the second week of September, there was a realization that everything we'd been doing wasn't enough."

By Phillip Bantz

7 minute read

January 27, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Hyundai's Chief Lawyer on Why He's Leaving, His Legacy and the Search for His Successor

"I'm not one who believes in staying around until you've outlived your usefulness," said Jerry Flannery, who has worked for Hyundai Motor America for 34 years.

By Phillip Bantz

9 minute read

January 26, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Hyundai's Chief Legal Officer Announces Retirement After 34-Year Run

Hyundai Motor America "will immediately commence a search" to find its next chief lawyer.

By Phillip Bantz

2 minute read

January 26, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Corporate Legal Department Expansion Persists Amid Pandemic, Various Crises

"I think they [in-house leaders] have done more with less for so long that now the more is unprecedented in so many different ways," said ACC president and CEO Veta Richardson.

By Phillip Bantz

5 minute read