Phillip Bantz

January 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"While there were a decent number of us spread across corporate America, at most places we were one or two, isolated and finding our own way," said early CCWC member Juliette Pryor, executive vice president and general counsel for Albertsons Cos.

By Phillip Bantz

9 minute read

January 11, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"It certainly was quite a time to leave," Michele Lee said of her departure from Twitter.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

January 08, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

After its top lawyer resigned last month, Marathon Oil Corp. is bringing back one of its former  assistant general counsels to lead the Houston-based…

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

January 07, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Laura Hertzog's GC appointment marks at least the second time this week that an online education firm has added a key role to its legal department.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

January 06, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"It's hard to sit there as a corporate representative in the courtroom and watch your outside lawyers have all the fun," said now-former Amazon associate general counsel Brian Buckley.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read

January 05, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Tod Cohen returned to private practice because he "found that the issues that matter to clients, the most difficult, most challenging, most cutting-edge legal issues are handled by outside counsel."

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

January 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Liza Wolf previously served for more than seven years as the chief lawyer and compliance officer for FullBloom, a Camden, New Jersey-based education and behavioral health firm.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

January 04, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

"We, for decades, have said, 'It depends and we don't know.' We have gotten kind of away from that for a really long time and I think right now we're learning that's not OK anymore," says former Microsoft Corp. assistant general counsel Lucy Bassli.

By Phillip Bantz

8 minute read

December 30, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

As GC, Ross Cooper has led Beacon through 35 acquisitions, including a $1.1 billion deal to acquire Roofing Supply Group in 2015 and a $2.6 billion acquisition of Allied Building Products in 2018.

By Phillip Bantz

3 minute read

December 29, 2020 | Corporate Counsel

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that the GC failed to disclose key facts about a Justice Department probe of RPM international Inc., a $5.5 billion global coatings, sealants and buildings materials company.

By Phillip Bantz

4 minute read