Trudy Knockless is a reporter on ALM Media's Business of Law desk. She has a background serving legal and insurance publications. Contact her at [email protected] or on LinkedIn at Trudy Knockless.
March 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Exclusive: Microsoft CLO Nowbar on AI, His 'Immigrant Journey' and Why He Refuses to Play It Safe"Technology is inevitable. How it pushes our culture to evolve is inevitable. Instead of denying it and just expecting things to catch up with you, you can apply ownership to it," Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Hossein Nowbar said.
By Trudy Knockless
11 minute read
March 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Discover CLO Scored $3M Change-in-Control Payment in 2023—And May Get an Even Bigger One This YearHope Mehlman, who helped engineer the $16 billion sale of her last employer, Bank of the West, before joining Discover, now is helping Discover try to sell itself for $35 billion.
By Trudy Knockless
3 minute read
March 15, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
In-House Attorneys Still Embrace ESG, But Struggle to Keep Up"ESG is a big part of who we are and what we do and is part of our story," one in-house leader told FTI Consulting.
By Trudy Knockless
3 minute read
March 13, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
After Honing Skills at Pharma Heavyweight, Attorney Takes First GC Post"I love the fast pace and urgency," said Andy Rittenberg, the newly appointed general counsel of Coherus BioSciences. "We have a lot on our plates and accomplish a lot with a small team."
By Trudy Knockless
2 minute read
March 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
MoneyGram Hires New GC Following $1.8B BuyoutCory Feinberg, who was with Bank of America before joining MoneyGram in 2015, is taking the legal reins of the now-privately held company.
By Trudy Knockless
2 minute read
March 07, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
'Perfection Is Highly Impractical': How Neiman Marcus' CLO Leads"At the end of the day, no matter what the organizational goals are, no matter what my professional goals are, I have to live with myself. I have to look back on who I am as a person and be comfortable with that person," Neiman Marcus legal chief Tom Mattei said.
By Trudy Knockless
9 minute read
March 06, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Geico Hires Chief Legal Officer With Deep Experience at Financial BluebloodsThe nation's No. 2 auto insurer has new legal team leadership for the first time since 2013.
By Trudy Knockless
2 minute read
March 06, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Elanco Hires GC Just as Activist Investor Calls for CEO's OusterShiv O'Neill's first high-stakes task will be helping the company navigate its relationship with Ancora Capital.
By Trudy Knockless
2 minute read
March 06, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
Duke GC Who Built National Profile, Helped School Navigate Lacrosse Controversy to RetirePamela Bernard led the legal team for nearly two decades while also holding national leadership roles, including serving as co-chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.
By Trudy Knockless
2 minute read
March 05, 2024 | Corporate Counsel
'You're Going to Get a Lot of Pushback': A GC's First 100 Days Pave Way for Success—or Failure"If it seems like you're raising the red flag on every level of risk at every issue, you're not going to be able to build that relationship," said Ashlin Quirk, general counsel of Axiom.
By Trudy Knockless
7 minute read