Trudy Knockless

February 29, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"Over the past decade, DiMA's members have created enormous value for music creators and fans alike, driving rapid growth for the entire music industry in the process," said newly appointed General Counsel Colin Rushing.

By Trudy Knockless

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February 28, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The university has enlisted Korn Ferry to assist with the GC search. Current legal chief Diane Lopez is stepping down this week.

By Trudy Knockless

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February 27, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The nonprofit, which doles out a half-billion dollars in federal funds annually, went outside the media industry to replace retiring General Counsel Westwood Smithers Jr., who has held the role since 2005.

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February 21, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Rishi Varma's hiring as chief legal officer of the agricultural giant Cargill created an advancement opportunity for an in-house veteran.

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February 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

David Shapiro will serve as the first chief legal officer of the company, which helps major brands provide rewards and rebates to consumers.

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February 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

The new owner of The Weather Co., which operates The Weather Channel app and website, has tapped David Strauss to lead the legal team. This is the third private-equity-owned firm where he's been general counsel.

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February 16, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Julie DeCecco, a longtime attorney at Sun Microsystems, is the new GC of the company, which comprises 41 mountain resorts across 15 states and four countries.

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2 minute read

February 13, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"In our case, a Fortune 500 CLO was not what we needed. Somebody who had been part of a large legal department was not what we needed," said Richard Parr, a senior adviser at TAG.

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February 12, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"We've both had to be stronger in our roles, more diligent, kind of better than our peer competitors, to rise up," said Cara Bain, a Major, Lindsey & Africa in-house recruiter.

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February 08, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

"The challenge with a lot of legal-ops departments is they are populated by lawyers who are intimidated by external counsel. So it's hard to step away and actually put a real business lens on it," said Bindu Cudjoe, chief legal officer of Laurentian Bank.

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