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Trudy Knockless

Trudy Knockless

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. 

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July 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Wealth Management Firm Taps Google's Legal Director as Legal Chief

"As someone who values teamwork, collaboration and financial empowerment, I'm honored to join LPL's Management Committee as we continue to pursue LPL's mission to take care of advisors so they can take care of their clients," Brown said in a statement.

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July 26, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Beer Giant Molson Coors Goes Outside for Legal Chief Replacement

Natalie Maciolek is taking the legal reins of the world's third-largest brewer after spending a decade at faucet-maker Kohler, where she rose from senior staff attorney to general counsel in five years.

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July 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Ernst & Young's US GC Steps Aside Amid Scrutiny of Firm's Handling of Cheating Scandal

A $100 million settlement with the SEC last year required E&Y to hire a consultant to examine how legal, compliance, top brass and other employees might have contributed to disclosure lapses stemming from CPAs' cheating on licensing exams.

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July 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Lewis Brisbois Litigator Joins Tesla's Crew of 'Hardcore Streetfighters'

Frank Brannen is going in-house for the first time, joining a litigation department that Elon Musk wants to be hyper-aggressive. "There will be blood," Musk said in a tweet last year.

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July 21, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

DLA Piper's 'Smitty' Smith Jumps to T-Mobile as Chief Lobbyist

Smith, a D.C. fixture for nearly two decades, will lead lobbying for the nation's third-largest cell carrier, with more than 113 million customers.

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July 20, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Succession Planning May Make GCs Squirm, but It's Essential—and Often Fulfilling

"Many lawyers want to grow by understanding what their gaps to being in that top job are," said Paulette Dodson, former general counsel of Alight Solutions.

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July 18, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Taylor Swift Hires New General Counsel for Management Company

The 12-time Grammy winner, whose current concert tour is expected to be the biggest-selling of all time, has picked Douglas Baldridge to be GC of 13 Management, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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July 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Mastercard Taps Into Tech Industry to Hire New Legal Chief

Rob Beard is taking the legal reins at the credit card giant after nine years at Micron Technology, where last year he helped negotiate a historic deal to build a $100 billion complex of computer chip factories in upstate New York.

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July 14, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

GCs Increasingly See Top-Tier Tech as Powerful Lure in Talent Wars

"If they are not provided with the tools that can make them work more efficiently, they're going to look for another job," Danielle Sheer, general counsel of Commvault, said.

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July 13, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Attorney-Turned-Data-Privacy-Guru Exits Dell for Analytics Star Verisk

Verisk provides risk assessment for companies in insurance and other industries, a lucrative niche that has made the company a Wall Street darling.

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