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.
May 05, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Wake Forest Goes Outside to Replace GC Who's Retiring After 40 Years With SchoolBrian White comes to Wake Forest from the University of Kansas, where he was GC. Earlier in his career, he was with the University of Iowa.
By Trudy Knockless
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May 04, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
After Rough Stretch, Fintech With Big Ambitions Hires Legal ChiefPagaya Technologies is charging ahead with expansion, despite seeing its market cap shrink from $20 billion to less than $1 billion.
By Trudy Knockless
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May 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Insurtech Unicorn Next Taps Fast-Rising Attorney as GCRachel Jrade-Rice is taking the legal reins of a tech-driven insurer that reached a $4 billion valuation just six years after its founding.
By Trudy Knockless
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May 02, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Girl Scouts Replaces GC Who Became Federal JudgeDiana Beinart, a former White House lawyer who most recently was GC of New York City Department of Finance, will take the reins of the 550-employee nonprofit.
By Trudy Knockless
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May 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Startup Backed by Ex-Google CEO Slips Out of Stealth Mode, Hires First GCOne-year-old Istari plans to use artificial intelligence to revolutionize development of defense systems. One of its investors is Google's Eric Schmidt, who said AI might have as big an impact on defense as nuclear weapons.
By Trudy Knockless
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April 28, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Ousted Western Kentucky University GC Drops Discrimination Lawsuit"I still believe in her position and I know that she still very much believes in her position, but at some point it just becomes time to turn the pager," said Matt Baker, attorney for ex-general counsel Deborah Wilkins.
By Trudy Knockless
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April 26, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Blackstone-Owned Drug-Development Firm Hires Ex-Pfizer Lawyer as Legal ChiefHealth care industry veteran Stacey Hanna is taking the legal reins at Precision Medicine Group, which sold for $2.3 billion in 2020, just eight years after its launch.
By Trudy Knockless
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April 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Freshly Public Travel-Tech Company Hires Apple Lawyer as First GCMeredith Waters is taking the legal reins of Mondee, which aims to capitalize as the travel industry becomes increasingly technology-driven.
By Trudy Knockless
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April 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Netflix CLO Saw Pay Surge in 2022, Despite Growth ChallengesDavid Hyman and the company's other top executives saw compensation rise in 2022, even as Netflix shares tumbled.
By Trudy Knockless
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April 21, 2023 | Corporate Counsel
Apparel Startup Valued at $4B Hires Away Legal Chief of VansLibby Stockstill has become the first general counsel of Vuori, a maker of Southern California-inspired apparel that launched in 2015 and turned profitable two years later.
By Trudy Knockless
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