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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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May 05, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Wake Forest Goes Outside to Replace GC Who's Retiring After 40 Years With School

Brian 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 Chief

Pagaya Technologies is charging ahead with expansion, despite seeing its market cap shrink from $20 billion to less than $1 billion.

By Trudy Knockless

2 minute read

May 03, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Insurtech Unicorn Next Taps Fast-Rising Attorney as GC

Rachel 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

2 minute read

May 02, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Girl Scouts Replaces GC Who Became Federal Judge

Diana 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.

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2 minute read

May 01, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Startup Backed by Ex-Google CEO Slips Out of Stealth Mode, Hires First GC

One-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.

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2 minute read

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.

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2 minute read

April 26, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Blackstone-Owned Drug-Development Firm Hires Ex-Pfizer Lawyer as Legal Chief

Health 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

2 minute read

April 25, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Freshly Public Travel-Tech Company Hires Apple Lawyer as First GC

Meredith Waters is taking the legal reins of Mondee, which aims to capitalize as the travel industry becomes increasingly technology-driven.

By Trudy Knockless

2 minute read

April 24, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Netflix CLO Saw Pay Surge in 2022, Despite Growth Challenges

David Hyman and the company's other top executives saw compensation rise in 2022, even as Netflix shares tumbled.

By Trudy Knockless

2 minute read

April 21, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Apparel Startup Valued at $4B Hires Away Legal Chief of Vans

Libby 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.

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