10 noteworthy in-house career moves
Charting some of the most recent GC and in-house appointments
December 07, 2011 at 04:30 AM
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GC Appointments
Orbit Showtime Network appointed Helena Samaha as general counsel. Samaha joins the Middle East subscription television service after previously serving as general counsel for AlixPartners.
Charles Pangburn was appointed vice president and general counsel of UC Health. Pangburn previously served as chief legal officer and general counsel of University of Cincinnati Physicians , and worked to merge UC Health and UC Physicians into one organization.
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, or the Actuarial Profession, hired Kingsley Napley partner Ben Kemp as general counsel after Kemp served as acting general counsel to the company on a part-time basis since May. Kemp brings experience in advising regulatory and professional bodies to the legal team in Edinburgh.
Lauren Allison joined Spherexx.com as general counsel and executive assistant to Becca Wilson, president and CEO of the web development company. Allison formerly served as president of the Creek County Bar Association, and as a delegate to the Oklahoma Bar Association House of Delegates.
ASCD named Lori Schulman general counsel of the organization's recently established legal department. Schulman formerly was the proprietor of Schulman Legal Services, and a former board member of the International Trademark Association.
Rutgers University Senior Vice President and General Counsel Jonathan Alger announced his departure from the university to begin his new role as the sixth president of James Madison University, effective July 1, 2012 . Before spending seven years at Rutgers, Alger was assistant general counsel and adjunct faculty member at the University of Michigan.
NewComLink named James Howicz general counsel. Howicz was previously executive legal director at Dell and will oversee legal matters at NewComLink, including patent, trademark and other corporate affairs.
Scott Darling joined Trulia.com as general counsel. Darling, who previously worked for Imperva, Microsoft and Danger, brings more than 15 years of business and legal experience to the real estate website.
Other In-House Moves
Micrel Inc. announced the promotion of Colin Sturt to vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Sturt was the company's legal counsel since 2010, and previously served as a corporate attorney at David Polk & Wardwell.
Diebold Inc. promoted Chad F. Hesse to vice president, general counsel and secretary. Hesse previously served as senior corporate counsel and corporate secretary. Before joining Diebold in August 2004, Hesse was an associate attorney at Hahn Loeser + Parks.
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Who Got The Work
Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.
Who Got The Work
Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.
Who Got The Work
Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.
Who Got The Work
David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.
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