Corporate Counsel Announces Finalists for the 2024 Best Legal Department Awards
Corporate Counsel's editorial department is pleased to announce the finalists of our 2024 Best Legal Departments awards. We have selected outstanding corporate legal departments and legal leaders that stood out this past year.
August 20, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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AwardsCorporate Counsel's editorial department is pleased to announce the finalists of our 2024 Best Legal Departments awards. We have selected outstanding corporate legal departments and legal leaders that stood out this past year.
The winners will be announced live at The American Lawyer Industry Awards on Nov. 13. Full profiles of the winners will run on Corporate Counsel in November.
Congratulations to all the finalists!
Best Deputy or Associate GC
- Elaine Darr, DHL
- Daniel Koh, Ziff Davis
- Thomas Henry, Intuit
- Diane M. Meyers, Weyerhaeuser
- Andrea Nelson & Erin Wessling, The Cigna Group
- Kate Pytlewski, EPAM Systems
Best Legal Ops Team
- BILL
- Capgemini
- Cengage Group
- Cox Media Group
- Marsh McLennan
Best Mentor: In-House Legal Department
- Jason B. Daly, Amneal Pharmaceuticals
- Eric Jarrett, Dropbox
- CJ Kim, ExlService Holdings
- Randy Liebowitz, PepsiCo
- Emily Shapiro, Affirm
Best Use of Technology
- Capgemini
- GSK
- Marsh McLennan's LIT Lab
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- U.S. Treasury/IRS Office of Chief Counsel
Champion of Diversity Award
- Ann Chaplin, Qualcomm
- Sara L. Hall, American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC)
- Amy Harris, UMB Financial
- Hope Mehlman, Discover Financial Services
- Ashoo Sharma, HomeServices of America, a Berkshire Hathaway Co.
Compliance Department of the Year
- AGS Health
- Datasite
- Docusign
- General Motors
- GSK
- Sedgwick
General Counsel of the Year
- Craig Glidden, General Motors
- Eric D. Greenberg, Cox Media Group
- Sam Khichi, CVS
- Peter McGoff, Rubrik
- Edward Rockwell, EPAM Systems
- Jim Shaughnessy, Docusign
Purpose and Wellbeing Award
- Abbott
- Eric D. Greenberg, Cox Media Group
- Oxford Properties Group
- PepsiCo
Startup Solo GC of the Year
- Kevin Colby, GOWell International
- Craig Schwartz, Covariant
- Lesley Wainwright, PlayOn Sports
Strategic Business Leader of the Year
- Heather Cohen, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer and Legal Officer, ConMed
- Jim Harrington, GC, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary, Workhorse
- Nicole Jones serves as EVP, Chief Administrative Officer, and General Counsel, The Cigna Group
- Megan Lutes, GC and HR Chief, Glowforge
- Laura Safdie, COO and GC, Casetext
- Kent Walker, CLO and President of Global Affairs, Alphabet
U.S. Legal Department of the Year
- CVS Health
- General Motors
- Graybar Electric Company
- Mattel
- PepsiCo
- Robinhood Markets
This article has been updated to include the finalists for the new Strategic Business Leader of the Year award, which honors the growing trend of those general counsel who are also serving other critical C-suite functions.
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