The General Counsel Forum announces Magna Stella Award winners
Last week the General Counsel Forum hosted its 13th Annual Conference of General Counsel, featuring the Magna Stella Awards, which honor excellence in in-house leadership.
November 15, 2011 at 05:21 AM
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Last week the General Counsel Forum hosted its 13th Annual Conference of General Counsel, featuring the Magna Stella Awards, which honor excellence in in-house leadership.
The Forum, an association of 600 in-house leaders from more than 350 companies, hosted the awards and conference Nov. 10-11 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas.
Following are the 23 Magna Stella Award finalists, with winners in bold:
Solo GC:
Lisa Gold, GC, Roofing Supply Group LLC
Jason P. Maxwell, corporate counsel, Hines Advisors LP
Small Legal Department:
Suzy Fulton, GC, Softlayer Technologies Inc.
Tim Johnson, GC, Archon Group LP
Bruce L. Marshall, senior director, legal services, Flexjet
Gerald A. Morton, GC & VP, business development, Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.
Major Transaction:
James W. Goolsby Jr., executive, GC & secretary, Sterling Bank
Madeleine Johnson, VP & GC, Southwest Airlines
William D. Marsh, VP legal, Western Hemisphere, Baker Hughes International
Pro Bono:
American Airlines Inc.
Dell Inc.
Marathon Oil Co.
Non-Profit and Government Agency:
Barry D. Burgdorf, vice chancellor & GC, The University of Texas System
Teresa Burroff, SVP, legal affairs & GC, Seton Family of Hospitals
Dona Cornell, vice chancellor, VP, legal affairs & GC, University of Houston
Timothy K. Irvine, chief of staff & GC, Texas Department of Houston & Commission
Large Legal Department:
Madeleine Johnson, VP & GC, Southwest Airlines
Tom Mason, VP, GC & secretary, Energy Transfer
Major Litigation:
Heather G. Callender, AGC, Transocean Ltd.
Bruce L. Marshall, senior director, legal services, Flexjet
Scott E. Rozzell, EVP, GC & corporate secretary, CenterPoint Energy
Outstanding AGC:
Stephanie T. Bragg, VP, litigation, Halliburton Co.
Jill B. Louis, managing director, senior commercial transactions, FedEx Office and Print Services Inc.
Amy L. Perry, VP, AGC & ethics and compliance officer, NuStar Energy LP
Eric J. Spett, SVP & AGC, American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc.
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