GC Appointments

Audrey Anderson was named general counsel of Vanderbilt University. Anderson most recently served as deputy counsel of the Department of Homeland Security. Before entering the public sector, she spent 17 years as a partner at Hogan and Hartson.

 

Ogletree Deakins promoted Chris Mixon to the general counsel spot. Mixon previously was a shareholder at the firm's Birmingham office, where his practice dealt primarily with employment-related matters. Before joining Ogletree Deakins in 2003, Mixon was the campaign manager for the Committee to Re-Elect Justice Harold See Inc.

 

Elan Corp., a biotechnology company, hired John Given as general counsel. Given comes to the company from A&L Goodbody, where he was a senior corporate partner and head of the firm's mergers and acquisitions practice for nine years. While in private practice, Given served as Elan's lead external counsel for more than a decade.