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January 09, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Marathon General Counsel Takes Legal Reins of Another Energy Company

Kimberly Warnica is jumping aboard APA Corp. as it tightens its belt following a disappointing 2024.

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January 08, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Former Google Legal Exec Joins Ad Tech Unicorn as GC

Iris Chen is joining the Bay Area machine learning startup Moloco from Aribnb, where she's been deputy general counsel for more than four years.

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January 08, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Former Capital One Deputy GC Takes Legal Reins of AIG Spinoff

Polly Klane has a star-studded resume, having held senior posts at Fannie Mae and Capital One and, most recently, serving as GC of Citizens Financial, the nation's 20th-largest bank.

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January 07, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

White Castle GC Becomes Chain's First President From Outside Family

"Contributing to the stewardship of an over 100-year-old iconic brand is a privilege and a responsibility I hold with great care," Anthony Joseph wrote on LinkedIn.

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January 03, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Sirius XM GC Signing Off After 27 Years in Role

Patrick Donnelly's employment agreement expired Friday, but he will stay aboard through the end of this year to help facilitate the transition to a new legal chief.

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January 02, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Six Flags CLO Lands New C-Suite Post—This Time as HR Chief

Aimee Williams-Ramey received $1.1 million in severance after Six Flags terminated her "without cause" a year ago after she'd been legal chief just 15 months. Now, she's becoming chief human resources officer of Texas Capital Bank.

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January 02, 2025 | Corporate Counsel

'True Leadership Is About Putting Others First': 2024 In-House Award Winners Inspired, Took Road Less Traveled

Among the honorees were Don Liu of Target and Sam Khichi of CVS, who immigrated to the United States as children and were determined to make the most of the opportunities their parents provided. As an elementary school student, Khichi worked at his father's dry cleaning store and sold greeting cards door to door.

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December 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

After 2024's Regulatory Tsunami, Financial Services Firms Hope Storm Clouds Break

Legal observers say Donald Trump's return to the White House brightens the outlook for Capital One's proposed $35 billion purchase of Discover, and may bring an end to financial regulators' crackdown on "off-channel" communications.

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December 26, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

2024 in Review: Judges Met Out Punishments for Ex-Apple, FDIC, Moody's Legal Leaders

A former corporate secretary at Apple ended up with a stiff fine but no jail for insider trading, while a former head of a 450-lawyer team at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. received a 20-year prison sentence for sexually exploiting children online.

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December 18, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Red Robin CLO Joins Norton Rose Fulbright After Helping Sell Latest Employer for $4.9 Billion

Michael Kaplan "possesses robust general counsel experience and deep knowledge of the consumer markets industry," Norton Rose Fulbright Global Managing Partner Jeff Cody said.

By James Palmer

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