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Corporate Counsel

John Deere's GC Stepping Aside After a Prosperous but Quiet Quarter-Century With Farm-Equipment Giant

Since Mary Jones took the legal reins in January 2013, the company has avoided major legal potholes, and its stock has risen more than four-fold.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former 23andMe Attorney Takes Legal Reins of Weight Watchers as It Attempts Makeover

Jacqueline Cooke—who spent nearly a decade at 23andMe, rising to the No. 2 legal post—is joining Weight Watchers at a time it is trying to reinvent itself.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

AI-Based Cybersecurity Startup Plotting IPO Hires Zoom's Jeff True as Legal Chief

Jeff True, who was GC of the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks before joining Zoom in 2020, is returning to cybersecurity to serve as legal chief of one of its hottest startups.
3 minute read

Law.com

Inside Track: Why Whirlpool's Decision to 'Re-Scope' CLO Post Doesn't Wash

Chief Legal Officer Ava Harter is leaving Whirlpool, and receiving $2.9 million in severance, in the wake of the company's decision to make her job a non-executive position.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

9,000-Screen Cineworld Hires Sally Beauty's GC as Part of Fresh Start

Cineworld's former leadership team agreed to depart in return for $35 million.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

DXC Taps NetApp's Strategy Chief to Lead Legal

The IT giant has brought aboard Matt Fawcett, who has deep software industry experience and formerly was legal chief at both NetApp and JDS Uniphase.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Grinch' Counsel Starts New Chapter as VP of Legal

Dr. Suess Enterprises gave a promotion to five-year employee Nicole Gates, the company's first in-house attorney, and brought on Michael Lancaster as corporate counsel.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GE Legal Chief Michael Holston to Step Down When Industrial Giant Finishes Breakup in April

"His steady, guiding hand has served all of us well against an immensely challenging global backdrop," CEO Lawrence Culp wrote on LinkedIn.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

After Honing Skills at Pharma Heavyweight, Attorney Takes First GC Post

"I love the fast pace and urgency," said Andy Rittenberg, the newly appointed general counsel of Coherus BioSciences. "We have a lot on our plates and accomplish a lot with a small team."
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Fintech Star Square to Fill GC Opening, Tapping Into Flush Hiring Market

"You need to be a real player to have credibility in this space," legal recruiter Sean Burke said. "Law firm partners who just add 'blockchain' to the bottom of their website bio [will be] discounted."
3 minute read

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