Sentences with phrase «as former general counsel»

As a former general counsel and chief executive officer, Kent counsels the leaders of Am Law 100, 200, Global 100 and leading specialty firms on the challenges and opportunities they face, in an increasingly competitive industry, as a result of the globalization, consolidation, specialization, and segmentation of the market for legal services.

Led by Ms. Levenson, BHPK's ethics practice draws on her wealth of experience as former General Counsel to the State Ethics Commission and a former Assistant Attorney General, and the vast experience of founding partner Leonard Kesten counseling government officials, negotiating settlements for governmental entities and successfully trying cases on their behalf.

As a former general counsel and chief executive officer and advisor to leaders of Am Law 100, 200, Global 100 and leading specialty firms, Kent Zimmermann understands the legal industry inside and out.

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Four of the names had previously been reported in the press: attorney Nicole Seligman, a former president of Sony Entertainment; BuzzFeed chairman Kenneth Lerer, a co-founder of the Huffington Post; former Discovery Communications CEO Judith McHale, a former undersecretary of state who also served as general counsel for Viacom's MTV Networks division; and Bank of America (bac) director Thomas May, a former CEO of Eversource, a New England energy company.

It's the second major hire by Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who in October appointed Tony West, PepsiCo Inc.'s general counsel and a former U.S. Justice Department official, as Uber's chief legal officer.

Ailes» legal team includes high - profile litigators such as John Quinn, the general counsel of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Susan Estrich, the former campaign manager for Michael Dukakis and a notable voice in efforts to reform rape laws in the U.S.

Last May, following Trump's surprise firing of James Comey as FBI director, the two were among 180 former prosecutors from the district who signed a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein calling for the appointment of a special counsel.

Jobs was initially mum as well about a stock options backdating scandal that embroiled the company's former finance chief and general counsel.

Citadel Securities has named former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission official Stephen Luparello as the firm's general counsel.

The board chose to collaborate with the activist, ultimately settling on the appointment of Millennium Pharmaceuticals» former president Deborah Dunshire as a non-executive director; former executive VP and general counsel of Johnson Controls, Judith Reinsdorf, was co-opted shortly thereafter.

In the same article we reported that while the Citizens United case was pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia Thomas, the wife of the Justice, created a nonprofit Tea Party advocacy group, Liberty Central, Inc., with a former lawyer for the Charles G. Koch Foundation, Sarah Field, acting as her General Counsel and a former Koch lobbyist, Matt Schlapp, serving on her board at inception.

West arrives at Uber after serving as the general counsel at PepsiCo, and before that, as an assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice under former President Barack Obama.

He worked in that department under former President George W. Bush, serving as HHS general counsel from 2001 to 2005 and then assuming the role of deputy secretary for the next two years.

Maloney, a former top aide in the Spitzer and Paterson administrations, played a role in the aftermath of the Troopergate scandal (he was the former governor's internal counsel), which Cuomo investigated in his former role as state attorney general.

Other appointments include Nancy Hoppock, a former federal prosecutor in New Jersey, as executive deputy attorney general for criminal justice, and Janet Sabel, the general counsel of the Legal Aid Society, who was named executive deputy attorney general for social justice.

Turner was introduced at the event by Juan Reyes, the attorney and former low - level Giuliani administration aide (UPDATE: A reader insists Reyes was not, in fact, «low - level,» noting his last title was general counsel to the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals, and he also served as counsel to the NYC Loft Board) preferred by the Queens GOP to get the party's nod in the upcoming Sept. 13 special election.

As attorney general, Cuomo would be charged with appointing a special prosecutor (or appointing himself as special prosecutor) to probe Pigeon, the former Erie County Democratic chairman and now counsel to a top State Senate leadeAs attorney general, Cuomo would be charged with appointing a special prosecutor (or appointing himself as special prosecutor) to probe Pigeon, the former Erie County Democratic chairman and now counsel to a top State Senate leadeas special prosecutor) to probe Pigeon, the former Erie County Democratic chairman and now counsel to a top State Senate leader.

(CNN)- The New Jersey General Assembly, which is investigating the George Washington Bridge controversy, on Wednesday named the same prosecutor that went after former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as its own special counsel for a committee that will lead the bridge probe.

Back in 2010, as Cuomo prepared to enter the governor's race, the Times ran a profile of the then - attorney general's special counsel, a former high - school linebacker virtually unknown «outside of New York political circles» who was «intensely devoted to Mr. Cuomo and quick to respond to slights, real or perceived.»

Ken Cuccinelli, a former Republican attorney general in Virginia who lost the state's gubernatorial election last fall, will serve as lead counsel.

Bloomberg reported the administration was also eying Jonathan Schwartz, the general counsel at Univision, as well as Michele Hirshman, a Paul Weiss partner and former federal prosecutor.

The other nominees are: Michael Diedreich, an attorney from Rockland County; Jose Fernandez, a former assistant secretary of State in the Obama administration who current practices at Gibson Dunn; Nicole Gueron, whose experience includes a stint as deputy trial counsel in the attorney general's office during Cuomo's tenure in the post; Doris Ling - Cohan, a state Supreme Court judge in New York County; former New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board executive director Mina Quinto Malik; Buffalo attorney Jennifer Stergion; and Alex Zapesochny, who appears to be the founder of a Rochester biotech company.

Howard Kurtzberg, vice president and general counsel of NDH Capital, the firm that brokered two loans to former restaurateur Harendra Singh, testified Tuesday afternoon that Oyster Bay officials knew — and agreed — as early as 2011 that the town would be on the hook should Singh default on his loans.

Daniel A. Petalas, former Federal Election Commission acting general counsel, said Wednesday that Nix would not have been allowed to provide substantial advice to Trump or his campaign because of his status as a foreigner.

Ken Cuccinelli, a former Republican attorney general in Virginia who lost the state's gubernatorial election last November, is serving as lead counsel.

In addition to serving Cuomo since his election and during his tenure as attorney general, Lawsky is a former federal prosecutor, Justice Department staff lawyer and counsel to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer.

A special counsel to Cuomo as attorney general, she is a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan, former first deputy commissioner in New York City's Department of Investigation and was first deputy district attorney in Westchester County.

In a moment of candor, former National Education Association general counsel Bob Chanin admitted as much in a U.S. District Court oral argument in 1978,

ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Counsel) claims that it will have a record 1,000 people at the summit, which will feature keynote speeches from Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, Senator Lamar Alexander (R - TN), and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, as well as a host of supply - side economists and economic analysts.

Former Lloyds Banking Group real estate counsel Lesley Wan has joined The First Bank of Nigeria (FBN Bank) as general counsel.

Jay Dalton, former general counsel of oil and gas contractor Wilbros Group, was recognized by the SEC as a key figure in the events that led up to the sentencing late last month of two former Wilbros executives to prison time for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The impressive speaker line - up includes legal tech thought - leaders such as former District Court Judge David Harvey, Spark's Assistant General Counsel Rod Morris, and Privacy Commissioner John Edwards, through to speakers from start - up firms with exciting technology like Claudia King from Automio.

Apparently, two critical e-mails in a stock option prosecution against McAfee's former general counsel weren't turned over because temp attorneys had marked them as not relevant, Howrey partner Robert Gooding Jr. explained to federal district judge Marilyn Hall Patel.

Parkinson's UK has appointed former Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Colleen Keck as its first general counsel and company secretary.

It entered a new phase in January 2013 — when Scott Hutchison joined the firm and added his name to the masthead — and now has eight lawyers, including former deputy attorney general of Ontario Murray Segal, who acts as counsel to the firm.

As a former rugby player, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) EMEA general counsel Stephen Bendall puts teamwork at the centre of his management of the legal team at one of the world's five largest banks.

'' «As for his legacy, the ironic thing is, I think he did a pretty good job as attorney general,» says Viet Dinh, a former high - ranking official at the Office of Legal Counsel under Ashcroft.&raquAs for his legacy, the ironic thing is, I think he did a pretty good job as attorney general,» says Viet Dinh, a former high - ranking official at the Office of Legal Counsel under Ashcroft.&raquas attorney general,» says Viet Dinh, a former high - ranking official at the Office of Legal Counsel under Ashcroft.»

Former National Grid deputy general counsel Mark Noble has re-emerged at engineering company Renishaw as interim general counsel and company secretary.

Co-op group general counsel Alistair Asher is taking up a new role as director of special projects for the business, with former Dixons Carphone group GC Helen Grantham replacing him in the top legal role.

Several former V&E lawyers now serve as general counsel at energy companies, including Richard McGee at Houston - based Plains All American Pipeline, Berg at Pioneer Natural Resources, Jim Matthews at Denbury Resources in Plano, Texas, and Stacey Doré at Energy Future Holdings in Dallas.

He currently serves as Assistant General Counsel to the firm and is the former Contact Partner for the firm's Helena office.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Roberto J. Gonzalez, former Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will join the firm as partner in its litigation department, resident in Washington, D.C., where he will represent financial services and other clients, focusing on high - stakes litigation, white - collar criminal and regulatory defense, internal investigations, and congressional proceedings.

Arnold & Porter's national security practice includes a host of former top officials — including former State Department legal adviser John Bellinger III; former CIA general counsel Jeffrey Smith; and Ronald Lee, who previously served as the general counsel to the National Security Agency.

Clark was formerly assistant general counsel for the University of Miami and is listed as the vice president of business development at ThinkHR.com and as the former director of business development for 1800Accountant.com.

British Land has confirmed its first formal legal panel following the appointment of former Freshfields partner Elaine Williams as its first general counsel last month.

The law school is represented by Paul D. Clement, a former U.S. solicitor general in the George W. Bush administration, who is now a Kirkland & Ellis partner; Viet D. Dinh, another Kirkland partner who served as an assistant attorney general during same administration, and Christopher Bartolomucci, a Kirkland partner who served as White House associate counsel to President George W. Bush and was associate special counsel to the U.S. Senate Whitewater Committee.

FTSE 100 company concludes panel review following the appointment of former Freshfields partner as its first general counsel

As part of its Charter Day ceremonies, Howard presented an honorary doctorate of laws degree to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the former Coca - Cola general counsel who became the nation's second black governor when he was elected in 2006.

The former legal head of British mobile operator EE Ltd., James Blendis, has joined Renault - Nissan as the company's U.K., Ireland and northern territories general counsel.