Sentences with phrase «general counsel at»

James Bender, senior vice president and general counsel at the time, took the first case, while current Senior Vice President and General Counsel Craig Rainey took the second.

When it comes to the RFP process, Steven Trumper, general counsel at Build Toronto Inc., who outsources «virtually all of my legal work,» said the most important part for him is the in - person meetings once the short list is down to three firms.

«You can't ignore the fact that Dentons is now a meaningful player in all things Chinese,» says Daniel Desjardins, the Montreal - based general counsel at Bombardier Inc. «We would surely take a closer look at them for any significant transaction involving China than we would have before the merger.»

«I have to hand it to PBLO — they are very good at creating manageable opportunities,» says John Matheson, vice president and general counsel at Strategy Corp..

A high - profile former politician, a former general counsel at a resource company and prominent lawyers in private practice all sing her praises.

Her past roles have included serving as general counsel at large organizations including Cineplex Odeon, Irwin Toy, and St. Joseph Communications.

Serving alongside Piasentin on the chapter board will be Joel Guralnick, general counsel at Vision Critical Communications (vice president); J. Dean Readman, director, legal services and corporate secretary, legal services, Port Metro Vancouver (treasurer); and Nicole Chen, legal counsel, AMEC (secretary).

Gill was previously general counsel at a software company before moving to Volaris.

John is General Counsel at the Policy Division of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.

Star alumni: Retired Manitoba Court of Appeal justice Alan Philp; Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick of the Supreme Court of British Columbia; Steven Kroft, CEO of Conviron; Jean - Marc Ruest, vice president, corporate affairs, and general counsel at Richardson International.

Lisa Skakun, general counsel at Coast Capital Savings Credit Union, took home the Western Canada Tomorrow's Leader award.

However, Cheryl Foy, general counsel at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, says the issue is complex and there are «multiple factors» including a systemic undervaluing of women's work.

Together with Cognition lawyers such as Shari Hosaki, who was general counsel at Cadbury Schweppes, and David Zender, former general counsel of Home Depot Canada, Langdon and Milstone are developing a program to provide assistance on developing in - house metrics, how to improve external relationships, conduct RFPs, and use technology.

This month Domenick Dicicco an impressive Global General Counsel at Cunningham Lindsey speaks on executing corporate strategies.

Jackie Dinsmore, who is a former corporate securities lawyer with Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP and was assistant general counsel at TorStar for eight years, speaks to many solo in - house counsel and other small departments headed up by lawyers like Bolhuis who find themselves with lots of work to get done.

We decided to take the opportunity to speak with Michael Coates, Associate General Counsel at Shell.

Cheryl Foy is university secretary and general counsel at UOIT in Oshawa, Ontario and can be reached by e-mail at [email protected].

In the United States, Axiom Legal, and Outside GC pioneered the process of bundling experienced lawyers who didn't want full - time work, and selling them to General Counsel at set rates.

Malini Moorthy, vice president and associate general counsel at Bayer Corporation, says law firms need to give women more opportunities to lead.

As such, some of the off - the - shelf corporate counsel software is probably a lot better than products that turn out to be better suited for paralegals or third - party law firms, says Lorne O'Reilly, general counsel at Superior Plus Corp. in Edmonton.

This isn't just an issue for media companies, says Scott Mitchell, associate general counsel at Nissan Canada.

That would certainly pique the interest of law firms and legal insurance protection insurers, noted Scott Ferrauiola, associate general counsel at Watson IBM Corporation, at a conference held last fall in Montreal.

No stranger to controversial jobs in government, Mark Johnson is taking on the role of general counsel at the embattled Toronto Community Housing Corp..

Speaking on a panel at the Association of Corporate Counsel annual meeting in Boston last week, in - house counsel Alison Burton, assistant general counsel at RBC, and Kim Madigan, vice president for human resources at Canadian National Railway Co., teamed up with Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP partner William Hlibchuk to discuss some of the hot topics in Canadian employment law.

It remains to be seen, however, whether the new general counsel at SNC will be given enough independence to execute meaningful compliance oversight.

I recently chatted with a long - time colleague who is a general counsel at British Telecom (Chris Fowler) about this issue.

Jessica A. Massey is Associate General Counsel at Wal - Mart Stores, Inc., the world's largest publicly traded employer.

Max is currently General Counsel at PGGM N.V., an organization that works with money, but focuses on people.

«Speaking for the bank volunteers, I know each of us will walk away from the day satisfied we have made a positive impact on the lives of veterans,» said David Brooks, associate general counsel at Bank of America and Southern California regional chair of the legal department's pro bono committee.

Kevin P. Prendergast is the President & General Counsel at Research Associates, Inc., a corporate investigative firm serving clients since 1953.

Ng Ariss Fong can assist regulatory bodies and their general counsel at all these stages, including

Penelope can't stand lawyers — even her own general counsel at times.

And Emma Jelley, general counsel at Onfido, remarked during the GDPR panel discussion that lawyers should be working with organizational psychologists since we're attempting to change human behavior.

Can you imagine having a sales rep call on a general counsel at a key corporation?

Ivan Fong, Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs & General Counsel at 3M said that diversity was important to the company and that 3M was committed to recognizing firms that participated in the Mansfield Rule.

It's a book that provides my take on what is required to succeed as a young associate in the practice of law and the business of law in today's competitive environment, and also includes the insights of dozens of top lawyers, general counsel at Fortune 500 companies, and leading consultants to the legal industry whom I interviewed as part of the research for the book.

Joining him will be David Walton, Shareholder at Cozen O'Conner; Patrick DiDomenico, Chief Knowledge officer from Ogletree, Deakins, and Owen Byrd, Chief Evangelist, and General Counsel at Lex Machina.

Steve Harmon is the Vice President of Legal and Deputy General Counsel at Cisco.

As acting General Counsel at HHS, he was on the FDA's amicus brief in Wyeth v. Levine, the prescription drug preemption case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009.

BTI conducted more than 300 independent, individual interviews with CLOs and General Counsel at Fortune 1000 companies and large organizations.

«There are three reasons we continue working with Dinsmore,» said Kenneth Thompson II, General Counsel at RELX Group.

TGO Consulting conducted interviews with 15 general counsel at large buyers of legal services across several jurisdictions in December 2015 to February 2016.

When Maureen Armstrong became general counsel at York University in July 2014, one of her first challenges was a $ 20.5 - million lawsuit brought against York by eight students — two who were accidentally shot in the university food court in March 2014 and six others who witnessed the incident.

Maureen Harquail, the Conservative candidate for the riding of Don Valley East who works as general counsel at the Ontario Racing Commission, says it was a «long campaign but overall a very positive experience.»

Our back page columnist for this issue — Bindu Dhaliwal, assistant general counsel at BMO Financial Group — explores the struggle some lawyers in - house are feeling these days.

As Cheryl Foy, general counsel at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, noted in her presentation at that same conference, «It can be very lonely being a general counsel.»

As president and general counsel at Tweed, a two - year - old company that grows and sells medical marijuana to patients across the country, he's basically a legal drug dealer.

«This is an art, and you can't just treat obtaining legal services like you're going to the lowest common denominator,» said Brackett Denniston, general counsel at General Electric Co., which has long evaluated law firms by looking at both quality and price.

An associate general counsel at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Emily Friedman helps staff from across the foundation navigate issues relating to tax - exempt law and is the dedicated internal legal adviser for three programs: Criminal Justice, Nuclear Challenges and Chicago Commitment, which is dedicated to supporting the city through grants and investments.

Prior to Ulu Ventures, Miriam was Vice President / Deputy General Counsel at Google, which she joined in 2001 as the second attorney and where she built and led an award - winning, global legal department of 160 while Google grew from 160 to 15,000 employees and contractors.