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Privacy Do’s and Don’ts for General Counsel

As chief problem solver, GCs are expected to lead on privacy compliance, yet many companies out there are still getting it wrong. With a recent survey revealing over half of businesses suffered a data breach in the last 24 months, the odds of a data breach occurring, if it hasn’t already, under a GCs watch are shortening.

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Laurence Grayer to Serve as SIG SAUER General Counsel

Laurence Grayer has joined SIG SAUER as their Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer.

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Former Facebook General Counsel Joins Latham & Watkins

Law Firm ManagementLatham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Colin Stretch, Facebook Inc.’s now Meta Platforms, Inc. General Counsel from 2013-2019, has joined the firm’s

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RE/MAX Parent Appoints General Counsel and Compliance Chief

Law Firm ManagementNYSE-listed RE/MAX Holdings, parent company of RE/MAX and Motto Mortgage, has promoted Susie Winders to become general counsel, chief compliance officer and

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University of Iowa Hires Husch Blackwell Lawyer as New General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementThe University of Iowa is bringing back to campus a former deputy general counsel who for the last year has been advising colleges, including the UI, on issues like

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James Jorgensen Named New Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementJames D. Jorgensen, senior counsel at Husch Blackwell LLP in Denver, Colorado, has been named the new vice president for legal affairs and general counsel at the University of

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OU President Joseph Harroz Appoints New Vice President and General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementArmand Paliotta, a two-time alumnus of OU, will become the new vice president and general counsel starting on Oct. 1, pending approval from the OU Board of Regents. OU President

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Savills North America Appoints New General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementSavills has named James Repking its general counsel in North America, effective August 1. Repking, formerly associate general counsel, will succeed retiring General Counsel and

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PPG Appoints Joe Gette Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

Law Firm ManagementPPG announced that Joe Gette, currently assistant general  counsel, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and securities, will become vice president, deputy general counsel and secretary

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Service Titan Deepens its Executive Team, Appointing Olive Huang as General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementService Titan, a  software platform built to power the trades, today welcomed two seasoned leaders to its executive team: Olive Huang as General Counsel and Secretary of the Board

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Arsenal Executive James King Joins PFA as General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementArsenal executive James King is set to be announced as the Professional Footballers’ Association’s general counsel, The Athletic understands. King had been employed by Arsenal since

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Matillion Appoints General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer

Law Firm ManagementMatillion, the leading enterprise cloud data integration platform, today announced the appointment of its General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer. Markus Bauman joins the company as

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Service Titan Hires Former Latham Lawyer Huang as General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementService Titan Inc., a cloud-based software company that assists electricians and other home services businesses, has hired former Latham & Watkins and technology company lawyer

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REI Picks Next General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementREI Co-op has hired Minnie Alexander as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective May 31. Alexander is joining REI from The Walt Disney Company, where she has

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Databricks Appoints Tram Phi as Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementDatabricks, the Data and AI company and pioneer of the data lakehouse paradigm, today announced the appointment of Trâm Phi as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. In this role

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Charles Barber Named Vice President and General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementCharles Barber has been appointed George Washington University’s permanent vice president and general counsel, President Mark S. Wrighton announced Friday. A higher education

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Karen Wilson Thissen Named General Counsel of General Mills

Law Firm ManagementGeneral Mills (NYSE: GIS) today announced that Karen Wilson Thissen will join as general counsel and corporate secretary of General Mills, effective June 6, 2022. Thissen, a 29-year legal

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Mariam Sattar Joins Podium as General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementPodium, a communication and payments platform for local businesses, announced today that it has hired Mariam Sattar as its first-ever general counsel. In this newly created role, Mariam

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General Mills Names Karen Wilson Thissen New General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementGeneral Mills Inc. named Karen Wilson Thissen as its new general counsel on Tuesday. Wilson Thissen will take over the position from Richard Allendorf, who is expected to retire in August

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Target Names Capitol Hill Veteran Zabel New General Counsel

Law Firm ManagementTarget Corp. said Thursday it’s promoting senior vice president Matthew Zabel to executive vice president and general counsel as the company seeks continued growth in the face of rising

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