DISQO Names David Squellati General Counsel

“DISQO announced today that David Squellati joined the company as General Counsel, reporting to Armen Adjemian, Co-Founder and CEO. As the leader of DISQO’s legal organization, he will work with all other teams across the organization to help ensure that DISQO’s platform, which enables,” reports PR Newswire in their blog.

“DISQO is in hyper-growth mode as more brands discover the power of our platform to help them better understand people and behaviors in their markets,” said Adjemian. “To support the business, we are building a world-class legal team that holds transparency as a guiding principle. Dave shares our vision and will be the legal counselor,”

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Fanatics Appoints General Counsel

“Fanatics announced the appointment of its first General Counsel to oversee its legal affairs worldwide, including commerce, collectibles, betting and gaming, and NFT’s. We are thrilled to welcome Ben-Yishai as our new general counsel and member of our growing executive leadership team for the global,” reports SGB Media in their blog.

“Fanatics CFO. Yishai is an extremely well-respected legal executive who brings more than two decades of experience negotiating and executing strategic M&A deals, deep public company experience, knowledge of the global legal landscape and high ethical standards to Fanatics as we continue to expand the business to support sports fans,”

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Predicine Appoints Clint Webb as New General Counsel to Support Its International Expansion

“Predicine, a global molecular insights company, announced today that it has appointed Clint Webb as its new General Counsel (GC). This is the most recent of several executive appointments aimed at supporting Predicine’s international expansion and further developing its industry-leading liquid,” reports PR Newswire in their blog.

“Clint is an experienced General Counsel specializing in advising high-growth diagnostic, biotech and device companies. Prior to this role, he was Head of Legal at Visby Medical, a diagnostics company that developed the world’s first instrument-free, palm-sized, single-use PCR platform. Clint started his legal career at Morrison,”

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Douglas Elliman Appoints Deva Roberts SVP and Associate General Counsel

“Douglas Elliman Realty, one of the largest independent residential real estate brokerages in the United States, is pleased to announce that Deva Roberts, a seasoned attorney, has been named the firm’s new Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel. In this role, she will be engaged in all legal,” reports PR Newswire in their blog.

“We are thrilled to welcome Deva to Douglas Elliman, said Scott Durkin, CEO of Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC. She has the right experience to help our firm, our agents, our clients and customers navigate the complexities of the law including those associated with real estate transactions and the intricacies of independent contractor agreements,”

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Imperva Appoints Brad Steiner as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

“Imperva, Inc., the cybersecurity leader whose mission is to protect data and all paths to it, announces Brad Steiner as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. He will lead the company’s legal team, and oversee corporate governance and compliance, reporting to CEO Pam Murphy. Brad brings,” reports Business Wire in their blog.

“A wealth of legal and compliance experience for global, high growth, and public companies that underpin our next phase of growth,” says Murphy. “His business acumen and keen legal insights will enable us to leverage our reputation and brand in the market as trusted advisors while continuing to take market share. Steiner held senior,”

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Former XNA Board Chairman Brian Burke Named Airport’s General Counsel

“XNA announced Wednesday (Jan. 12) that Bentonville attorney Brian Burke will be its new general counsel and director of compliance. Burke, the former chairman of the XNA board of directors, is expected to transition into the new position over the next several months while he winds down his private,” reports Jeff Della Rossa in TBP.

“According to a news release, the solo practitioner is a Bentonville native with more than 25 years of transactional and ligation experience. Burke earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Arkansas and a J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He’s served as president of the Bentonville Public Schools Foundation,”

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Danny McDonald Joins Endeavors as General Counsel/Chief Risk Officer

“Endeavors is excited to welcome Danny McDonald into the new executive position of General Counsel/Chief Risk Officer, a role in which he will lead Endeavors’ legal services and risk management process. McDonald’s role is twofold as General Counsel, he will manage all legal matters impacting,” reports Globe News Wire in their blog.

“Endeavors, oversee the provision of all legal services to Endeavors, and counsel the company’s senior leadership on a broad range of matters impacting the organization. As Chief Risk Officer, he will be responsible for implementing a comprehensive enterprise risk management program. McDonald has over 15 years of experience in the legal field,”

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ASRC Industrial Names Chad Horner Senior Vice President and General Counsel

“A premier provider of specialty industrial contracting and environmental services throughout the United States, has announced Chad Horner as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Horner joined AIS in April 2019 and has served as interim general counsel since September 2020. The decision to,” reports Business Wire in their blog.

“I am absolutely honored, humbled, and thrilled to be named Senior Vice President and General Counsel of ASRC Industrial, a company that I have grown to love during my time here, Horner said. It’s an exciting time at AIS, and I look forward to continuing to work with the leadership team and our fantastic employees in growing this company.”

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World Anti-Doping Agency Appoints Wenzel as General Counsel

“Wenzel was a partner at Swiss law firm Kellerhals Carrard where he acted as WADA’s external legal counsel for over a decade before his departure at the end of 2021. During his 11-year stint at Kellerhals Carrard, Wenzel handled hundreds of doping-related cases before the Court of Arbitration for,” reports Geoff Berkeley in Inside The Games.

“Sport for WADA and other anti-doping organisations, including International Federations and National Anti-Doping Organisations. Wenzel is now set to form part of WADA’s leadership team as general counsel and as part of the office of the director general based in Lausanne in Switzerland. WADA says Wenzel will have overarching.”

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Disney Hires New General Counsel

“The Walt Disney Company has hired Horacio Gutierrez as senior executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective February 1. Gutierrez will join Disney having previously worked at Spotify as head of global affairs and chief legal officer. He will succeed Alan Brave,” reports Ben Maiden in Corporate Secretary.

“Gutierrez’s areas of responsibility will include litigation, compliance, transactional law, securities law, regulatory matters, privacy protection, global ethics and patent, copyright and trademark issues. At Spotify, he led a team of legal, business, corporate communications and public affairs, government relations, licensing and operations.”

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Veon Names New General Counsel from Beeline Russia Subsidiary

“Veon Ltd., an Amsterdam-based telecommunications company, has named Victor Biryukov as its group general counsel starting Jan. 1. Biryukov joins Veon from its subsidiary, Beeline Russia, which Veon in a statement called its largest operation. Biryukov was vice president for legal, government,” reports Jennifer Olson in Bloomberg Law.

“He takes over from Scott Dresser, an American lawyer and former legal chief for Virgin Media who had been Veon’s group general counsel since August 2014. The hire comes nearly four months after Veon said it agreed to sell its mobile network towers to a partner in Russia, Service-Telecom, for 70.7 billion rubles ($970 million).”

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Victor Biryukov Appointed as Veon Group General Counsel

“A leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, announced today that Victor Biryukov has been appointed as Veon’s Group General Counsel effective January 1, 2022, succeeding Scott Dresser who, as previously communicated, will step down from this position Victor will join the Group,” reports PR Newswire in their blog.

“Executive Committee from Beeline Russia, where he is currently the Vice-President for Legal, Government Relations and Compliance, and a member of the Management Board. In his new role, Victor will report to VEON CEO Kaan Terzioglu, leading VEON’s legal team, supporting the execution of the Group’s strategic initiatives.”

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Medtronic Gets 3M Law Chief to Join Medical Device Maker in 2022

“Medtronic Plc has nabbed 3M Co.’s legal chief, as Ivan Fong joins the medical-device maker Feb. 1 as executive vice president and general counsel. Fong succeeds Brad Lerman, who is retiring at the end of January in accordance with Medtronic’s mandatory executive officer retirement age of according,” reports Ruiqi Chen in Bloomberg Law.

“He had been with 3M since 2012 and was the executive vice president, chief legal and policy officer for the past nine months. Before joining the company, he was general counsel at the Homeland Security Department for more than three years during President Barack Obama’s first term. Medtronic produces medical devices ranging from surgical.”

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Fortune Brands Names Hiranda Donoghue Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

“Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., an industry-leading home and security products company, today announced Hiranda Donoghue was appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Donoghue will oversee global legal operations corporate,” reports Business Wire in their blog.

“As a member of Fortune Brands’ executive committee, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Fink, Donoghue will work closely with the other members of senior management and the legal department in all efforts to capitalize on new growth opportunities and support the Company’s business strategy. Donoghue brings extensive.”

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Halozyme Appoints New General Counsel

“Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. announced that Mark Snyder has been appointed senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, Mr. Snyder will succeed Masaru Matsuda, who is stepping down to pursue another opportunity. Mr. Snyder brings almost thirty years,” reports PR Newswire in their blog.

“Over his career he has led and played key roles in a broad range of intellectual property, licensing, regulatory, anti-trust and litigation matters. Most recently Mr. Snyder served as senior vice president, deputy general counsel, litigation for Qualcomm Incorporated, a large, public, multinational wireless technology company with more.”

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Allegro Micro Systems Names Sharon Briansky General Counsel

“Allegro Micro Systems, Inc., a global leader in sensing and power semiconductor technology, announced today the appointment of Sharon Briansky as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective immediately. In this role Ms. Briansky will serve as a member of the company,” reports Yahoo Finance in their blog

“Executive Leadership Team and will oversee global legal operations. Ms. Briansky succeeds Chris Brown, who is leaving Allegro at the end of the calendar year to pursue another opportunity. Ms. Briansky joins Allegro from Thermo Fisher Scientific, where she most recently served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary.”

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Rumble Announces Michael Ellis as General Counsel

“Today, the video platform Rumble announced that it has hired Michael Ellis as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.  Ellis formerly served in senior legal and policy roles in the Intelligence Community, White House, and Congress. Rumble is already one of the most respected independent and,” reports PR Newswire in their blog

“Michael is a battle-tested lawyer who understands the inner workings of government at the highest levels, said Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski. His experience at the intersection of technology and law, combined with his maturity of judgment, will serve Rumble well on a wide variety of legal, compliance, and government affairs matters.”

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ProPublica Hires Sarah Matthews as Deputy General Counsel

“ProPublica has hired Sarah Matthews as deputy general counsel. In this role, she will provide day-to-day legal support for the organization’s full range of activities, with emphasis on offering legal services to its newsroom. Matthews comes to ProPublica from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of,” reports Pro Publlica in their blog.

“Where she litigated cases involving access to records and proceedings, fought subpoenas and filed amicus briefs on important First Amendment issues. She also led a pre-publication review practice for investigative journalists and supervised the organization’s hotline for journalists. Before joining the Reporters Committee, Matthews.”

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Bird Global Names New General Counsel After Clinching SPAC Deal

“Bird Global Inc., one of the largest electric scooter rental companies, named a new general counsel and corporate secretary in Lisa Murison ahead of going public last month. Bird’s recruitment of Murison came after she served as chief legal and people officer and executive vice president of operations,” reports Brian Baxter in Bloomberg Law.

“Edmunds.com Inc., a Santa Monica, Calif.-based online automotive information service. Santa Monica-based Bird went public following the completion of a merger agreed upon in May with Switchback II Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. The deal valued Bird, advised by Latham & Watkins, at roughly $2.3 billion.”

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Brink’s Appoints General Counsel from in-House

“The Brink’s Company has promoted Lindsay Blackwood to become executive vice president and general counsel. Blackwood joined NYSE-listed Brink’s in 2012 as assistant general counsel and held that position until last year, when she became vice president and associate general counsel. She,” reports Ben Maiden in Corporate Secretary.

“Before joining Brink’s, Blackwood was associate chief counsel and corporate secretary at Cigna Corporation from 2006 to 2012. Doug Pertz, president and CEO of Brink’s, says in a statement, Since joining Brink’s, Lindsay has provided sound guidance to the Brink’s executive leadership team, as well as our board of directors and its.”

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