“Director Christopher Wray has named Jason A. Jones as the general counsel of the FBI. Mr. Jones most recently worked in the private sector at the law firm of King & Spalding,” announces the FBI in their Press Releases.

“Mr. Jones was a federal prosecutor for nearly 10 years. He was a supervisory assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, serving as chief of the Violent Crimes and Terrorism Section. He prosecuted scores of individuals for racketeering, murder, international terrorism, terrorism financing, money laundering, and other violations.”

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“Chubb announced … that Gina Rebollar has been named Deputy General Counsel, Global Corporate Affairs. Ms. Rebollar will lead the company’s global corporate affairs team with responsibility for legal matters related to global corporate, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, asset management and intellectual property. She will work closely with Chubb Limited’s Board of Directors and advise the company’s Corporate Development, Treasury, Human Resources and Global Communications functions as well as other members of senior management on various matters,” reports Chubb in their News Releases.

“Ms. Rebollar rejoins Chubb from Clever Leaves, where she served as general counsel for the past year. From 2011 to 2019, Ms. Rebollar served as Senior Vice President and Managing Counsel, Global Corporate Affairs at Chubb. Ms. Rebollar is based in New York and reports to Joe Wayland, Executive Vice President, Chubb Group and General Counsel. The appointment is effective immediately.”

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“Cass Information Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASS), the leading provider of transportation, energy, telecom and waste invoice payment and information services, has recruited Matt Schuckman to fill the newly created position of general counsel. Schuckman, 46, will also serve Cass as corporate secretary,” reported in Cass Information Systems, Inc.’s Press Releases.

“Schuckman joins Cass after a 20-year career as a commercial and transactional attorney with the St. Louis office of Armstrong Teasdale, LLP. As a partner in the commercial services group, Schuckman advised clients – including Cass – on mergers and acquisitions; complex contracts; corporate governance issues; and business law.”

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“Bison Trails has hired BlockTower Capital’s former legal and compliance director to be its first general counsel,” reports Nathan DiCamillo in BitCoin’s Business.

“Elizabeth Ralston will be in charge of all legal, risk, compliance and policy matters at the blockchain infrastructure startup. Prior to her time at BlockTower Capital, Ralston was a vice president at investment bank Goldman Sachs. While at BlockTower, Ralston negotiated agreements with custodians, exchanges, over-the-counter desks, software providers and other service providers. She also handled venture investments in early-stage companies.”

“Ralston will tackle some of the same issues at Bison Trails, with a focus on tax implications for crypto investors participating in proof-of-stake networks.”

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“The U.S. Soccer Federation Friday announced the hiring of Karen Leetzow as its new Chief Legal Officer,” reports Front Row Soccer.

“Noting as a result-oriented industry executive, Leetzow, spent 20 years at NASCAR where she most recently served as its senior vice president and general counsel. She will begin her new position in Chicago in early August and is the first executive hire by U.S. Soccer secretary general and CEO Will Wilson.”

“Leetzow succeeds Lydia Wahlke, who was suspended in March and quit her position May 21 amid an outcry over a court filing that asserted players on the U.S. women’s national team were less skilled than male players. She agreed to act as an ad hoc consultant for the organization until Sept. 15, according to the federation.”

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“Weatherford International has recruited Scott Weatherholt as executive vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer (CCO),” reports Ben Maiden in Corporate Secretary’s Appointments.

“Weatherholt was previously senior vice president and general counsel at Arena Energy and its affiliates, a role in which he had a focus on offshore Gulf of Mexico shelf exploration and production activities. Before that, he was an executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Midstates Petroleum, where his work included legal oversight of a merger with Amplify Energy and a large debt-for-debt recapitalization.”

“Earlier in his career, Weatherholt spent a decade at Samson Resources, where he was assistant general counsel of operations with responsibility for operational legal, land and regulatory issues for the Permian Basin, Eagleford, Mid-continent, Haynesville/Cotton Valley, Powder River, Green River and Bakken business units.”

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“While a great number of people believe that in-house lawyers earn less than their Biglaw counterparts, top in-house attorneys — the general counsel of America’s largest companies — often earn sums that exceed Biglaw partner pay,” writes Staci Zarestsky in Above the Law’s In-House Counsel.

The article takes a look at “Corporate Counsel’s latest survey of the nation’s best-paid general counsel, a ranking that pulls together all the money that GCs make in total cash compensation, which is a combination of base salary, cash bonus, and nonequity incentives.”

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“Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) announced today that Tim Harris, executive vice president and general counsel, has decided to retire after a long and successful career. Ann Kappler, senior vice president, deputy general counsel and head of external affairs, will assume the role of executive vice president and general counsel, effective Sept. 1, 2020,” reports Laura Burke in Prudential’s Press Releases.

“Ann Kappler joined Prudential in 2009 as a chief legal officer, assuming positions with increasing responsibility. Prior to joining Prudential, Kappler held a variety of roles including general counsel, Fannie Mae; partner at WilmerHale; partner at Jenner & Block; and law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Blackmun. She also serves as chair of the Board of National Health Law Program, member of the Pro Bono Partnership Board and Dartmouth’s Rockefeller Center for Public Policy Board of Visitors. Kappler holds an AB, Dartmouth College, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.”

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“Poseida Therapeutics, which launched its IPO on Nasdaq earlier this month, has hired Harry Leonhardt as general counsel and chief compliance officer (CCO),” reports Ben Maiden in Corporate Secretary’s Appointments.

“Leonhardt was most recently senior vice president, general counsel, CCO, corporate secretary and a member of the executive committee at Halozyme Therapeutics. Before working at Halozyme, he was senior vice president for legal and compliance, corporate secretary and a member of the executive committee at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2012.”

“Earlier in his career, Leonhardt served as general counsel for a number of San Diego, California-based biotech companies, and as chief litigation counsel and later as general counsel for the European region at Allergan Pharmaceuticals. Before that he was an intellectual property litigator in Los Angeles.”

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“Barclays has announced the appointment of Stephen Shapiro as Group General Counsel, in addition to his current role as Group Company Secretary,” reported in Barclay’s Press Releases.

“Mr Shapiro will succeed Bob Hoyt, who is stepping down following nearly seven years in role, on 1 August 2020.”

“He will join the Group Executive Committee and report directly to Group CEO Jes Staley, in his capacity as General Counsel, and to Group Chairman Nigel Higgins in his role as Company Secretary.”

“Mr Shapiro joined Barclays in 2017, from the FTSE10 company SABMiller plc, where he was Group Company Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, having previously held the role of Global Head of Legal at the firm.”

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“Bradley M. Gayton has been named senior vice president and general counsel for the Coca-Cola Co., effective Sept. 1. He succeeds Bernhard Goepelt, who retired from the role in February,” reports Rebekah Schouten in Food Business News.

“Mr. Gayton joins Coca-Cola after nearly 30 years at Ford Motor Co., where he most recently was group vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel since 2016. He was responsible for sustainability, environment and safety engineering; corporate services; global shared service center operations; security; and Ford Land, which manages company facilities and real estate.”

“Mr. Gayton joined Ford in 1991 as an attorney and advanced through roles of greater responsibility, including director of global trade taxation and customs; assistant tax officer and director of tax operations; assistant general counsel and assistant corporate secretary; assistant general counsel and corporate secretary; and group vice president, general counsel.”

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“USAA has named Bob Johnson its Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, reporting to CEO Wayne Peacock,” reports USAA Media Relations in WFMZ-TV’s news.

“Johnson joins USAA from commercial bank Truist Financial Corporation, where he was General Counsel, Corporate, Commercial and Legal Shared Services. He succeeds Deneen Donnley, who announced her retirement from USAA in September 2019.”

“Johnson brings more than 23 years of legal and financial services expertise to the association, including substantial experience working with federal banking regulators in supervisory and government relations capacities.”

“Earlier in his career, Johnson was General Counsel at BB&T for nearly ten years, with oversight of the legal, government affairs, human resources, and corporate social responsibility teams. He also was part of an executive team that oversaw a substantial build-out of BB&T’s risk and compliance organizations, and was the corporate secretary for the BB&T Board.”

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“Kimberly Chainey will join NYSE-listed AptarGroup as executive vice president and global general counsel, effective July 27,” reports Ben Maiden in Corporate Secretary’s Appointments.

“She was most recently vice president and general counsel with Panasonic Avionics Corporation. According to Aptar, Chainey has more than 15 years of international and domestic experience advising C-suite executives and boards of directors of Global 100 and Fortune 500 companies, venture companies and government entities.”

“She has held progressively senior roles with law firms and companies including Morgan Lewis, The Hershey Company and Avis.”

“In her new role, Chainey will be responsible for Aptar’s global legal affairs and will become a member of the company’s executive committee.”

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“Kenilworth, New Jersey-based Merck has picked Deborah Telman to be the general counsel of Organon & Co, its intended spin-off of the company’s women’s health, legacy brands and bio-similars businesses,” reported by Ben Maiden in Corporate Secretary’s Appointment.

“The company describes the appointment of a general counsel as an ‘important milestone’ in preparations for Organon & Co to operate independently. The spin-off transaction is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2021.”

“In her new role, Telman will be senior legal adviser to the board, CEO and senior management, with responsibility for the company’s global legal, compliance and environmental health and safety matters. She will join Organon from Sorrento Therapeutics where she has been senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, heading up the legal, compliance, human resource and quality functions.”

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“Nashville, Tennessee-based Envision Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest medical groups, has named two new members of its senior leadership team,” reports Becker’s Hospital Review.

“Wessel “Wes” Booysen will serve as executive vice president and CFO, effective July 13. Ilene Moore will serve as senior vice president and general counsel, effective Aug. 1.”

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“Velocity Financial, Inc. announced Roland Kelly has joined Velocity’s Executive Leadership team as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In this role, Roland will oversee the company’s legal, compliance and corporate secretary functions, reporting to Velocity’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Chris Farrar, and Velocity’s Board of Directors,” reported in Business Wire.

“Previously, Roland was a Managing Director and Associate General Counsel for Jefferies Financial Group Inc., a Fortune 500 company focused on investment and merchant banking. Earlier in his career, he worked for the international law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and was a regulator with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.”

“Roland earned his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law and his Bachelor of Science in business administration/finance from the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.”

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“MyoKardia, Inc. (MYOK) announced the appointment of Denelle Waynick as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Waynick joins MyoKardia from UCB, Inc., bringing more than 25 years of domestic and international legal and business expertise in the healthcare and life-science industry,” reported on Intrado GlobalNewswire.

“Ms. Waynick most recently served as Vice President, Legal Affairs (US), US General Counsel & Head of Global Enterprise Risk Management at UCB. In this role, Ms. Waynick served as the secretary and a member of the company’s US Board of Directors overseeing its governance while also serving as a member of the US Leadership Team, which oversees corporate operations.”

“Ms. Waynick holds a Juris Doctor degree from Howard University School of Law and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark.”

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“USA Technologies, Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, today announced that Davina Furnish has been named General Counsel and Eugene C. Cavanaugh has been hired as interim Chief Financial Officer,” reported in Business Wire.

“Davina Furnish joins the company as its General Counsel, effective July 6, 2020. In her role she will oversee and direct all of USAT’s legal affairs, supporting the company’s growth initiatives. She will be based in Atlanta, Ga.”

“Ms. Furnish brings over 20 years of technology law experience in a variety of roles at small- and medium-sized public companies in the Atlanta area. She was General Counsel of Concurrent Computer Corporation from 2013 to 2017, having worked in a number of legal leadership roles at Concurrent from 2007 to 2017. Most recently, she has been advising on technology transactions at E*TRADE Corporate Services and SunTrust (now Truist). She began her career with CheckFree Corporation (now a part of Fiserv, Inc.), where she previously worked with USAT’s CEO, Sean Feeney. She also served as litigation counsel for Interland, Inc. (now called Web.com). Ms. Furnish earned her undergraduate degree in History from The Ohio State University and her J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.”

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“Madison Square Garden Entertainme.nt Corp. … announced that Scott Packman – a seasoned executive with more than 25 years of legal experience – has been named Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective July 1. In this role, Mr. Packman will oversee and direct all of MSG Entertainment’s legal affairs, supporting the Company’s growth initiatives,” posted on Business Wire.

“Mr. Packman will work closely with the MSG Entertainment executive management team to support the long-term direction and overall management of the Company. He will be responsible for managing the Company’s legal affairs team, including all corporate, commercial, transactional, litigation, regulatory and day-to-day legal matters, and will report to Jim Dolan, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSG Entertainment.”

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The Davies Group, a professional services and technology firm, has hired a new lead for all legal matters as it looks to further its global expansion,  reports Paul Lucas in Insurance Business America’s Breaking News.

“The company has appointed Jeff Chang  in a ewly created role as general counsel. The partner at Osborne Clarke LLP has made a name for himself as a specialist in M&A transactional services and is now set to join Davies on July 01 reporting to Tony Debiase, the group chief financial officer.”

“The move comes shortly after Davies announced the appointment of James Heath as group chief risk officer and now the firm is looking to further its global ambitions.”

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