“The ONE Group Hospitality announced appointment of Maria Woods as General Counsel. She will also be assuming the role of Corporate Secretary from Chief Administrative Officer Linda Siluk, who has resigned and is pursuing other career opportunities,” was announced in FSR Magazine’s Industry News.

“Woods brings over 25 years of legal experience to The ONE Group, including nearly two decades as in-house counsel to both public and private companies. Most recently, she served as General Counsel for Lucky’s Market, where she provided strategic legal counsel for all aspects of the company’s natural and organic grocery operations. Prior to that, Woods served as Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs and General Counsel at National CineMedia. Earlier in her career, she was the Associate General Counsel at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, General Counsel at Latis Networks, and Assistant General Counsel at Sun MicroSystems.”

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“Valero Energy Corp., one of the world’s largest oil refiners, will promote its top lawyer July 15 to chief financial officer,” reports Brian Baxter in Bloomberg Law’s Benefits & Executive Compensation News.

“Jason Fraser, a legal department veteran at Valero, will succeed CFO Donna Titzman once she retires next month, the San Antonio-based company said Friday.”

“Titzman joined Valero as an accountant in 1986 and has served as CFO since May 2018. Valero said Richard Walsh, vice president and deputy general counsel for litigation and regulatory law, will take over as general counsel from Fraser, who’s served in that role since January 2019.”

“Valero is the latest in a string of energy companies to announce changes in its law department leadership amid economic turmoil in the oil and gas space. Valero also isn’t alone in promoting its top lawyer to financial chief.”

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“LegalShield, the world’s leading provider of affordable legal and privacy protection plans, announced the appointment of Lori Ann Fox as General Counsel, reporting to Keri C. Norris, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. At LegalShield, Ms. Fox’s responsibilities will include leading the Company and its subsidiaries’ corporate matters, contract and vendor management, litigation matters and compliance matters,” reported by LegalShield in Business Wire.

“Previously, Ms. Fox served as a transactional business consultant for Wolters Kluwer, a global information services company based in the Netherlands, where she supported the company’s Governance, Risk and Compliance division. Before that, Ms. Fox maintained a private practice focusing on corporate law, which was preceded by her serving as General Counsel for an insurance company. She received her law degree from Emory University School of Law, and is a member of the State Bars of Texas, Oklahoma, and Georgia. Ms. Fox regularly lectures across the U.S. on topics related to business entity and due diligence laws, filings and searches.”

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“Twitter Inc. has brought on former FBI general counsel James Baker to its growing legal department as the company remains locked in a highly public battle with President Donald Trump over guidelines on its popular social media platform,” reports Brian Baxter in Bloomberg Law’s Corporate Governance.

“Baker has joined Twitter as deputy general counsel, the company’s general counsel Sean Edgett said in a Monday night tweet. More than a half-dozen lawyers to have joined Twitter so far this year, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Law.”

“Edgett is serving as Twitter’s top in-house lawyer with chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde on maternity leave. Gadde, who has served as the company’s chief legal and policy executive for nearly a decade, earned more than $7.9 million in total compensation last year, including more than $573,000 in cash. Bloomberg data shows that Gadde also owns $28.34 million in Twitter stock.”

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“State Street Corp. will promote executive vice president and general counsel David Phelan to replace its longtime legal chief once he retires next month,” reports Brian Baxter in Bloomberg Law’s Corporate Governance.

“The Boston-based financial services giant disclosed in a June 12 securities filing that starting July 1 Phelan will take over the chief legal officer role currently held by Jeffrey Carp.

“Carp, who also serves as State Street’s corporate secretary, will retire July 31. An employment agreement between him and State Street shows that he joined the company Jan. 3, 2006, with Phelan being hired as general counsel and assistant secretary later that year.”

“Both lawyers previously worked together as partners at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. The law firm has been a longtime legal adviser to State Street, handling almost 25% of the company’s U.S. litigation caseload since 2007, according to Bloomberg Law data.”

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“LegalZoom, the leading provider of online legal help, announced today that Nicole Miller will join the company as General Counsel. In this role, Miller will lead the company’s legal organization and provide strategic guidance on compliance, risk management, and corporate governance,” reported by LegalZoom in BusinessWire.

“Miller joins LegalZoom from The Honest Company, where she served as General Counsel, building the legal and compliance teams from the ground up, and leading them to manage the commercial, corporate and risk sides of the business. Under her leadership, those teams created a legal infrastructure that enabled them to support fast-paced growth, and positioned the company for success. Prior to The Honest Company, Miller practiced corporate law at the law offices of Cooley and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. She received her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. Prior to law school, Miller worked on legislative policy in the California State Senate.”

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“ANSER, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to public service in the fields of national security, homeland security, and public safety, announces the appointment of Susan Herlick as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In this role, Ms. Herlick will lead ANSER’s legal, compliance, and governance functions. Ms. Herlick succeeds MG Daniel V. Wright, USA (Ret.) who retired from ANSER in April after ten years with the company,” reports ANSER via Cision PR Newswire.

“Ms. Herlick is an experienced corporate legal and business executive who most recently served as Vice President, General Counsel and Risk Management for the North American operations of Keolis SA, a French global leader in operating public transportation systems. Ms. Herlick previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Orbital Sciences Corporation, a publicly traded aerospace and defense government contractor.  Earlier in her career she was a lawyer in the Washington, DC offices of Hogan Lovells.”

“Ms. Herlick received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Carleton College in Minnesota, and her Juris Doctor Degree with high honors from George Washington University National Law Center in Washington, DC.”

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“Philip Morris International Inc. announced Thursday its hire of Suzanne Rich Folsom to head its legal, ethics, and compliance functions as of July 1,” reports Daniel Acker in Bloomberg Law’s Business & Practice.

“Folsom, a former general counsel at U.S. Steel Corp., will succeed Marc Firestone, who Philip Morris said will retire from the global tobacco giant later this year. Firestone joined Philip Morris in 2012, having previously served as general counsel at Kraft Foods Inc., now called Mondelez International Inc.

“Philip Morris said in a statement that Folsom is a ‘results-oriented business leader with decades of broad international experience and a track record of successfully driving transformation within public and private corporations during periods of heightened regulatory and public scrutiny.'”

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“Beong-Soo Kim, a leading attorney with over two decades of experience in the private and public sectors, including the better part of a decade at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in L.A., has been named senior vice president and general counsel of USC, President Carol L. Folt announced Tuesday,” announced Grayson Schmidt in USC News’ University.

“Kim led the nation’s largest federal white-collar prosecution section before moving to Kaiser Permanente, where he’s spent nearly six years. As vice president in the national legal department, he is responsible for overseeing all major litigation and investigations, as well as the health plan and payor operations legal team. Kim will join USC on July 1.”

“Kim, whose father attended graduate school at USC, was born and raised in Woodland Hills and grew up watching Trojan football games. In high school, Kim furthered one of his lifelong passions and studied the cello with the late Eleanore Schoenfeld, a legendary professor at the USC Thornton School of Music. Though he moved to the east coast to attend college, Kim said his life story exemplifies USC’s broad impact on residents of Southern California.”

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“Cyber Defense Labs, a full lifecycle information security service provider helping companies manage, detect and respond to today’s cyber risks, has named Steven Carlotto as General Counsel and member of the company’s executive leadership team. In this role, Mr. Carlotto will oversee all corporate legal affairs and serve as a counselor and advisor to the company’s senior leaders and Board,” reported by Cyber Defense Labs Cision PR Newswire.

“Mr. Carlotto served 26 years in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), earning extensive legal and compliance experience along with deep knowledge and unique insights around critical national security issues involving cybersecurity, counterterrorism and counterintelligence. Carlotto entered the FBI as a Special Agent in 1989. He worked in several important field offices including San Diego, New York and Newark in addition to FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.”

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“The Mortgage Bankers Association named Michael Briggs as its new senior vice president and general counsel. Briggs joins the MBA from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, where he most recently served as Assistant General Counsel for the Consumer Law Section,” reports National Mortgage Professionals.

“The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) named Michael Briggs as its new senior vice president and general counselBriggs will serve as MBA’s chief legal officer and will be responsible for managing the legal affairs of the association and its subsidiaries and affiliates. He will also oversee the human resources department and the MBA Opens Doors Foundation, MBA’s 501(c)(3) charity that provides mortgage and rental payment assistance to families with critically-ill or injured children, allowing parents and guardians to be by a child’s side during treatment.”

“Prior to joining MBA, Briggs spent a dozen years at the FDIC, where he held a number of leadership roles within the legal division. As assistant general counsel for the consumer law section, he led a team that delivered advice and counsel throughout the agency on a variety of consumer protection, real estate finance, bank supervision, enforcement, financial technology, community development, and economic inclusion matters.”

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Gail Sharps Myers will be joining Denny’s as General Counsel. Myers will head Denny’s legal functions, reports Denny’s in Cision PR Newswire.

“Prior to joining Denny’s, Ms. Myers served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for American Tire Distributors, Inc. In this role, she led the American Tire Distributor’s corporate governance and compliance functions and handled matters relating to financial reporting, M&A, labor and employment, real estate, litigation, data privacy and government affairs.”

“Gail Myers’ additional experience includes serving as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Counsel at U.S. Foods and Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. She holds a Juris Doctorate from The American University’s Washington College of Law and a Master of Business Administration Degree from The Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business.”

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“FBI General Counsel Dana Boente announced his retirement from the bureau,” reports Brooke Singman in Fox Wilmington’s Politics.

“Dana J. Boente, a longtime federal prosecutor, announced he will retire from his post as FBI general counsel by the end of June.”

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“Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Peter Brodsky to General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, the company announced Wednesday (May 27). Brodsky is based in the company’s New York office and reports directly to Sony/ATV Chairman and CEO, Jon Platt,” reported by Variety’s Music news.

“According to the announcement, as General Counsel and EVP, Business Affairs, Brodsky leads the company’s legal and business affairs department worldwide. He is responsible for building and implementing its global business strategy as well as providing guidance and counsel on all Sony/ATV legal matters. Brodsky also oversees Sony/ATV’s major catalog acquisitions, North American digital initiatives and strategies for licensing its catalog to digital music services and other platforms.”

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“Spearheading growth in the fintech sector, payments innovator Contis is delighted to announce the appointment of Lara Oyesanya FRSA as its first General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer. Lara joins the Executive Team with responsibility for legal, risk, compliance & fraud, and human resources,” as reported in Yahoo Finance’s News.

“This important strategic appointment delivers for Contis’ ambitious growth plans. By bringing legal functions in-house, Contis can react to the market with agility and speed, improve client acquisition and reduce onboarding times. Lara’s appointment also brings experience in leadership and corporate culture from across the fintech space.”

“Lara joins from Klarna Bank AB, the successful Swedish ‘buy now pay later’ fintech where, as UK Counsel and Legal Director, she led the acquisition of Close Brothers Retail Finance.”

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“Lucid Motors, which seeks to set new standards for sustainable transportation with its advanced luxury EVs, today announced that Jonathan Butler has joined the company as Vice President, General Counsel, leading all aspects of Lucid’s legal, compliance, and public policy functions,” was reported in Cision PR Newswire.

“With 17 years of legal experience in the automotive, technology, and global resourcing industries, Mr. Butler has vast expertise with commercial transactions, corporate governance, litigation, compliance, risk management, and issues related to intellectual property. He most recently spent eight years with Tesla as Deputy General Counsel. Prior to that, he spent over eight years with international law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in its litigation practice and its global sourcing & technology transactions practice.”

“Butler joins Lucid at an exceptionally exciting time as the company prepares to unveil the Lucid Air. In addition to the vehicle’s final interior and exterior designs, new details on production specifications, available configurations, and pricing information will also be shared in the near future.”

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“A former clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and late Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. has been named general counsel to the Libra Association, a Geneva-based group founded by Facebook to launch the social media company’s digital currency, the organization announced May 19,” reported in PYMNTS’ Personnel.

“Robert Werner brings regulatory, financial crime compliance and enforcement experience from his work in the public and private sectors, Libra said. Before joining the association, Werner was founder and CEO of Green River Hollow Consulting and held leadership positions at several financial institutions, including HSBC and Goldman Sachs, where he served as the enterprise executive for policy, privacy and regulatory relations. He also headed financial crime compliance for Merrill Lynch.”

“Previously, Werner worked at the U.S. Department of the Treasury as director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, senior counsel to the Under Secretary of the Treasury, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, and assistant general counsel for Enforcement and Intelligence in the Office of the General Counsel, Libra said.”

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“The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian Life) … appointed Margherita L. DiManni as the company’s Deputy General Counsel,” reported in Cision PR Newswire.

“As Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, DiManni will report to Brooks and help guide Guardian’s enterprise-wide legal, compliance, corporate governance, and government affairs functions with a focus on M&A, corporate finance, capital markets, corporate real estate and other strategic initiatives.”

“Over the past 22 years, DiManni has held a variety of roles within Guardian’s law, compliance, and government affairs departments. Since 2014, DiManni has led Corporate Advisory and Transactions Counsel and managed legal support for Guardian’s corporate tax, employment, employee benefit, investments, outsourcing and vendor contracting matters. Earlier this year, she served as Guardian’s interim General Counsel following the departure of Eric Dinallo in February.”

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“Globalization Partners, which enables companies to hire and retain global team members in 170 countries without setting up branch offices in foreign countries, … announced Todd Goffman has joined the company as General Counsel,” reported by Globalization Partners in WFMZ-TV News.

“In addition to leading the legal team, Mr. Goffman will be responsible for corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, and managing legal compliance across the company’s entire global footprint which spans 170 countries.”

“Mr. Goffman’s 25 years of experience include leading the legal, finance and HR departments at Netcracker Technology Corporation, a Boston-headquartered company which he also led through explosive growth and the sale of the company.  In addition, he advised high-growth, technology companies as a member of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault.”

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Spotify, the music streaming company has named WarnerMedia veteran Eve Konstan as their new General Counsel. “She replaces Horacio Gutierrez, who in November was promoted to head of global affairs and chief legal officer, reports Natalie Jarvey in The Hollywood Reporter’s Labor.

“Konstan most recently served as executive vp and general counsel at WarnerMedia Entertainment. Her work at the AT&T-owned company capped a 20-year career at HBO, where she held a variety of roles including general counsel. She started at the cable network not long after the premiere of The Sopranos and was promoted to oversee legal at the WarnerMedia Entertainment portfolio just before the finale of Game of Thrones.”

“At Spotify, Konstan will provide support on legal issues including content licensing, business development, M&A, intellectual property, litigation and risk management. She will be based in New York and report to Gutierrez.”

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