“Today Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx announced the hire of Suzanne Spellacy as the organization’s new General Counsel. In her role, Spellacy will oversee areas related to and involving risk management, employment law, contract negotiations, dispute resolution, and league rules and regulations. Spellacy will also play a pivotal role in the planned transition of ownership,” reports Timberwolves PR in Minnesota Timberwolves.

“We are thrilled to welcome Suzanne to the Pack, Said Timberwolves and Lynx CEO Ethan Casson. She brings a wealth of legal expertise and institutional knowledge to our organization during a very exciting time. Spellacy’s career includes 19 years at Taylor Corporation where her responsibilities included providing legal advice to the Timberwolves and Lynx franchises. Prior to joining Taylor Corporation, she was a shareholder with Twin Cities law firm Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.”

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“TikTok Inc., a social networking service owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd. that’s faced scrutiny from U.S. regulators and policymakers within the past year, has brought on a new legal chief for its Americas arm,” reports Brian Baxter in Bloomberg Law.

“Matthew Penarczyk, who spent nearly 19 years in-house at Microsoft Corp., recently left the company to become Americas head of legal for TikTok. Penarczyk’s new position makes him TikTok’s top lawyer in the U.S. and broader Americas region, which includes South America, said company spokesman Josh Gartner.”

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“San Jose Water, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SJW Group, announced this week the appointment of Willie Brown of Santa Clara  as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. In this new role, he will also be a member of the company’s executive leadership team and an officer of SJW Group, according to an announcement  by the SJW Group board of directors,” reports Silicon Valley in San Jose Inside.

“In his 13 years at SJW, Willie Brown has demonstrated his passion and skill for serving customers, employees and shareholders,” stated Eric W. Thornburg, president and CEO of SJW Group. Brown will oversee corporate governance, legal matters, contract negotiation and management, and management of outside counsel. His team supports company financings, mergers and acquisitions, SEC filings, executive compensation, internal controls, policy development and implementation, enterprise risk management and other company business functions.”

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“Kristy N. Waterman has been named executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at TreeHouse Foods, Inc., effective July 1. She will succeed Tom O’Neill, who will become a consultant focused on the ongoing litigation with Keurig Green Mountain,” reports Eric Schroeder in Food Business News.

“Ms. Waterman most recently was senior vice president, strategy and chief administrative officer of DFA Dairy Brands, the division of Dairy Farmers of America that acquired a substantial portion of Dean Foods Co. Prior to DFA Dairy Brands, she was senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and government affairs at Dean Foods.”

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“Deputy general counsel Charles Barber has been named the University’s interim vice president and general counsel, officials announced Friday. Barber has worked in GW’s Office of the General Counsel for 25 years and has worked on a range of legal issues including real estate and business operations, according to a University release. The announcement comes after Senior Vice President and General Counsel Beth Nolan announced in March that she would retire this summer,” reports Abby Kennedy in The GW Hatchet.

“His deep knowledge and relationships across the University, his experience with a broad array of legal matters and his steady leadership navigating complex issues will allow GW to continue to best support our academic mission, University President Thomas LeBlanc said in the release. Barber has served the general counsel office since 1996 and has served as deputy general counsel since 2007, according to the release. Barber has also taught higher education law at GW Law since 2012.”

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“Ennis, Inc. announced today that Ms. Vera Burnett has been appointed to the position of CFO and Treasurer and Mr. Dan Gus has been appointed as General Counsel and Assistant Secretary by the Board effective June 21, 2021. Keith S. Walters, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer noted that “Ms. Burnett has proven to management and the Board that she has the capabilities to assume this role. We are pleased that we could add Ms. Burnett to the officer ranks of the Company,” reports WhatTheyThink in their blog.

“Ms. Burnett has served as Interim CFO and Treasurer since September 2020, following the retirement of the previous CFO. Ms. Burnett joined the Company in February 1997 and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. She also holds designation as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). Ms. Burnett’s professional affiliations include the American Institute of CPAs and the Texas Society.”

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“Medical technology company Inogen has recruited Jason Somer as executive vice president and general counsel and secretary, effective July 12. Somer will join Inogen from Invoca where he has been head legal counsel. Before his time at Invoca, he was associate general counsel at Sunniva and general counsel and corporate secretary for Innova Gaming Group,” reports Ben Maiden in Corporate Secretary.

“Before joining Innova, Somer was senior vice president of business development and general counsel at solar energy development company Sunora Energy Solutions. Earlier in his career he was vice president of special projects and the senior global counsel at Shanghai-based solar energy technology company Suntech Power, director of legal affairs and business development at Ironport Systems and associate general counsel and business development director at Neoforma.”

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“Nasdaq listed Crinetics Pharmaceutical has hired Garlan Adams to fill the newly created position of general counsel. Adams was previously an adviser to Indivior on a range of compliance and litigation matters related to product commercialization including patient access, interactions with healthcare professionals, sales, marketing and product life-cycle issues,” reports Ben Maiden in Corporate Secretary.

“Before that, she was general counsel at Avanir Pharmaceuticals, a role in which she advised on matters related to compliance, clinical-stage development, sales, marketing, pricing and distribution, in addition to developing contracting processes and policies. Earlier in her career, Adams worked at Eli Lilly Company, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Amgen and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, where she provided counsel on product labeling, launch readiness, medical affairs, manufacturing, sales, marketing, pricing and compliance.”

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“Michael Ellis a former staffer for Rep. Devin Nunes and current National Security Council (NSC) official—has been selected as general counsel of the National Security Agency. This set off alarm bells among commentators and those familiar with the agency, in part because it comes in the same week in which the top civilian leadership of the Department of Defense and installed loyalists,” reports Susan Hennessey in Lawfare Blog.

“The circumstances of Ellis’s selection, however, point to something different and in some respects worse than the developments at the Pentagon. The firings at the Defense Department involve political appointees, nearly all of whom will be gone as of Jan. 20. By contrast, selecting Ellis as NSA general counsel appears to be an attempt to improperly politicize an important career position.”

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“Harvard University law professor John Coates was named general counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, following a four-month stint as acting director for the division of corporation finance,” reports Hugo Guzman in Think Advisor.

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“EFH Holdings Inc. (“EFH” or the “Company”) (TSXV: EFH) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Ken Coulson has been appointed as the Company’s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Coulson, called to the Ontario bar in 1989, re-joins the Company after a two year hiatus. As a senior officer of the Company, Mr. Coulson’s compensation includes a grant of 42,000 Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”), made pursuant to the Company’s Share Unit Plan for Eligible Employees,” reports Yahoo in their blog.

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“Boston Scientific has promoted Vance Brown to become senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary as a member of the company’s executive committee,” reports Ben Maiden in Corporate Secretary

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“The University of West Florida has appointed Susan Woolf as general counsel for the University, effective August 15, 2021. Woolf is currently the city attorney for the City of Pensacola, a role she has held since 2019,” reports University of West Florida in their Blog

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“Immunic, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMUX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies aimed at treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, announced the appointment of Inderpal Singh as General Counsel, effective today. In his new role, Mr. Singh will be responsible for legal and compliance matters and will become part of the management team of Immunic,” reports Immunic, Inc in their blog.

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“Activision Blizzard Inc. disclosed in a securities filing Thursday its hire of Boeing Co. general counsel Grant Dixton as its next chief legal officer Dixton, who also served as Boeing’s corporate secretary, was promoted by the aviation giant to its general counsel role last year. At Activision he will succeed longtime legal chief Christopher Walther, who the Santa Monica, Calif.-based company said has chosen to retire as of June 14<,” Report Brian Baxter in Bloomberg Law.

“Walther didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about his pending retirement, which comes after Activision hired a new chief financial officer in March. Boeing media representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about who is in line to succeed Dixton as the company’s general counsel.”

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“Nasdaq-listed Athira Pharma has appointed Mark Worthington as the company’s general counsel, effective June 1,” posts Athira in their news releases.

“Worthington joins Athira having been a partner with Summit Law Group for 24 years. According to his law firm biography, Worthington has focused his practice on corporate and securities law, advising start-ups, emerging growth companies and public companies.”

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“Cloudmed, the leader in Revenue Intelligence™ solutions for healthcare providers, announced today the appointment of Kathryn Stalmack as General Counsel. In her role, Ms. Stalmack will lead the Company’s legal, compliance and privacy functions,” posts Cloudmed in their press releases.

“Ms. Stalmack brings more than two decades of legal experience, with more than 15 years of specialization in healthcare. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at ModivCare, a value-based health care company focused on improving patient outcomes. Ms. Stalmack has extensive experience leading organizations in healthcare technology and services, acting as a strategic advisor in matters related to legal, data, privacy and security.”

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“GoExpedi, an innovative e-commerce, supply chain and analytics company that is reinventing procurement for industrial and energy MRO (maintenance, repair and operations), today announced that it has appointed Julie Gremillion as General Counsel,” posts GoExpedi in their Media.

“Gremillion is a corporate attorney with more than 10 years of experience in working with energy companies. She will be responsible for leading all aspects of GoExpedi’s legal strategy, managing compliance and risk throughout the organization; working closely with senior leadership and the Board of Directors as a strategic advisor on legal and business matters affecting the company; and providing legal support for transactional matters, strategic opportunities and day-to-day operations.”

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“KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) announced that James L. Waters will be joining the bank as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective July 6, 2021. Mr. Waters will lead Key’s Law Group and serve as the company’s senior legal officer,” posts KeyCorp in their Press Releases.

“Mr. Waters brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate law with a focus on finance. Prior to joining Key, he served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. Previously, Mr. Waters was a partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP where he spent eighteen years as a corporate lawyer representing banks and corporations.”

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“The Hershey Company … announced that James Turoff has been promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective immediately. Turoff has served as Acting General Counsel since December 2020,” posted Hershey in their Press Releases.

“The Hershey Company announced that James Turoff has been promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.”

“Turoff will lead the company’s global legal, compliance and ethics, government relations, corporate security, and corporate secretary teams. He will report directly to Chairman and CEO Michele Buck.”

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