Associate general counsel | The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Former K&L Gates partner Tamara Watts was already a leading name in the US not-for-profit sector before she made the move in-house to ‘the largest and most important foundation in...
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Assistant General Counsel | Hertz
Former Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP lawyer Brian Waldbaum joined Hertz in 2013, after working with them as a client for several years. ‘The opportunity to come in-house and become...
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Assistant general counsel mergers and acquisitions | Archer Daniels Midland
Thuy Vo has supported two of Archer Daniels Midlands’ most significant recent transactions since her 2013 arrival, namely its $3bn Wild Flavors acquisition and the $350m sale of its South...
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Associate general counsel | Altec, Inc
Altec is the leading manufacturer of aerial devices, digger derricks and specialty equipment for the electric utility, telecommunications and tree care industries. Employment and compliance specialist Aldos Vance launched an...
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Associate general counsel | Accenture
‘A dealmaker in every sense of the term, Joel has a unique ability to address the strategic issues that are required of a global company like Accenture,’ says one private...
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Assistant general counsel | GlaxoSmithKline
Former Dechert LLP partner Brennan Torregrossa first opened up to the possibilities of working in-house when he was seconded to a different pharmaceutical in a major product liability case. ‘I...
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Managing director and associate general counsel | Oaktree Capital Management
Oaktree Capital Management is one of the world’s leading distressed debt and alternative asset managers. As associate general counsel and managing director, Richard Ting handles a broad spectrum of work....
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General counsel | Competitive Carriers Association
CCA represents more than 100 competitive carriers and over 250 vendors and suppliers in the wireless industry. As the Association’s first GC, Rebecca Thompson takes a dual legal and advocacy...
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Technology and litigation counsel | Genentech
Contentious expert Laura Storto has been at Roche subsidiary Genentech since 2007 and was previously an associate at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP. ‘While Laura considers alternatives, she also...
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Managing director and associate general counsel | American Airlines & US Airways
American Airlines merged with US Airways in 2013 to become the world’s largest airline. Previously at US Airways, Jennifer Stojak is responsible for all benefits issues in the company’s newly-formed...
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