Vice president and deputy general counsel | Schneider Electric
‘Schneider is in the business of making energy more efficient,’ says award-winning corporate counsel Germaine Gurr on her decisions to move in-house. ‘I thought it would be a socially responsible...
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General counsel | Genius
‘I really wanted to be involved building something new,’ says Gates Scholarship alumni Ben Gross, on the appeal of his role at controversial internet start-up company Genius (formerly Rap Genius)....
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Senior vice president, corporate development and chief counsel – corporate | Altegrity
‘Andy earned his leading role at Altegrity through skill and hard work,’ says one private practice source. ‘He is a smart, commercial and level-headed negotiator with a charismatic manner that...
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Vice president of legal and government affairs | San Francisco 49ers
‘What I enjoy the most about my role is that I get to be a part of a team,’ says 49ers’ vice president of legal and government affairs Hannah Gordon....
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Vice president and deputy general counsel | Citrix Systems
Tony Gomes ‘transformed’ Citrix Systems’ IP legal support. ‘Tony began developing a strategic vision that focused not only on protecting Citrix’s industry-leading products and services, but also its future innovation...
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General counsel | Seattle Art Musuem/ Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Once ‘an amazingly valued and well thought of partner’ in private practice days, Bernel Goldberg has dedicated the past six years to working in the not-for-profit sector. Initially at Northwest...
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Managing director | Oaktree Capital Management
Formerly at Munger, Tolles & Olson, Jay Ghiya had not always planned to move in-house when the opportunity arose to join $90bn global fund manager and former client Oaktree Capital...
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Assistant general counsel – litigation | Capital One
Capital One is the eighth largest bank-holding company in the United States. Leading a team of three, Leah Getlan reached resolution in a complex consumer class action brought against ING...
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Senior counsel | Apache
‘An outstanding lawyer’, Harvard graduate Sergio Garza is highly regarding within his field. He has been at global exploration and production company Apache since 2006. He previously worked at leading...
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General counsel and corporate secretary | Cosentino North America
‘An excellent manager of both projects and people’, award-winning corporate counsel Chris Garza has often been thrown in at the deep end. A former litigator, one of this first tasks...
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