General counsel | Tilt.com
Though still early in his legal career, Crowdtilt general counsel Josh Horowitz has strong credentials in the start-up world. Months after graduating law school in 2010, Horowitz co-founded mobile web...
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General counsel | Clayton Homes
An ‘active voice’ in the industry, Tom Hodges represented national trade association Manufactured Housing Institute at US House of Representatives’ subcommittees on both financial institutions and consumer credit. Hodges is...
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Executive vice president and chief legal officer | NiSource Inc.
An ‘outspoken’ and ‘committed’ diversity advocate, Carrie Hightman’s efforts helped Nisource onto Ethisphere’s list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2012 and 2013. Her Women’s Leadership Summit focused internally,...
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Director of litigation | Air Liquide USA
‘Intelligent strategist’ Kyle Harris manages and evaluates a wide range of litigation including complex EPC contract claims. A former associate, Harris has been in his current role since 2011. ‘He...
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General counsel | Snapchat
‘As the GC for an aggressively innovative company like Snapchat, the trick is determining how our unprecedented products and features square with musty legal precedents and statutes written during an...
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Chief employment counsel | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
MMC employment head John Hamlin established and currently leads the company’s internal global network, Employment Law Council, designed to share information, resources, and strategy. The issue of limited resource, Hamlin...
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Divisional vice president, commercial litigation | Abbvie
‘The highlights and biggest achievements of my in-house career to date are related to my ability to assist the company with navigating some of its most significant risks,’ says Karen...
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Divisional vice president, associate general counsel, litigation | Abbott Laboratories
When Abbott’s pharmaceutical research business separated to become Abbvie in 2013, Anat Hakim moved from heading IP litigation, to leading one combined team covering all disputes. ‘That was a significant...
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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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