Features March 2021

It’s an industry that’s every bit as competitive and hard-nosed as some of its consumers. Among those who down energy drinks are mixed martial artists, as well as folks in more mainstream pursuits that also require strength and stamina: police officers, firefighters, EMTs, construction workers et al. Then there are lawyers such as Michael DiMaggio, […]

Even before COVID-19, e-commerce was giving retail shopping a run for its money. It has since become exponentially more popular, increasing on a 15-year scale since the pandemic’s outbreak in the first quarter of 2020. So says an in-house lawyer well-versed in the details. As Mark Vane told Vanguard in February, many people have been […]

Just like the solutions Cognosante provides to its customers, there’s always been a sense of controlled chaos for the company’s lean legal department. There are so many factors beyond the direct control of this unique firm providing innovative and transformative solutions to federal, state and local governments. And has that ever been true in the […]

Prior to COVID-19, the thought of her son interrupting a business video mortified Anna Paglia. But now, like other parents and professionals working remotely and juggling responsibilities, she knows it’s understandable if a child accidentally “shares” some screen time. While many companies are preparing to move back on-site after the pandemic, Invesco US, her employer, […]

A self-professed “nerd through and through,” and at ease among alternative assets, annuities and actuaries, Phyllis J. Zanghi couldn’t help but be intrigued at a new opportunity in 2020. Though a valued member of the Brighthouse Financial legal team in Charlotte, North Carolina, for over three years, the opportunity arose to take part in the […]

From the time he could barely see over the counter at his father’s hardware store in New Jersey, Ross Epstein remembers working with customers, learning the joys and pains of running a small business. Years later, Epstein is still taking these lessons to heart, channeling his father Allan’s approach at New York City-based NFP—a national […]

Whether used in treating multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma or leukemia, more than 50,000 stem cell transplants are performed worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization. Stem cell transplants can help extend life spans for five years or more. But on some occasions, a transplant can actually attack a recipient’s body. It’s […]

Quite the unique employer, Jefferson V. Wright used to say about Telos Corp., the cybersecurity and info security company where he’s been general counsel and executive vice president since 2012. Clients include some of the most security-conscious organizations, among them the Pentagon, intelligence agencies, Homeland Security, the FBI and State Department, as well as large […]

After spending 30 years as an integral member of the legal staff at ABB, a Swiss-based provider of power, robotics and automation, David Onuscheck says there won’t be a 31st. But that doesn’t mean his journey is over. In 2020, nearly a decade into his role as general counsel and head of integrity for ABB’s […]

No one at Woodward Inc. is trying to reinvent the proverbial wheel. What they do is innovate to make the wheels (aircraft and industrial engines) run better by optimizing performance, efficiency and emissions, says Chris Fawzy. That dates back to Amos Woodward’s 1870 invention of a faster, more efficient governor for water wheels generating power. […]