Features October 2021

Whether its discovering boutique wineries in California’s Napa Valley or vetting mutual fund disclosures, “purpose” is the word Emily Bennett bears in mind. As assistant vice president and deputy general counsel for Jackson National Asset Management LLC, Bennett’s purpose there is helping the company provide retirement solutions. “It’s important to me to know our work […]

Before going to a big box store, maybe you learned of a sale ahead of time by reading an advertising circular. The store’s strength being inventory, not marketing, it must rely on other entities to promote its wares. That’s where HH Global comes in, the London-headquartered international marketing services specialist with its Americas base in […]

He’ll be telling his own story soon, Bruce Jackson’s memoir—“Not Far From Home”—to be released next year by Atria Books, a division of publishing giant Simon & Schuster. Indeed, he’s not far from home in the literal sense. Jackson grew up in Amsterdam Housing projects, less than a mile from Microsoft’s New York office. But […]

The message was clear from the get-go. You’re as much businessperson as in-house lawyer, David Erich has told himself since joining Exeter Finance as senior vice president and deputy general counsel in May 2012. For almost 10 years, the affable Erich has juggled the business and legal roles, helping his tech-enabled employer that underwrites and […]

From bribes to public fraud to extortion, corruption is a growing issue in Latin America. According to the Council on Foreign Relations, the region loses five percent of gross domestic product because of corruption every year. Daniel Tapia is working to change this culture as much as he can. As chief compliance officer at América […]

While some solar companies only serve one function, Dan Dillon says the one he works for is a little more, well, novel. Aptly named, Novel Energy Solutions develops land for solar infrastructure, constructs solar gardens and facilities, and oversees their operations by maintaining equipment and managing subscribers. Dillon, the company’s general counsel, says this vertical […]

In his 25-year legal career, Brian Nurse has gone from bottle caps to wrestling rings while representing PepsiCo, Nestle Waters North America and the WWE as an in-house attorney. But for Nurse, who’s also played semi-professional baseball, work has had an element beyond the usual financial success. He also looks to develop business through a […]

Since joining McDonald’s as a real estate lawyer in late 2000, Mahrukh Hussain has accomplished much, most recently serving as interim general counsel and corporate secretary for six months following the resignation of Jerome Krulewitch last fall for health reasons. During her time with the company, she also served for two years as European general […]

Within days of starting her new job at Innovid in March 2020, Nabilah Irshad was tasked with building the legal department for the online advertising tech company. A year later, she’d begin taking the 14-year-old business public. Fortunately, she says market conditions were perfect for an IPO: a federal stimulus package had helped stabilize the […]

Paul Meggett describes himself as a builder. “I do my best when I can take a concept and help build it,” he says. “I like to help grow and nurture ideas and see where they go.” Since being hired in 2018 as general counsel at Appalachian State University, he’s enjoyed becoming part of the community […]