Features Assistant General Counsels

It’s an ambitious growth agenda his employer pursues, but Adam Bennett can put aside the legal jargon and describe in simple terms what it all comes down to. “To make a really great sandwich, we must start at home,” he explains. And the ingredients aren’t just the breads, meats, cheeses and whatnots that go into […]

Things are looking better at Better, which is soon to become Better Home and Finance Holding Co. while continuing its mission as a digital mortgage originator using a proprietary platform that helps customers get home loans in a user-friendly manner. Like so many companies in the mortgage industry, Better has endured a rollercoaster ride in […]

The pendulum swings both ways, and Nav Bhandal senses it’s moving from social justice. He’s been hearing much about DEI fatigue, but that just strengthens his resolve to solidify diversity, equity and inclusion as BASF bedrocks, albeit with adjustments. “What we want to do is not take our foot off the pedal but push DEI […]

Alyson Korman has literally gone back to school in her legal career. As assistant general counsel for Pace University, which has campuses in Lower Manhattan as well as in Westchester County north of New York City, Korman has been tasked with many legal roles. Most notable are her efforts in helping the university’s entrepreneurial center […]

Kati Brady isn’t selling herself short when she refers to herself and her colleagues in corporate labor and employment law as glorified human resources personnel. On the contrary, she’s emphasizing just how essential the human element is in advancing an enterprise. “One of the most important things for a labor and employment attorney to do […]

Jennifer Coolidge being a noted vegan and advocate for animal rights, the star of “The White Lotus” seemed an ideal partner for e.l.f. Beauty. The beauty company, after all, touts its products as vegan and cruelty free. But there still was a maze of legalities that had to be crossed before her commercial could air […]

As the nation’s leading water logistics and chemistry provider for the energy industry, Select Water Solutions chose its new name to be more on brand with the business. It sounds simple to change a name, but it’s far more complex than just altering the corporate letterhead, Samantha-Anne Nadolny tells Vanguard from the company’s Houston headquarters […]

She couldn’t reveal many details but by late June, which corresponds with the end of Microsoft’s corporate fiscal year, Njeri Mutura was expecting that months of negotiations between her team and a multitude of flagship companies across the Americas would consummate into billions of dollars from technology deals. Such companies seek to scale their operations […]

One has to understand what’s beneath the surface. So emphasizes Kimberley Honeysett, chief legal officer and general counsel of Varex Imaging, a company that specializes in doing just that as the B2B manufacturer of components for medical, industrial and security uses. And Honeysett knows her employer well, having been among the leadership responsible for its […]

Adam Doganieri never expected to work in real estate. When he started his career as an engineer at Boeing, he knew something was missing, but it took him awhile to figure out what it was. Searching for that elusive puzzle piece, Doganieri began attending law school in the evenings. He graduated in December 2009, amid […]