Features Associate General Counsels

Josyl Barchue – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Est. reading time: 5 mins

Last year, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center faced a critical crossroads at which treatment for hundreds of patients hung in the balance. There was one treatment many patients desperately needed, and the pharmaceutical company that provided it was having problems with its supply chain. Eventually, representatives of that […]

Joanne Pedone – Nasdaq

Est. reading time: 5 mins

One aspect of law still surprises Joanne Pedone, whose legal career has spanned over a decade. When the associate vice president, principal associate general counsel for Nasdaq joins calls or attends meetings among the legal community, she’s often—if not always—the only woman present. Pursuing diversity and gender equality at the highest levels of the legal […]

Scott Rowekamp – Global Medical Response

Est. reading time: 5 mins

Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortage of paramedics and EMTs was setting off alarm bells in the industry. For instance, the Michigan Bureau of EMS, Trauma, and Preparedness said in 2019 that the number of students graduating from paramedic training in the Wolverine State had decreased from 1,200 to 250 students […]

Glen Morris – JCPenney

Est. reading time: 4 mins

A veteran commercial lawyer and litigator, Glen Morris was ready for a new legal challenge when answering a headhunter’s call in 2015 to join JCPenney’s legal team. Now, after helping lead the iconic retailer through challenges that included filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and fending off class-actions, he’s encouraged by signs of JCPenney’s revitalization. He’s […]

Leslie Nettleford Freeman – AARP

Est. reading time: 4 mins

In AARP’s Office of the General Counsel, Leslie Nettleford Freeman and her team scour the internet to make sure no one’s handing out fake AARP discounts. They also confirm whether companies that claim to be working with AARP are actually authorized to do so, and they send cease-and-desist letters to websites inappropriately using the AARP […]

Chris Jensen – City Colleges of Chicago

Est. reading time: 4 mins

Both his parents were attorneys, so Chris Jensen was expected to follow the same path. He even got into law school during his senior year of college. But when it came time to accept the offer, something didn’t feel right. So instead, he found a job at the county clerk’s office in his hometown of […]

Lisa Schroeder and Suzanne Flaton-Origenes – BASF

Est. reading time: 5 mins

Chemists think like chemists. So says Lisa Schroeder, adding “that’s what brings out the best of those who work in BASF’s laboratories.” But in an increasingly digital world, chemists may not appreciate opportunities to secure patent protection in the digital space. This being a rather nascent area, Schroeder aids their cause as associate general counsel […]

David Gohlke – Air Liquide

Est. reading time: 5 mins

So what differentiates David Gohlke from the 1.3 million or so other lawyers in the Land of the Free? While it could be his ability to grasp industrial project construction and advanced air separation technologies for a producer of industrial gases, Gohlke is often asked about something more esoteric. Such as: “So you’re that Skadden […]

William M. “Marty” Ferguson – Mr. Cooper

Est. reading time: 3 mins

Since the beginning of the pandemic, residential foreclosures across the county have largely been on hold due to government edicts, but as William “Marty” Ferguson states, things are picking up at “warp speed.” That’s keeping him busy. For nearly eight years, Ferguson has worked for Mr. Cooper, the third largest loan servicer in the United […]

Dan Lev – Intellia Therapeutics

Est. reading time: 5 mins

Ten years ago, genome editing was still science fiction—and often not the good kind. From rogue dinosaurs in the “Jurassic Park” series to a cancer treatment that became a zombie apocalypse in “I Am Legend,” it was the tool of villains and mad scientists. Not so in reality, and not so today. “It amazes me […]

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