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Dennis Whincup did not begin with a neat plan to become a senior in-house lawyer. His path has been less about a single defining decision and more about consistently moving toward roles where judgment matters and the impact is immediate. Born and raised in and around Vancouver, he earned a criminal justice degree from the […]

Sandy Paik didn’t set out to become a guardian of democracy. She set out to understand history. Armed with an undergraduate degree in the subject, she arrived at Georgetown Law with a sense that the past held lessons the present desperately needed. What she couldn’t have predicted was that those lessons would feel so urgently […]

For more than four decades, Ausdal Financial Partners has blended midwestern values with forward-thinking innovation to create something rare in the financial industry: a firm that feels personal while offering the reach and resources of a national player. Founded in 1979, the independent securities broker-dealer and investment advisory firm serves representatives and clients across 20 […]

When Scott Cohen reflects on his legal career, he sees a continuous thread of adaptability. From the world of high-stakes Chapter 11 bankruptcies to the fast-evolving realm of cryptocurrency, his ability to navigate complexity has been both his compass and his calling card. Today, as general counsel for SALT Lending, Cohen sits at the intersection […]

At the intersection of law, business, and technology, Omeed Arlani has established himself as a leader who does far more than dotting legal i’s and crossing compliance t’s. As Vice President of Enterprise Legal for OMERS – one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, Omeed brings versatility, partnership and sharp negotiation skills to bear on some of […]

Tilt, founded in 2016 as Empower Finance and based in San Francisco, is a financial technology company dedicated to expanding access to fair credit and enhancing financial security for its users. The company’s product suite has grown—both organically and through strategic acquisitions. Prompted by this growth, the company recently changed its name to “Tilt,” uniting […]

The world of financial technology moves fast—and for Natalie Wilmore, that’s exactly how she likes it. As deputy general counsel and corporate secretary at Pagaya, a company revolutionizing consumer lending through artificial intelligence, Wilmore thrives in what she calls “organized chaos.” Her workday might start with planning a board meeting and end with negotiating an […]

Jill Hanson Rainford has always been more than just a legal leader. Over a decade-long career at global real estate investment manager Round Hill Capital, she’s consistently blurred the lines between legal counsel, operations lead, and people strategist. With a sharp legal mind, a collaborative leadership style, and an innate commercial instinct, she’s helped transform […]

Offchain Labs is a Princeton-founded, venture-backed technology company that has spent the past eight years leading blockchain innovation. Best known for developing Arbitrum, one of the most widely adopted Ethereum scaling solutions, Offchain Labs has expanded its product suite to include tools like Stylus, Orbit, and Arbitrum Nitro. In October 2022, the company acquired Prysm […]

In the dynamic and highly regulated world of asset management, effective leadership requires expertise, collaboration, adaptability and vision. At DWS, Lauryn Hart and Caroline Pearson embody these qualities as co-heads of the Americas regional legal team, steering the U.S. legal operations of a complex and multifaceted global organization headquartered in Germany. Their partnership is a […]