Features Region: Midwest

When Brandon DeBerry recently forwarded a routine question to one of the law firms that manages Camping World’s litigation, it didn’t bill for its prompt e-mailed response. Probably a prudent move on its part. Since joining Camping World last year as its head of litigation, DeBerry’s been tracking the economy and the effectiveness of his […]

Shifting from private practice to an in-house legal role at Clearent in 2020 opened new areas of practice for Mary Kate Hogan. Though she’d enjoyed working with a variety of clients and supporting M&A and had a passion for corporate law, she discovered working in-house provides more opportunities, including the chance to know her client […]

“First, do no harm.” Or, as was originally said in Latin, primum non nocere. That part of the Hippocratic Oath sounds simple enough, but modern healthcare is anything but. The most practical means of doing no harm might be through enterprise risk management, says Anthony Wilson, referring to the many variables that affect a healthcare […]

Michael Faris has enjoyed an unconventional career path but it didn’t start that way. In 1990, he earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and finished a federal court clerkship. He then landed a position that many in his trade would have considered a dream job: associate at the global firm of […]

Purchasing a home unleashes an avalanche of confusing data, but Lower, a financial technology lender, is looking to unbury homebuyers with the five, large brightly colored blocks on its website. Each provides visitors with a quick overview of essential information, such as today’s 15-year mortgage and annual percentage rates. Clicking the violet box will connect […]

Anyone who’s lived through a bitterly cold winter or a summer heat wave knows the value of good home insulation. In addition to conventional insulation, contractors use spray foam insulation guns to seal edges and prevent drafts. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Graco makes these and other fluid management products, which include everything from pumps used […]

To Joe Miller, it’s not an issue of whether the chicken or egg comes first. It’s an issue of ensuring that Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana, produces eggs and egg products, such as tortilla shells, humanely and sustainably. Miller is the first general counsel Rose Acre Farms has had. Last featured in Vanguard in […]

Called eVTOLs for short, they’re not the most elegantly named aircraft, but they’re catching on with investors and pilots. According to the nonprofit Vertical Flight Society, eVTOLs, or electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, are drawing billions of dollars in investment as a new and sustainable future form of air transportation. The aircraft, which are […]

He’ll acknowledge some reservations about relocating his family from balmy Fort Lauderdale to frigid Chicago in February 2021, but the reasons for Andrew T. Park doing so couldn’t be passed up. “I love learning, and the challenges that naturally arise from working for an airline present so many opportunities to learn,” he tells Vanguard one […]

At Western Michigan University, there wasn’t always a written policy outlining accommodations for students with disabilities. “A lot of professors and supervisors were making decisions on their own and trying to do the right thing, but it caused a lot of issues,” says Jessica Swartz, WMU’s deputy general counsel. In October 2020, a reasonable accommodation […]