In a way, it’s a tale of two worlds merging, and at the center of both is attorney Kaniah Konkoly-Thege, a member the Osage Nation of Oklahoma. She recently helped secure one of the largest quantum computing deals in history, projected to launch a $100 billion industry. As general counsel of Honeywell Quantum Solutions, Konkoly-Thege […]
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Darren Moore – Appriss
Darren Moore left his previous position as an in-house M&A attorney because he wanted to return to be a generalist again. Naturally, one of his first big projects for his new employer was a transformative acquisition. “Shame on me for trying something new,” Moore says with a laugh. As chief legal officer for Appriss, he […]
Charles Corbin – Hilton Grand Vacations
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in early 2020, leisure travel came to a near stop. Essential travel continued, but vacations were canceled, and plans were postponed indefinitely. Charles Corbin had never seen anything like it, even during hurricane season. He watched—and helped—as Hilton Grand Vacations temporarily closed its timeshare properties for the safety of staff […]
Darryl Lewis – Universal Insurance Holdings Inc.
Mind-boggling as the statistic may sound—74 percent of the nation’s property and casualty litigation being in Florida—it’s not that hard to fathom. Population-wise, it’s among the fastest growing states and, next to Alaska, has the longest coastline. That coastline also heavily built up—and not always according to code—and prone to increasingly severe weather and tidal […]
Mark Stipe – OMNI Environmental Solutions
As he manages legal affairs at OMNI Environmental Solutions, Mark Stipe says his work is about more than just helping the company grow in the energy sector. Stipe wants the company to RISE, adhering to standards of respect, integrity, safety and excellence as OMNI provides waste and water management services to energy producers throughout the […]
Trevor Arnold – Arthrex
It’s not your typical day at the office, walking around a cadaver lab in Naples, Florida. While the sun shines outside, Trevor Arnold is in a large climate-controlled lab, watching dozens of doctors perform intricate operations on the bodies. Donned in medical scrubs, rubber gloves and a mask, Arnold is taking note of what’s taking […]
Roberto Villasana Garcia – 4finance
Getting back to business as usual has been anything but usual. But with Roberto Villasana Garcia tending to all legal and compliance matters, he confident 4finance will get there. A global provider of digital consumer financing, the Riga, Latvia-based organization must streamline processes now and focus on growth within Latin America, a targeted area, when […]
Eric Banta – Voya
Eric Banta fell in love with Colorado as a young man, drawn to the mountains, the skiing and the climate as a backdrop to his studies. By the time he joined the corporate legal department for ING U.S. in 1996, the state had become something else: home. So when the financial services company (rebranded as […]
Katie Helton – Jack Cooper Investments
It’s a tradition nearly a century old. New vehicles roll off an assembly line with a sparkle and a new car smell, and Jack Cooper’s team hauls them to dealers or drop lots before they end up in someone’s driveway. Founded in 1928 to haul General Motors vehicles from an assembly plant in the Leeds […]
Amanda S. Luby – CaptiveOne Advisors LLC
It may not be a case of “all things being equine” for Amanda S. Luby, but even her most complex legal challenges are rarely two degrees of separation from the equine industry. Luby, the executive vice president and general counsel for CaptiveOne Advisors LLC, manages legal affairs for a company that’s growing in a little […]
