The wave of cannabis legalization is building, and Arun Kurichety is ready to ride it as the executive vice president and general counsel for KushCo Holdings. “This is a unique industry and its challenges are wholly different from other industries, but it is exciting to see the changes and developments over the years as legalization […]
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Mike Johnson – DigiCert Inc.
Sometimes the minnow swallows the whale. Metaphorically that is, which was the case in 2017 when DigiCert Inc. absorbed a couple of segments of a company four times its size. Quite the complex transaction with minimal indigestion, says Mike Johnson, the general counsel and corporate secretary who had come aboard one year earlier. At that […]
Vanessa Walton – InnovAge
The van pulls into the driveway at 8:00 a.m.—right on time. The driver then shuttles you to a clinic in your community. After a routine checkup, it’s time for lunch, followed by a few hours of bridge—all in the same facility. By 4:00 p.m., you’re back home getting ready for tonight’s family dinner. It’s a […]
Kenton Erwin – VTech Communications
On a steep, south-facing slope beyond an earth-sheltered farmhouse in western Washington state, Kenton Erwin tends modern grape varieties with names such as “Cayuga,” “Leon Millot” and “Monastery Muscat.” He then uses these newer strains of grapes—known for their disease-resistance, earlier ripening, sustainability and richer flavor profiles—to craft a range of white, red, rose and […]
Matthew D. Vandermyde – Ten-X Commercial
Facilitating online real estate sales is a far cry from Vandermyde’s early days of working on national land reform in Honduras. There, he says, property transactions were disorganized and often involved extortion, lawsuits—and even murder. The stakes are not as grim these days, but he says the importance of transparency and certainty in real estate […]
George Milionis – Petersen-Dean Inc.
He couldn’t be too specific because negotiations were still in progress, but George Milionis anticipates that in fairly short order Petersen-Dean, Inc. may expand operations into an eighth state. General counsel and corporate secretary since 2015, Milionis has helped enhance his employer’s status as one of the nation’s preeminent roofing, solar and home energy contractors. […]
Karen Bechtold – Teva Pharmaceuticals
Pushing the boundaries of where science meets law makes for some interesting days for patent attorney Karen Bechtold at Teva Pharmaceuticals. Take, for example, one of Teva’s applications tentatively approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Parkinson’s Disease. It details a system for delivering a generic medication through the skin rather than by […]
Oyango A. Snell – Western States Petroleum Association
No one need remind Oyango A. Snell of the sensitive nature of his employer, headquartered in the bluest of states. For common ground can be hard to find between the Western States Petroleum Association and the legislative and regulatory bodies in California, as well as the four other states where WSPA has a presence: Arizona, […]
Tyler Browning – ERI
It’s like a modern-day archaeological dig, a time capsule, with piles of trashed TVs in their ‘70s wooden consoles, discarded cell phones, funky VHS tapes and recorders, electronic gadgets from years gone by, and data containing devices from all walks of life—all can be found at ERI’s eight recycling facilities located around the country. For […]
Shawn Cheadle – Lockheed Martin Space
To the skeptics—not to mention the cynics—Space Force may have seemed a George Lucas-esque fantasy when the White House, earlier this year, commissioned a sixth branch of the armed forces within the Air Force that, if need be, could take the fight to higher and higher altitudes. But nothing sounded too pie-in-the-sky to the companies […]
