On Thursday February 11th, Inhousecommunity celebrated the excellence of in-house legal departments in Egypt with the first edition of its Inhousecommunity Awards Egypt 2021.
Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo, jointly filed two lawsuits against four individuals and three entities for counterfeiting Ferragamo’s products. The defendants attempted to offer the infringing products in Amazon’s store, violating Amazon’s policies, Ferragamo’s intellectual property rights, and the law.
Shutterstock, a global creative platform offering full-service solutions, high-quality content, and tools for brands, businesses and media companies, announced John Lapham (pictured) is joining the company's leadership team as General Counsel.
Inhousecommunityus.com had interviewed Zinger on "The General Counsel Oath", the initiative he leads, that went viral in 2020. According to Corporate Counsel news, in his new role he'll have to operate in a variety of different markets to help the business grow.
Waterton announced the hiring of William Aguiar as associate general counsel in Chicago. In his role, he will work closely with Waterton’s general counsel and legal team, providing legal leadership and strategic advice to management and assisting with all corporate legal and regulatory matters.
Vice President and General Counsel Sharon Barner (pictured) will succeed Marya Rose as Chief Administrative Officer in Cummins. In the CAO role, Barner will lead several of Cummins’ largest global groups, including communications, marketing, government relations, compliance, facilities, security, Cummins’ global shared services organization and legal.
Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that Jeffrey Lewis has been hired as the company's Chief Compliance Officer. In this newly-created position, Lewis will supervise corporate compliance functions, including regulatory, code of conduct, competition and privacy.
First Look Media has appointed Ian Stratford as its new chief legal officer and head of business affairs. He will lead the company’s overall business and legal affairs team and strategy across all divisions of the company.
High Tech and Biotech
Backblaze appoints Tom MacMitchell as new General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer
Tom MacMitchell (pictured) is the new General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Backblaze, leading cloud storage company. MacMitchell brings extensive experience as General Counsel, including heading the legal department for both public and private companies. Most recently, he led legal matters at Quantenna Communications, a high performance Wi-Fi solutions provider. At Quantenna, he also […]
Discovery Senior Living has appointed Timothy Cesar (pictured) as the company's new General Counsel. Cesar formerly served as Vice President of Legal for Brookdale Senior Living, where he worked for the last 20 years.
