Datadog, the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, appointed Kerry Acocella as General Counsel. Acocella succeeds Laszlo Kopits, who is retiring after four years as General Counsel. Kerry Acocella joined the company in January 2019 as Chief Corporate Counsel. Acocella has held senior legal and compliance positions in public companies across a wide range of industries. “I am very pleased […]
Elizabeth Bullock has been appointed as senior vice chancellor for legal affairs and general counsel of the University of Denver. She’ll start in March. At the University of Denver, she succeeds General Counsel Paul
Predicine, a global molecular insights company, has appointed Clint Webb as its new General Counsel (GC). This is the most recent of several executive appointments aimed at supporting Predicine’s international expansion and further developing
Fanatics announced the appointment of its first General Counsel, Shiri Ben-Yishai to oversee its legal affairs worldwide, including commerce, collectibles, betting and gaming, and NFT’s. Shiri joins Fanatics from MacAndrews & Forbes, where she
Richard Wingate, current general counsel at HVAC company B.P. Group and former general counsel at LG Electronics, has joined Sekas Law Group as of counsel. Wingate was general counsel at LG for nearly 15 years
Katherine Adams (pictured), the general counsel of Apple who is also senior vice president and secretary, received nearly USD 27 million in compensation in fiscal year 2021, up more than USD 700,000 from 2020. According to proxy filings last
Megamatters, or legal matters that accrue more than $1 million USD in lifetime costs, account for much of the volatility found in corporate law firm spend. In 56 percent of corporate legal departments (CLDs), the top 10 biggest
Louise Pentland (pictured), who has led PayPal’s legal functions for nearly seven years, announced her resignation on LinkedIn on Tuesday. Pentland wrote “I am stepping down from my role at PayPal as Chief Business
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) announced its 2022 officers and newly elected members of the global board of directors. The 2022 officers are: Chair: Mike Madden, head of group legal, commercial, procurement, Hyne Group (Australia) Vice
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and the ACC Foundation (ACCF) worked with an advisory committee of top corporate executives with DEI expertise to develop and launch the ACC/ACC Foundation DEI Maturity Model (DEI
