The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will have a new general counsel when the new year comes around. It has appointed Michael Strauss to succeed Marie-Anne Birken, who is retiring at the end
Credit card company Discover has a new chief legal officer and general counsel: Wanji Walcott. She replaces Discover’s former general counsel Kelly McNamara Corley, who retired earlier this year after 36 years with the company.
New York-based financial services company MSCI Inc. announced that Frederick Bogdan will retire from his position as MSCI’s general counsel on January 2, 2020. Robert Gutowski (in the photo above), currently the deputy general counsel, compliance
Lincoln, Massachusetts-based Athena Capital Advisors, a privately owned investment advisor with $5.5 billion in assets under management, has promoted Dana O’Brien (in the photo above) to general counsel. She joined Athena in 2014 and was its
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Coinbase poaches Brian Brooks from Fannie Mae to be its
The cryptocurrency trader platform Coinbase has poached a lawyer from the realm of standard currency and financial services. Brian Brooks, formerly the general counsel of the mortgage lender Fannie Mae, is to lead Coinbase’s
Janus Henderson Group plc have promoted Michelle Rosenberg p to the position of general counsel and secretary of Janus Henderson Investors. Rosenberg will oversee both the legal and internal audit functions and will report to
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Lawyers in Kenya face tough reporting requirements
Do you think you have it tough when it comes to reporting requirements? Be grateful that you aren’t based in Kenya. The government there has proposed a new law requiring certain professionals, like lawyers,
The “fintech” sector continues to be hot, and one sure sign is that Nomis Solutions has hired Douglas Luftman to be its general counsel. Luftman has made the circuit of many of Silicon Valley’s
It’s not exactly an asset rummage sale. But the vast majority of Canadian executives—84 percent—say that they expect to divest in the next 12 months. That’s according to the latest EY Global Corporate
