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In-House Counsel 2022: Niel Willardson
This July, the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank will lose one of its most valuable, longtime leaders, when Niel Willardson retires after 31 years of service, including 17 years as senior vice president and general counsel.
In-House Counsel 2022: Laura Graf
Laura Graf became the Ryan Companies’ chief legal officer in 2020 after working in private law firms and focusing on commercial real estate issues for nearly two decades.
In-House Counsel 2022: Renee Jackson
Corporate legal work is frequently touted as offering a better work-life balance, and, here and there, Renee Jackson has found that to be true.
In-House Counsel 2022: Starkey Legal Department
From a legal standpoint, recent years at the Starkey Laboratories have been … dynamic. An embezzlement case sent company executives to prison, shaking the 55-year-old producer of hearing aids.
In-House Counsel 2022: Kathy Bray
In her 14 years at SFM Companies, Kathy Bray has shown great versatility.
In-House Counsel 2022: Spiwe Jefferson
Spiwe Jefferson’s parents were college educators and administrators who emphasized the importance of education.
In-House Counsel 2022: Mike Auger
Mike Auger got interested in the legal profession while bartending during college at a country club in his home state of South Dakota.
In-House Counsel 2022: Ilyse Goldsmith
As Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank has steadily grown in size and assets, its international operations have also expanded. Senior vice president and chief employment counsel Ilyse Goldsmith has played a major role in helping the bank grow and thrive glob[...]
In-House Counsel 2022: Ben Omorogbe
After making partner at the former Gray Plant Mooty firm (now Lathrop GPM), Ben Omorogbe found his services in demand.
In-House Counsel 2022: Eric Rucker
Eric Rucker was a veteran litigator in private practice, spending the first 22 years of his career at Briggs & Morgan (now Taft). The move to an in-house role was a seamless one.
In-House Counsel 2022: Alexandria Reyes Schroeder
After graduating from Wake Forest University Law School in 2009, Alexandria Reyes Schroeder entered the specialty of financial services litigation during a very eventful period.
In-House Counsel 2022: Emily Wessels
Like many high achievers, Emily Wessels embraces challenges and doesn’t shy away from putting herself in new situations.
Legal Tech
- How ransomware tactics against law firms are changing
- How large language models are leveling the personal injury playing field
- Attorney Share, Lawmatics integrate to automate law firm referrals
Top News
- Prosecutors struggle to turn voter fraud claims into charges
- Best At Work Insights: We tore out the workforce backup generator
- Citing jury instruction, justices order new sex-abuse trial
- Judicial Branch announces $4 million in courthouse security grants
- 8th Circuit upholds school district in student suicide suit
Expert Testimony
- Best At Work Insights: We tore out the workforce backup generator
- Legally Speaking: How communication failures turn disputes into lawsuits
- Perspectives: Umpire’s death recalls case law in Minnesota
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