CW Staff

The Department of Justice has appointed Joyce Branda as acting assistant attorney general for the Civil Division. Branda succeeds Stuart Delery, who was appointed acting associate attorney general on Sept. 5, as the agency’s third-ranking post awaits a formal nomination by President Barack Obama. “Over the last three years, Joyce has led the Civil Division’s […]

The Gemological Institute of America has appointed Katherine Palmer Andrews to the newly-created position of vice president of ethics and compliance, effective as of Sept. 8. She reports to President and CEO Susan Jacques. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA), a nonprofit group established in 1931, is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology. […]

Ascena Retail Group has hired Ernest LaPorte as chief accounting officer. In this capacity, he will oversee Ascena’s accounting, financial reporting and accounting shared service functions. For the last seven years, LaPorte held the position of controller at Saks. Prior to Saks, LaPorte gained experience at the Movado Group as vice president of finance and […]

Drugstore chain Walgreen has appointed Barry Rosenstein to its board of directors, as the company moves forward with its anticipated merger with Alliance Boots GmbH. “Barry’s experience and expertise in building shareholder value on behalf of companies will be important as we establish Walgreen’s Boots Alliance and carry out our Next Chapter plan for long-term […]

Tom Sager, former general counsel at DuPont, has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner. Sager will leverage his experience steering the legal department at a Fortune 100 global company to a broad portfolio of areas at Ballard Spahr, including litigation and trial practice, internal investigations, environmental issues, and mergers and acquisitions. He will be resident […]

Dean Foods Company announced that Rachel Gonzalez, general counsel and secretary, will be stepping down to accept a similar position at a publicly traded company, effective Sept. 12. Dean Foods said it’s launching a search for a new general counsel and expects to consider candidates in the coming months. Gonzalez joined Dean Foods in 2008 […]

The Department of Justice’s Criminal Division has appointed Sung-Hee Suh to serve as Deputy Assistant Attorney General overseeing the appellate, capital case and fraud sections. Suh returns to the Department of Justice following 15 years at the law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel, where she was a partner in the litigation, financial institutions, securities […]