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The Seattle Seahawks hired Ed Goines as general counsel and vice president of government affairs. Goines will administer the corporate legal affairs for the Seahawks and First & Goal and will be responsible for managing the organization’s government relations strategy and policies. Goines joins the Seahawks after working most recently as assistant chief counsel for […]

Forest Park Medical Center has appointed Christy Naylor as chief compliance officer. Naylor will oversee the system’s corporate compliance program by working with constituents to ensure the board of directors, management and all Forest Park employees are in compliance with company standards of conduct and rules and regulations of regulatory bodies, according to a press […]

Coast Professional, a debt collection agency for educational loans, has promoted David Den Houten to chief compliance officer. With more than 14 years of experience as an attorney in the collection industry, Den Houten has served as the company’s vice president of compliance and general counsel since late 2013. He has been responsible for spearheading […]

Microsoft has appointed John Stanton to the company’s board of directors, increasing the board’s size to 11 members. Stanton currently serves as chairman of Trilogy Equity Partners, a private equity fund, and Trilogy International Partners, a wireless operator in Central and South America and New Zealand. Stanton led four of the top wireless operators in […]

The Institute of Internal Auditors this month elected Anton van Wyk as chairman of its 2014-2015 global board of directors. Van Wyk is a partner with PwC. Van Wyk most recently was the IIA global board’s senior vice chairman and has served as vice chairman of professional practices and vice chairman of professional certifications. Other […]

Elizabeth Sacksteder, former deputy general counsel and global head of litigation and regulatory investigations for Citigroup, has joined the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as a partner in its litigation department, where she will focus on complex litigation and regulatory matters. In her role as deputy general counsel and global head […]

DIRECTV announced this week that John Murphy, the company’s chief accounting officer, submitted his written resignation, which will take effect Aug. 14, 2014. Murphy is resigning to pursue other career opportunities, the company said in a Form 8-K, dated July 29. Patrick Doyle, who has served as chief financial officer since 2007, will serve as […]

Intra-Cellular Therapies, a biopharmaceutical company, has appointed Michael Halstead as general counsel. In this role, Halstead will manage the company’s legal affairs, and will report directly to CEO Sharon Mates. Halstead most recently served as senior vice president of corporate development at drug company Warner Chilcott, where he directed the corporate development, legal, and human […]