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Paul Kaufman, former Chief of the Civil Health Care Fraud Office for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, has joined the healthcare practice of the law firm Dentons as a partner. During Kaufman’s tenure in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, he worked on and […]

Infosys, a business technology consulting firm, has appointed Parvatheesam Kanchinadham as its newest chief compliance officer and ombudsman to its whistleblower policy. Effective as of April 15, Kanchinadam assumes the role from Nithyanandan Radhakrishnan, who has resigned from the company to become an independent consultant. Kanchinadham was formerly chief risk officer, in addition to his […]

Health Alliance Plan, a Michigan-based, nonprofit health plan that provides health coverage to more than 670,000 members and organizations, has hired Dawn Geisert to the newly-created role of chief compliance officer. In this capacity, Geisert and her team will implement a coordinated regulatory compliance program, oversee regulatory submissions and reporting activities, assess compliance risk, and […]

Weyerhaeuser, a private owner of timberlands, has named Devin Stockfish as general counsel and corporate secretary. He will succeed Sandy McDade, who will retire as general counsel in July. Stockfish has served as corporate secretary and assistant general counsel since June 2013. Before joining Weyerhaeuser, he was vice president and associate general counsel at Univar, […]

Foot Locker, a specialty athletic retailer, has named Sheilagh Clarke as general counsel and secretary. She will succeed Gary Bahler, who is retiring on June 1. Clarke, who joined Foot Locker in 1988, is currently associate general counsel and assistant secretary.

Patrick Dorsey, general counsel and secretary of Tiffany & Co. for the past 29 years, has decided to retire. Effective May 22, Leigh Harlan will be promoted to the position of secretary and general counsel, with responsibility for the company’s worldwide legal affairs. She will report to Michael Kowalski, Tiffany’s chairman and chief executive officer. […]

Global payments technology company Visa has named Kelly Mahon Tullier as deputy general counsel, effective June 16. Tullier, who will serve as a member of the company’s executive committee, will transition to the role of general counsel on Oct. 1, 2014. She joins Visa from PepsiCo, where she was deputy general counsel. Prior to that […]