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Law firm Hogan Lovells have announced that Christopher Walsh and Mitchell Zamoff, former executive vice presidents and general counsel for UnitedHealth Group, have rejoined the firm. Walsh will serve as a member of the firm’s corporate practice group, and Zamoff will serve in the firm’s litigation, arbitration and employment practice group. As co-leaders of UnitedHeatlh’s […]

Law firm Crowell & Moring has added Glen McGorty to their white collar & regulatory enforcement group. McGorty has over 14 years of experience prosecuting and supervising various white collar cases, including securities fraud, public corruption, wire and mail fraud, money laundering, tax violations, insider trading, and accounting fraud matters, as well as other serious […]

Parsons, an engineering and construction company, has promoted Avis Russell to chief compliance officer, in addition to her duties as vice president and director of contracts procurement. Russell’s new responsibilities will include developing a compliance program with applicable laws, rules and regulations, as well as identifying and addressing compliance risks. Russell joined Parsons in March […]

Vericrest Financial, a financial services company specializing in residential mortgage loans, has appointed Ben Purser to the newly-created role of chief risk officer, effective as of Jan. 7. He will be responsible for all risk management efforts and will focus on operational risk practices, compliance with state and federal agency requirements. Purser joins Vericrest with […]

The Futures Industry Association, a trade organization for the futures, options and OTC (over the counter) cleared derivatives markets, has appointed Allison Lurton as senior vice president and deputy general counsel, effective Jan. 14. She will be responsible for advising the FIA on regulatory matters and help develop FIA policy as a part of the […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Elisse Walter has appointed Geoffrey Aronow as general counsel, effective later this month. Aronow replaces Mark Cahn, who left the agency last week. As the chief legal officer, Aronow will lead the office of the general counsel in advising the Commission on issues ranging from enforcement actions, rulemakings, and […]

Anacostia Rail Holdings, a short line railroad holding company, has appointed Mark Sidman to the newly-created position of general counsel, effective as of Jan. 1. His responsibilities include legal guidance, regulatory matters, transaction negotiations and other related matters. Sidman has advised transportation and railroad clients for over 30 years. Previously, he served as partner, founder […]

FreightCar America, a manufacturer of railroad freight cars, has appointed Kathleen Boege as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective Jan. 14. She will succeed Laurence Trusdell, who is retiring. In her new role, she will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s legal affairs. Boege will join FreightCar America from Bally Total Fitness Corporation, […]

Capital Bank Financial Corp, a national bank holding company, has appointed Vincent Lichtenberger as general counsel. Lichtenberger joins Capital Bank from Swisher Hygiene, where he served as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. Prior to that, he served as senior counsel and assistant secretary for aerospace manufacturer Goodrich Corporation, where he was responsible for […]

Southern Company, an energy company, has announced several changes within its financial management team, effective March 31. Among the new appointments, Ann Daiss will become chief accounting officer and comptroller, as well as senior vice president and comptroller of Southern Company Services. Daiss is currently vice president, comptroller, and chief accounting officer for Georgia Power, […]