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Law firm Gibson Dunn has appointed Steven Tave as counsel. He will focus his practice on FDA and health care compliance, enforcement and litigation with regard to pharmaceutical and medical device issues. Previously, Tave served as associate chief counsel for enforcement in the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Chief Counsel from 2007 to 2012. […]

The Laclede Group, a public utility holding company that provides natural gas services, has announced executive management changes, effective May 1. Among the new appointments, the company has named Mark Darrell as general counsel, chief compliance officer and senior vice president. In his new role, Darrell will supervise the company’s corporate legal functions, including mergers […]

TMG Health, a provider of solutions for government-sponsored health plans, has appointed Patricia Savitsky as chief compliance officer and senior vice president. Savitsky will be responsible for developing and implementing the company’s corporate compliance plan. Additionally, she will provide executive level oversight to the compliance and internal audit departments.   Savitsky has more than 17 years […]

EMRISE Corporation, a multi-national manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and communications equipment, has appointed Timothy Blades as principal accounting officer, corporate secretary, and director of finance. He also will continue to serve in an interim finance position with EMRISE, a role he has held since March 6. Blades currently owns and operates U.K.-based […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Matthew Solomon as deputy chief litigation counsel of the Division of Enforcement, effective in June. He assumes this position from Mark Adler, who currently serves as deputy chief trial counsel at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. In his new role, Solomon will assist in the oversight of […]

Eisai, a research-based human health care company, has appointed Allen Waxman as general counsel and senior vice president, effective immediately. In his new role, Waxman will lead the office of the general counsel, responsible for all Eisai’s U.S. legal matters. He will also be a member of the executive committee. Previously, Waxman served as partner […]

W.R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, has appointed Scott Mansolillo to the newly-created role of chief compliance officer and vice president, effective immediately. In this capacity he will provide the company with technical expertise and advice on a consultative basis. Mansolillo has over 25 years of legal, compliance and business experience. He most recently […]

Technology-giant HP has appointed John Schultz as general counsel and executive vice president, effective immediately. He assumes this role from David Healy, who has served as interim general counsel since December 2011. Schultz also will be a member of HP’s executive counsel. He will be responsible for all legal and compliance functions globally. Schultz, who […]

Houston-based Liberty Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, has appointed Pete Gawith to its newly created advisory board. Gawith served as an assistant manager at KPMG, where he was in charge of the audit of HBOS Retail during the Lloyds Banking group takeover. He has also worked as a financial analyst […]

Endurance Specialty Holdings, a Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed Nicholas Campbell as chief risk officer and executive vice president. In his new role, Campbell will be responsible for Endurance’s company-wide enterprise risk management activities. Campbell joined the company’s worldwide reinsurance operation in November 2009 as senior vice president and […]