President Obama has nominated Ivan Fong, chief legal officer & secretary for Cardinal Health, as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Fong, Association of Corporate Counsel Chair, has been a member of the ACC Central Ohio Chapter since 2005, and was previously a member of the Westchester/Southern Connecticut Chapter. He has served […]
Jaclyn Jaeger
Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal, enforcement, technology, and more. Prior to joining CW, she spent four years as a legal reporter for Lawyer’s Weekly. Jaclyn attended undergraduate school at St. Joseph’s College of Maine and graduate school at Emerson College, earning degrees in journalism.
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Tough Times for Corp. Legal Departments
A new study of corporate legal departments confirms what most general counsels already know: 2009 is going to be a rough year. Forty percent of legal departments expect a decrease in their overall operating budget for 2009, compared to only 8 percent last year. At the same time, however, litigation activity is rising—particularly for the […]
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New HHS Settlement Deals Spook Boards, Execs
Corporate compliance officers in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries are feeling a little uneasy these days over a wave of settlements with the Department of Health and Human Services that raise the specter of holding senior executives criminally liable for the compliance failures of others. At issue is new language contained in many of the […]
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New Chief Compliance Officer at UnionBanCal Corp.
$3.8 billion UnionBanCal Corporation and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A., has promoted Lynn Sullivan to executive vice president and chief compliance officer. She will report to Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer John Erickson. Sullivan succeeds David Wittman, who joins the Bank Technology Services group’s newly formed Integrated Banking Platform team. Sullivan joined Union […]
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Former Fannie Mae General Counsel Joins Paul Weiss
Beth Wilkinson, formerly general counsel for Fannie Mae, has joined the Washington office of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as a partner in the litigation department. Wilkinson left the beleaguered Fannie Mae last September following the government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie Mac. Before joining Fannie in 2006, Wilkinson was co-chair of […]
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UGI Appoints New Chief Risk, Accounting Officer
$6.6 billion retail propane distributor UGI has named Davinder Athwal as vice president of accounting and financial control, chief accounting officer, and chief risk officer. He succeeds Michael Cuzzolina, who retired in June 2008. Athwal will report to Vice President of Finance and CFO Peter Kelly, and will assume responsibility for accounting, financial reporting, and […]
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Former Navy Deputy Judge Joins PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers announced that Rear Admiral Norton Joerg, United States Navy, has joined the firm as a director in PwC’s advisory practice. In this role, he will service a wide range of clients, including those in the financial services and aerospace and defense sectors. Rear Admiral Joerg joined the Navy in 1976 and retired in December […]
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Protiviti Announces Management Changes
The Atlanta office of Protiviti, a global business consulting and internal audit firm, has promoted Anthony Chalker from director to managing director. Chalker, a founding member of Protiviti, has provided internal audit, risk management, and fraud investigation services during his more than 18-year career. He has extensive experience with litigation and forensic support; revenue assurance […]
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SEC Appoints New Acting General Counsel
The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Andrew Vollmer as the agency’s acting general counsel. In this new role, Vollmer will be the chief legal officer of the Commission and head the Office of the General Counsel, which advises the Commission on various matters including enforcement actions, rulemakings, appellate briefs, and adjudications, and provides a […]
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Fulbright & Jaworski Adds Two New Lawyers
Law firm Fulbright & Jaworski has welcomed two experienced corporate transaction and project finance lawyers into the firm’s global project and energy finance practice. Rick Farmer and Andrea Lachenmayr both came to the firm from Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP. Farmer, who joined Fulbright as a partner in New York, has more than […]
