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A Heavy-Lifting Triple Threat at IronPlanet

Doug Feick, GC and SVP of Corporate Development,fulfills a triune role as an administrator, manager and chief legal officer at the international online marketplace

By Sunny Gonzalez-Cepero

A General Counsel & a Startup Specialist

SecureNet’s GC, Secretary,and Head of Compliance has a knack for creating in-house legal departments at burgeoning businesses

By Hilary Sutton

Keeping Up a Breakneck Pace at USA Track & Field

GC and Chief of Business Affairs Norman Wain draws on his lifelong passion for athletics in leading USATF to the front of the pack

By Tamer Abouras

Taking the Road Less Traveled to Successful Legal Career

Utilizing her unorthodox, yet effective style, Burch Creative Capital General Counsel Laura McCabe Brandt has built professional relationships and fashioned opportunities out of her hard work.

By Shari Held

The Arithmetic Way to Deliver a Great Digital Media Product

MediaMath GC Brian Miller on dividing labor, multiplying opportunities and always encouraging communication.

By Frederick Jerant

Cross-Country Communication—from the Bluegrass State to the Bay Area

Kirsten Mellor, VP and GC of CafePress, on building relationships and working closely with her team,which stretches from Louisville to San Francisco.

By Hilary Sutton

So Far, So Good: Early Returns from a GC’s Retirement

Jen Meeker, J. Crew Group’s recently retired Senior VP, GC and Corporate Secretary, reflects on her legal career and the transition to ‘Chief Household Executive Officer’

By Shari Held

The Somewhat Serendipitous Journey of Rob Lavet: From Sallie Mae to Social Finance

The veteran GC leads us on a journey through the student finance and lending industry to a joint legal and executive management position at SoFi.

By Frederick Jerant

The Key to Inspire Leadership: Confidently Ask the Right Questions

From McDonald's Crew Member to Senior VP and General Counsel of Golden State Foods (a major McDonald's supplier), John Page embodies 'Leadership to Live By'

By Stephanie Harris

The Difference Between Leadership and Management

There's a big difference between management and leadership, according to Chad Wiegand General Counsel at Nature's Way; here, he shares tips for growing team members into skilled decision-makers

By Amy Fisher

When Old is Better Than New

General Counsel Sashi Brown left one of the newest teams in the NFL—the Jacksonville Jaguars—for one of the oldest: the Cleveland Browns. Here's why.

By Jennifer Hopfinger

Cunning Career Tips from a Former Litigator

LexisNexis' Meredith Sidewater shares what she's learned during her journey from court room to corporation.

By Nancy Flagg

Can a Corporation Have a Heart?

Xerox General Counsel Don Liu believes in cause-based corporations.

By Nancy Flagg

If Perry Mason Were a Businessman…

How Matthew Geekie went from trial lawyer to SVP and General Counsel of Graybar.

By Jill Yarberry-Laybourn