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Rica Calhoun has been named first In-House Attorney of Western Illinois University.
Calhoun has served as assistant director of Equal Opportunity and Access since 2011, and from Jan. 1 to June 30 served as interim Associate Vice President for student services. [Source]
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Elaine M. Crosson, JD, replaces Thomas E. DeJulio as General Counsel of Fordham University.
Crosson, an experienced attorney, formerly served as Vice President for Government and Community Affairs at Stony Brook University. [Source]
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Brenda Grant appointed General Counsel at PlayCore.
Grant, who previously served as General Counsel for Benchmark Rehabilitation Partners, will provide legal services, counsel, and advice across PlayCore. [Source]
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Robert M. Jackson has been hired to become Executive Vice President and General Counsel of CyrusOne.
Most recently, Jackson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Storage Post, a privately held owner and operator of self-storage facilities, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, where he led the legal, accounting and human resources functions. [Source]
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Mary M. Kasper appointed SVP, General Counsel and Secretary of Unified Grocers.
Kasper was formerly SVP and General Counsel for Fresh & Easy and previously held similar positions at Kroger-owned Ralphs and Food 4 Less and Safeway-owned Vons. [Source]
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David M. Kastin named Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of The Vitamin Shoppe®.
Mr. Kastin joins Vitamin Shoppe from Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., a leading owner and operator of health and fitness clubs in the Northeast, United States., where he served as Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. [Source]
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Harris J. Kline named Chief Legal Officer of SolarCure.
Kline, a retired Brigadier General, was a military lawyer who served both in the U.S. and overseas, as well as on active duty and in the Reserve. [Source]
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Ty Patton hired as General Counsel of McCurdy Auction.
Patton was previously at Gay, Riordan, Fincher, Munson, & Sinclair PA in Topeka, where he focused on creditor rights, asset protection, real estate litigation, transactional drafting and probate. [Source]
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Jeffrey Prieto has been promoted to General Counsel of U.S Department of Agriculture.
Prieto started as Principal Deputy General Counsel in June 2014, after serving the U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources division since 1999, according to a USDA news release. [Source]
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David Smail named Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Scientific Games.
Most recently, Smail was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Morgans Hotel Group Co., where he served as Chief Legal Officer of the hospitality company from 2006 to 2014. [Source]
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Kim Stollar welcomed as General Counsel and Vice President. Compliance of Aviall, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company.
With more than 19 years of legal experience, Stollar comes to Aviall from Boeing's global law affairs group in Japan where she was Regional Counsel for North Asia. [Source]
Departures:
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Keith Ebling is leaving his post as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Express Scripts Holding Co. to pursue other interests. [Source]
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Gary Lynch elevated to Vice Chairman of Bank of America. Lynch will maintain a role at the company while a successor is found to replace him as General Counsel. [Source]
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Frank Steeves resigns as General Counsel of Emerson’s. [Source]
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Craig Tindall no longer General Counsel of Arizona Coyotes as part of deal with City of Glendale. [Source]
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- Gina Ponticello
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