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“We’re thrilled to welcome Patty to the Skyward Specialty team,” CEO Andrew Robinson said in a statement. “Her deep legal expertise and proven leadership in the industry make her a welcome addition to our executive team. We look forward to her contributions as we continue to drive innovation and excellence in the industry.”

“We’re thrilled to welcome Patty to the Skyward Specialty team,” CEO Andrew Robinson said in a statement. “Her deep legal expertise and proven leadership in the industry make her a welcome addition to our executive team. We look forward to her contributions as we continue to drive innovation and excellence in the industry.”

Timberland's former general counsel of 17 years is making a bold career move, becoming the first-ever general counsel of Perfect Moment Ltd., a luxury skiwear brand that went public last year after struggling to raise funds.

"In private practice, I was trained to see every risk as something to be mitigated or eliminated. But in a startup, risk is part of the game," said Keita de Souza, general counsel of Ryse.

"For a long time, I thought I had to act a certain way to be successful. Now, I know my value is in being consistent and creating a space where people can be their best selves," said Jasmine Singh, general counsel of Ironclad.

“The goal is to design a model that provides incentives to meet client objectives, without windfalls for either side,” said David Rueff, chief client solutions group officer at Baker Donelson.

CEO Russell Weiner said the promotion of Ryan Mulally to general counsel and two other executive promotions Weiner also announced demonstrate the company's deep bench strength.

“Most organizations have some type of multifunctional committee set up to evaluate generative AI applications. Those committees are overwhelmed right now because there are so many tools popping up," said Matt Bohn, senior counsel at Amgen.

“I realized early on that I wouldn’t survive here, and I wouldn’t stay sane, unless I could control my world," Zapolsky said during a Berkeley Law webinar.

Anne Liddy began her in-house career at Pfizer.