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Weil Advises Mudrick Capital in Financing for Getaround

The Weil team was led by Capital Markets partner Nitin Konchady.

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Dave Announces John Ricci's Retirement, Names Joan Aristei as Successor and Chief Legal Officer

Dave Inc., one of the nation's leading neobanks, has announced that John Ricci, General Counsel, will retire on September 29, 2023. Joan Aristei has been named Chief Legal Officer, effective September 25, 2023.

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Construction Law Partner Eric Berg Joins Barnes & Thornburg’s Chicago Office

Berg is the latest addition to the firm’s Chicago office, following Aaron Gavant and Kenneth P. Kansa, who joined the Finance, Insolvency and Restructuring Department; Jeremy Lewin, who rejoined the Corporate Department; and William V. Essig, who joined the Litigation Department earlier this year.

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Cooley Secures Win for Sequenom Board in Securities Class Action

Cooley represented the former board of directors of Sequenom, a molecular diagnostics company, in a nearly seven-year-long securities class action brought by former investors in the company. Lawyers Koji Fukumura, Peter Adams, Sarah Lightdale, Barrett Anderson and Dylan Scott led the Cooley team advising the board.

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Ross Kirschner Joins Mitra Chem As General Counsel

Ross joins Mitra Chem after a distinguished career in the financial services and technology sectors, government, and private practice, leading global regulatory, litigation, investigations, enforcement, public policy, and strategic response functions.

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Todd Beaton and Andrew Mannarino Join McGuireWoods’ Securities Enforcement Team

McGuireWoods is bolstering its nationally recognized securities enforcement and regulatory counseling group with the arrival of partner Todd Beaton from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority where he served as a chief counsel in the Enforcement Department, and counsel Andrew Mannarino, who has decades of securities industry experience.

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Shannon Bell Appointed EVP & Chief Digital Officer at OpenText

Ms. Bell will lead a charter focused on digital and AI systems and data platforms for sales, products, customers, and operations.

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Michele Rivas Appointed EVP, Chief Legal Officer at Zenith American Solutions

Michele Rivas, previously Zenith's Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, has been promoted to Chief Legal Officer.

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Ball Announces Charles Baker's Retirement, Names Hannah Lim-Johnson as Successor

Hannah Lim-Johnson has been named senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, effective Sept. 18, 2023.

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Lucy Fato to Assume Role of Vice Chair at AIG

American International Group (AIG) has announced that Lucy Fato will transition from her current role as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Global Head of Communications and Government Affairs to Vice Chair at AIG, effective October 1, 2023.

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