Archived Issue
July/August 2008
Cover Story: MCCA’s 2008 Survey of Fortune 500 Women General Counsel
MCCA presents its annual report on women general counsel of companies in the Fortune 500, as well as the Fortune 501–1000, examining current trends and recent developments for women at the legal helm of some of the nation’s most successful corporations. And learn more about three outstanding attorneys profiled in the article: Margaret M. (Peggy) Foran, Sara Lee Corporation; Joia Johnson, Hanesbrands, Inc.; and Kathleen M. Cronin, CME Group.
Features
Columns
Globalization and General Counsel
By June Eichbaum
Globalization’s impact on Main Street, Wall Street, and Capitol Hill will require new leadership solutions, particularly in navigating a materially changing landscape of legal, regulatory, and reputational risk. More than…
Searching for Diversity
By Patrick Folliard
Over the past 10 to 15 years, the role of legal staffing firms and the promotion of diversity have simultaneously broadened and become more deep-rooted within the legal profession. Although…
Getting Real: Transgender Attorneys Talk About Coming Out in the Workplace
By Patrick Folliard
Gender Identity One’s internal, personal sense of being a man or a woman. For transgender people, their birth-assigned legal identity and their own internal sense of gender identity do not…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Rising Above In-Group Favoritism When a skeptical attorney challenges me to explain why it’s necessary to focus so much time and attention on diversity management issues, I usually respond by…
Vocation/ Avocation
By Patrick Folliard
Ruby J. Sherrod The goal of this column is to enlighten our readers about the private endeavors of attorneys who are part of the MCCA network. By examining lawyers and…
Generational Perspectives
By Kara Mayer Robinson
Balancing the Scales Two generations of women reflect on challenges they have encountered in their quest to strike a balance between practicing law and attaining personal satisfaction Arlene and…
White Men and Diversity
By Dr. Arin N. Reeves
A Conversation with Gary F. Kennedy Senior Vice President and General Counsel, AMR Corporation and American Airlines Gary F. Kennedy The goal of this column is to provide a…
Departments
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Cathy Lamboley “Still Making Change” Cathy Lamboley Not long after she retired as general counsel from Shell Oil Company last July, Cathy Lamboley’s days became far busier than she…
Association Focus
By Francisco Ramos, Jr.
Association of Corporate Counsel (www.acc.com) Frederick J. Krebs, President of ACC The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) serves the needs of in-house counsel worldwide, with more than 23,000 members in…
Diversity News
By MCCA
The Coca-Cola Company Names Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. as Recipient of Its First “Living the Values” Award General Counsel Geoff Kelley The Coca-Cola Company (CCC) bestowed its first annual…
Movers & Shakers
