Wall Street Attorney to fill Director's post at SEC
The SEC has finally appointed Andrew Donohue as Director to head the investment management division that oversees mutual funds and hedge funds. The division has been without a director for the past year. The Wall Street attorney will work to promote effective mutual fund governance and help investors with information they need.
AIG General Counsel switches to law firm
Ernest Patrikis, General Counsel of AIG, will be joining Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as partner. He will pilot and expand the law firm's regulatory practice for financial services clients in New York. Patrikis recently guided the world's leading insurer through a $1.64-billion regulatory settlement, the largest ever made by a single company. Apart from running worldwide corporate litigation, compliance, and enforcement, Patrikis was also instrumental in negotiating the company's historic 2001 acquisition of American General Life Insurance.
RCN Corporation recruits new GC
Benjamin R. Preston has been appointed the new Senior Vice President and General Counsel at RCN Corporation. Preston formerly worked with XO Communications, Inc. as a principal counsel and was responsible for the company's corporate development and finance, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law matters. RCN Corporation is a leading provider of triple-play cable, high-speed Internet, and phone services in the Boston; New York; Eastern Pennsylvania; Washington, DC; Chicago; San Francisco; and Los Angeles metropolitan markets.
eSilicon appoints its first GC
eSilicon, a fast-growing custom-chip company, has named Fritz Koehler as the new Vice President and General Counsel. The company's first GC, Koehler will report to Chairman, CEO, and President Jack Harding. Previously serving as Vice President and General Counsel at Marimba, Inc., Koehler brings with him more than 15 years of legal and business experience. eSilicon designs and manufactures custom integrated circuits for the world's leading electronics companies.
Metaldyne appoints Logan Robinson as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Government Relations
Logan Robinson has been appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Government Relations for Metaldyne Corporation. Being a member of the Metaldyne Executive Committee, Robinson will manage the global legal issues of the company as well as be responsible for its relations with domestic and foreign governments. Robinson was most recently Vice President and General Counsel at Delphi Corporation, responsible for its worldwide legal issues and has served on Delphi's Strategy Board. Metaldyne is a global designer and supplier of metal-based components, primarily automotive parts, including engine, wheel-end and suspension axle, and driveline.
New Vice President and General Counsel for NanoInk
JoAnne Smith Joyce has been named Senior Vice President and General Counsel at NanoInk, Inc. Joyce will lead the company in legal matters, including intellectual property and transactional work, and will also manage outside counsel. Specializing in transactional work, intellectual property, and litigation, Joyce has worked with Great Lakes Chemical as Vice President and General Counsel for its Performance Chemicals division. NanoInk, Inc., is a Chicago-based company offering nanotechnology fabrication tools based on a patented system called Dip Pen Nanolithography, designed to help companies manufacture products on a molecular scale.
Matrix Bancorp announces General Counsel
Theodore J. Abariotes has been appointed to the post of General Counsel, Senior Vice President, and Secretary for Matrix Bancorp, Inc. This is his second tenure with Matrix, having served the company from 2001 to 2005 as Assistant General Counsel. Abariotes has most recently served as General Counsel and Senior Vice President for Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, a mortgage loan servicing company. Abariotes specializes in the banking and financial sectors. The Denver-based Matrix Bancorp has branches across Colorado and is focused on developing a community-based banking network through its Matrix Capital Bank subsidiary. As of December 31, 2005, the company reported total consolidated assets of $2.1 billion and total loans of $1.4 billion.
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