by Zac Ferren | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog, In-House Counsel
Introduction Alisha Cieslak was most recently Chief Legal & Risk Officer at Gordon Food Service, the largest privately-held foodservice distributor in North America. She has built legal departments from scratch more than once, and her work has been recognized... 
by Zac Ferren | Feb 19, 2026 | Blog, In-House Counsel
Introduction C. Todd Navrat, JD, CPA, CFA is Vice President and General Counsel at JE Dunn Construction Company, where he oversees legal aspects of the company’s geographically diverse real estate development portfolio, investment management, and corporate... 
by Zac Ferren | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog, In-House Counsel
As we close the books on 2025, the in-house legal market revealed surprising patterns. What began as a year of hesitation and delayed decisions evolved into something more nuanced, with late-breaking signals suggesting 2026 may bring significant change. Through... 
by Zac Ferren | Jan 1, 2026 | Blog, In-House Counsel
Introduction Asim Raza, JD, MBA, MS is a business-first General Counsel known for building legal, government relations and people operations functions that enable organizational growth. He currently serves as Vice President & General Counsel at Arcadian Infracom,... 
by Zac Ferren | Nov 21, 2025 | Blog, In-House Counsel
Introduction Jacob Zipfel is Head of Legal & Corporate Secretary at CareRev, a Series C healthcare technology startup transforming how healthcare facilities staff their teams. With 15+ years of experience building, scaling, and protecting high-growth companies,... 
by Zac Ferren | Oct 16, 2025 | Blog, In-House Counsel
Introduction Bill Price is a 3x tech general counsel (“GC”) with over 20 years of experience leading disruptive start-ups, private equity-backed turnarounds, and public companies. Bill recently helped lead the sale of Sungard, and is now exploring new GC... 
by Zac Ferren | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog, In-House Counsel
Thanks for taking the time to visit. Below, I interviewed Katherine Frierdich. A Rockstar leader, fantastic attorney, and dear friend to The Lion Group. Katherine is wicked smart and talented at building high-performing teams, and at the same time, being a leader... 
by Deni Hix | Apr 26, 2022 | Podcast Episodes
Stephanie Stuckey | CEO of Stuckey’s Corporation Buying Back the Family Business | Grits & Politics | The First Roadside Retailer | Sustainability and Resiliency | CEO Role Preparation | Take a Chance I interviewed Stephanie Stuckey | Chief Executive... 
by Deni Hix | Apr 7, 2022 | Podcast Episodes
Kiwi Camara | CEO of DISCO The Top VC Funded Legal Tech Company | Post Law School at 19 | Ringing the IPO Bell | Diversity of Thought | For the Love of Austin | First Generation Immigrant | Ballroom Dancing I interviewed Kiwi Camara | Chief Executive Officer of... 
by Deni Hix | Jan 25, 2022 | In-House Counsel, Podcast Episodes
Nancy Stern | CEO of Allston Holdings Corporate M&A | Authenticity | Success & Empathy Go Together | Board Insights | Putting Yourself Out There | Helping Others | Everybody Likes To Be Seen I interviewed Nancy Stern | Chief Executive Officer of Allston...
