Brandy Treadway Appointed CLO of Academy Sports and Outdoors
Treadway has significant experience in retail, having previously worked at JCPenney for a decade, where she ultimately became senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.
Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
Treadway has significant experience in retail, having previously worked at JCPenney for a decade, where she ultimately became senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.
Leb was previously the chair of Kelly Hart's IP practice.
Juliet McBride is making her first lateral move after spending her entire career at King & Spalding to this point.
Nachawati Law Group is launching an antitrust practice with three attorneys who have experience working in government. The firm told The Lawbook the decision was spurred in part by the trend of state attorneys general pursuing these types of cases with more regularity.
Vartabedian Hester & Haynes adds to its newly launched white collar and investigations practice group with the hiring of Richard Guiltinan. He brings Department of Justice and private practice experience to the firm.
Michael Qian clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Ketanji Brown Jackson before serving as counselor to the attorney general of the United States. His addition boosts the firm’s Supreme Court team.
Thompson Coburn has hired Steven Smith as a partner in its Dallas real estate practice, the firm announced in a news release.

Kristen Cook, a 15-year lawyer with 7-Eleven who most recently served as chief of staff to the CEO, is joining the Dallas-headquartered global cash and valuables management company as chief legal officer, executive vice president, and corporate secretary. Cook discussed her 7-Eleven tenure and move to Brink’s with The Lawbook.
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