by Cate Flahardy | Mar 16, 2017 | General Counsel Q&A
Born in Evanston, Ill., raised in downstate Indiana and Illinois, then back up to the Chicago area—Matt Revord is a Midwesterner through and through. So it seems fitting that he would be the general counsel of one of the most respected and recognized brands to come...
by Cate Flahardy | Dec 14, 2016 | Your Career
Throughout my tenure with Evers Legal, I have had the honor and privilege to chat with some of the most successful in-house lawyers in the business. In the past two years, I’ve interviewed a lawyer at the world’s largest retailer, two in the higher education field,...
by Cate Flahardy | Dec 14, 2016 | General Counsel Q&A
Karen Shaff may not have known at an early age that she was destined to be a lawyer, but her family and friends did. Shaff grew up in Clinton, Iowa, where she attended elementary and high school. Shaff decided to head to Northwestern University for her undergraduate...
by Cate Flahardy | Sep 26, 2016 | General Counsel Q&A
As the SVP of human resources, general counsel and secretary of Jockey International, Mark Jaeger is right where he wants to be in his career. Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, Jaeger was a good student with an interest in business and law. As an undergrad at...
by Cate Flahardy | Jul 28, 2016 | General Counsel Q&A
For F. Willis (Bill) Caruso Jr., law was in his blood. Both of his parents, his mother’s parents, and several siblings and extended family members were all lawyers he admired as he grew up in the west suburbs of Chicago. It seemed he was destined to be a lawyer, but...