Michele Connell is the Global Managing Partner, US LLP, and a partner in the global corporate practice of Squire Patton Boggs, a top twenty global law firm. Michele has responsibility for the global business and operations in 34 offices across the US, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Michele’s commercial aptitude, … Read more
Industry Experience: Financial Services
Mary B. Cranston
CAREER SUMMARY
Chair and CEO of a Global 100 Law Firm with a sustained track record in driving revenue growth, leading successful mergers, innovating client service models and streamlining operations which doubled profitability and productivity. Fifteen plus years as a public company director with experience in the financial payments, biotech, … Read more
Ann M. Cresce
Ann M. Cresce is a financial services senior executive with extensive legal, regulatory, business and management experience. In her two most recent positions as general counsel to start-up companies, she has been involved in all business and legal aspects of building and growing a business. This, coupled with her experience … Read more
Susan L. Blount
From 2005 to 2015, Susan Blount served as General Counsel of Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential), a leading provider of insurance, retirement and asset management products and services. In that role, Ms. Blount led the company’s global law, compliance, business ethics and external affairs organization. During that time, Ms. Blount was … Read more
Angelee F. Bouchard
Angelee Bouchard is the former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT), a California-based Fortune 500 health insurance company that delivers managed health care services to approximately 6 million individuals through group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid, U.S. Department of Defense and Veterans affairs programs. … Read more
Linda L. Addison
Linda Addison is an experienced independent director and chief executive, currently building out her board portfolio with private and PE-backed
companies. She is Lead Independent Director of Globe Life Inc. (NYSE: GL), an S&P 500 company, and a board member of Lexitas, an Apax Partners
private equity portfolio company. She … Read more
Katherine Adkins
As a C-suite executive, board, and audit committee member, Katherine Adkins brings 30 years of experience in the highly dynamic and changing worlds of the automotive, financial services, and fintech. Adkins currently serves as Chief Legal Officer for Affirm Holdings, Inc. and had previously served as a senior executive with … Read more
Marlene Alva
Practice Areas
Asset Management
Assisted private equity and hedge fund sponsors such as DLJ, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley in achieving business goals while assuring compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements by analyzing, structuring and drafting the economic and legal terms of partnership and limited liability company … Read more
Abigail Arms
Abigail Arms is Of Counsel at Shearman & Sterling LLP, a global law firm. Abbie is one of the leaders of the firm’s Capital Markets, Corporate Governance and Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory practice groups. During her three-decade career, Abbie’s impact on U.S. securities laws has been significant.
Prior … Read more
Valerie Banner
Valerie L. Banner is a member of the Board of Directors and Nominating Committee of Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE:MAIN), an investment firm providing debt and equity capital to lower middle market and middle market companies, and a member of the Advisory Board of the KBH Energy Center in Austin, … Read more