Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett presented the Magna Stella Pro Bono Award to American Airlines, whose attorneys routinely provide legal services to local low-income communities.
Last week the General Counsel Forum hosted its 13th Annual Conference of General Counsel, featuring the Magna Stella Awards, which honor excellence in in-house leadership.
The Forum, an association of 600 in-house leaders from more than 350 companies, hosted the awards and conference Nov. 10-11 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, Texas.
Following are the 23 Magna Stella Award finalists, with winners in bold:
Solo GC:
Lisa Gold, GC, Roofing Supply Group LLC
Jason P. Maxwell, corporate counsel, Hines Advisors LP
Small Legal Department:
Suzy Fulton, GC, Softlayer Technologies Inc.
Tim Johnson, GC, Archon Group LP
Bruce L. Marshall, senior director, legal services, Flexjet
Gerald A. Morton, GC & VP, business development, Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc.
Major Transaction:
James W. Goolsby Jr., executive, GC & secretary, Sterling Bank
Madeleine Johnson, VP & GC, Southwest Airlines
William D. Marsh, VP legal, Western Hemisphere, Baker Hughes International
Pro Bono:
American Airlines Inc.
Dell Inc.
Marathon Oil Co.
Non-Profit and Government Agency:
Barry D. Burgdorf, vice chancellor & GC, The University of Texas System
Teresa Burroff, SVP, legal affairs & GC, Seton Family of Hospitals
Dona Cornell, vice chancellor, VP, legal affairs & GC, University of Houston
Timothy K. Irvine, chief of staff & GC, Texas Department of Houston & Commission
Large Legal Department:
Madeleine Johnson, VP & GC, Southwest Airlines
Tom Mason, VP, GC & secretary, Energy Transfer
Major Litigation:
Heather G. Callender, AGC, Transocean Ltd.
Bruce L. Marshall, senior director, legal services, Flexjet
Scott E. Rozzell, EVP, GC & corporate secretary, CenterPoint Energy
Outstanding AGC:
Stephanie T. Bragg, VP, litigation, Halliburton Co.
Jill B. Louis, managing director, senior commercial transactions, FedEx Office and Print Services Inc.
Amy L. Perry, VP, AGC & ethics and compliance officer, NuStar Energy LP
Eric J. Spett, SVP & AGC, American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc.
