2017 CORPORATE COUNSEL AWARDS WINNERS

The winners of the 2017 Corporate Counsel Awards were:

Outstanding Chief Legal Officer:

• Bill Deckelman, Jr., Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, DXC Technology Company
  

• Tamara Jack, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Blumont, Inc., and IR&D Inc.  
  

Outstanding In-House Counsel:

• Charles Neff, Director of Compliance, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 
  

Outstanding Paraprofessional:

• Karen Schultz, Legal Assistant, WeddingWire, Inc. 
  

Outstanding Law Department:

• Appian Corporation
  

• Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
  

Community Service Award:

• Stephen Otero, Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel - Litigation, Capital One
  

• Freddie Mac (legal department)
  

In-House Innovator Awards: HMSHost and Rosetta Stone

ACC NCR Service Award: Robin Hayutin, Former Senior Director of Legal Education, ACC National Capital Region 

Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award: Samuel A. Flax, Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary, American Capital, Ltd.

Previous Winners of the
Corporate Counsel Awards:

2016:

• Outstanding Chief Legal Officer: Eric Reicin, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, MorganFranklin, Inc. and MorganFranklin Consulting, LLC (small dept.); and Jim Winner, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Secretary, GardaWorld Federal Services (large dept.).

• Outstanding In-House Counsel: Sharis Pozen, Vice President, Global Competition and Antitrust, General Electric.

• Outstanding Paraprofessional: Sharon Williams, Director – Public Sector Contracts Administration, CA Technologies 

• Outstanding Law Department: Hewlett Packard Enterprise – U.S. Public Sector (small dept.); and Marriott International, Inc. (large dept.)

• Community Service Award: WGL Holdings, Inc. and Washington Gas (legal department); and Hilton Worldwide (legal department).

• In-House Innovator Awards: Fannie Mae and Sprint Corporation

• Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award: Drew McKay, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the Fairfax Group, who was a former chapter Board member and President

2015:

• Outstanding Chief Legal Officer: Judith Branzelle of Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (small department) and Evan Farber of The Advisory Board Company (large department)

• Outstanding In-House Counsel: Heather French of American Capital, Ltd.

• Outstanding Paraprofessional: Reine Blackwell-Moore of Marriott International, Inc.

• Outstanding Law Department: Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (small department) and Leidos Inc. (large department)

• Community Service Award: Amy Sue Leavens of Capital Impact Partners (individual) and The Advisory Board Company (department)

• In-House Innovator Awards: Hilton Worldwide and Lockheed Martin Corporation

• ACC NCR Service Award: Evan S. Stolove, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Genworth Mortgage Insurance – U.S.

2014:

• Outstanding Chief Legal Officer: Brett Coffee of CSCI (small department) and Brian Miller of The AES Corporation (large department)
  

• Outstanding In-House Counsel: Mike Kallens of Booz Allen Hamilton

• Outstanding Paraprofessional: Joyce Ramirez of The Advisory Board Company

• Outstanding Law Department: Fannie Mae

• In-House Innovator Awards: AARP, ATK, CoStar Group and General Dynamics AIS

• Service Award: Michael Wu of Carter's Inc.

• Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award: Janine Greenwood of National Student Clearinghouse, who was a member of ACC NCR and an active committee member of the ACC Nonprofit Organizations Committee
  

2013:

• Outstanding Chief Legal Officer: Michael Bisignano, senior vice president and general counsel, Blackboard Inc., and Ho Shin, general counsel, chief privacy officer and corporate secretary, Millennial Media, Inc. 

• Outstanding In-House Counsel:  Buddy Omohundro, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Apex Systems, Inc.
  

• Outstanding Paraprofessional:  Philip Fletcher, legal assistant and contracts administrator, HMSHost Corporation.  

• Outstanding Law Department:  ACADEMI LLC.

• Community Service Award:  Evan Farber, general counsel and corporate secretary, The Advisory Board Company.

• Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award: Jonathan L. Spear, vice president and deputy general counsel, Verizon Business, who was a former chapter Board member and President

  
  

  2012:

• • Outstanding Chief Legal Officer:  Dean A. Manson, Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary, Hughes Communications Inc.

  • Outstanding In-House Counsel:  Jeffrey Lobb, Assistant General Counsel, Choice Hotels International Inc.

  • Outstanding Paraprofessional:  Barbara Lee, Corporate Paralegal, Blackboard Inc.

  • Outstanding Large Law Department:  AOL Inc.

  • Outstanding Small Law Department:  CoStar Group, Inc.

  • Community Service Award:  Amy Hutchens, General Counsel & VP, Compliance and Ethics Services, Watermark Risk Management International LLC, and Christopher M. Kerns, VP & General Counsel, Fort Myer Construction Corporation.

  • Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award: Mary E. Kennard, VP, General Counsel, & Secretary, American University, who was a former chapter Board member and President

  2011:

  • Outstanding Chief Legal Officer — Stephanie Tsacoumis, Georgetown University

  • Outstanding In-House Counsel — Joseph C. Figini, CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.

  • Outstanding Law Department — The AES Corporation (large); Carey International, Inc. (small).

  • Community Service Award — Patrick McGlone, Ullico Inc. (individual); Verizon Communications Inc. (legal department). 

  • Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award: Frederick J. Krebs, former president, Association of Corporate Counsel

  2010:

  • Outstanding Chief Legal Officer — Scott D. Chaplin, Stanley, Inc.

  • Outstanding In-House Counsel — Joshua J. Izenberg, Alion Science and Technology Corporation

  • Outstanding Law Department — The George Washington University Office of the General Counsel

  • Community Service Award — Robert E. Gans, CSC

  • Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award - Robert Stern, senior vice president and general counsel of Sodexo Inc., who is also a former Board member and president of the chapter

  2009:

  • Outstanding Chief Legal Officer — Michael J. Huppe, SoundExchange, Inc.

  • Outstanding In-House Counsel — John Thorne, Verizon Communications

  • Outstanding Law Department — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America ("PhRMA")

  • Community Service Award — Paul Mamalian, Apptis, Inc.

  • Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award - CG Appleby, senior vice president and chief legal offices of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., who is also a former Board member and president of the chapter

  2008:

  • Outstanding Chief Legal Officer — Simone Wu, XO Holdings Inc.

  • Outstanding In-House Counsel — Christopher R. Ryan, K12 Inc.

  • Outstanding Large Law Department — Capital One

  • Outstanding Small Law Department – XM Satellite Radio Inc.

  • Community Service Award — Brett Coffee, Computer Systems Center Inc.

  • Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award - Sol Glasner, then vice president, general counsel and secretary of The MITRE Corporation, who is also a former director and treasurer of the chapter

  2007:

  • Outstanding Chief Legal Officer — Deborah Fox, QinetiQ North America Operations LLC

  • Outstanding In-House Counsel — Andrew E. Shipley, Northrop Grumman Corporation

  • Outstanding Law Department — American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

  • Community Service Award — Kristin P. Walinski, Circuit City Stores, Inc.

  • Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award - Robert S. Lavet, then Senior Vice President and General Counsel of SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae), who was also a former chapter Board member and president, and ACC Board member

  2006: 

  • Outstanding Chief Legal Officer: James C. Fontana, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Alion Science & Technology Corporation

  • Outstanding In-House Counsel: Sherrese Smith, Deputy General Counsel, Washingtonpost.Newsweek InteractiveOutstanding
    

  • Law Department: Marriott International Inc.

  • Community Service Award: Adam Palmer, Director of the Office of Legal Counsel, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

  • Corporate Counsel Career Achievement Award:  Stephen A. Bokat, then Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who was also a former chapter and ACC Board member

  2005:

  • Outstanding Chief Legal Officer — Curtis L. Schehr, Anteon International Corporation

  • Outstanding In-House Counsel — Jonathan L. Spear, MCI (now Verizon Business)

  • Outstanding Law Department — Nextel Communications, Inc. (now Sprint Nextel Corporation)

  • Outstanding Community Service Award — Choice Hotels International and Sodexho, Inc.

  • Chapter Service Award: Frank H. Menaker, then Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Lockheed Martin Corporation and former chapter Board member and President