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Getting to Know Your
2022 ACC St. Louis
Chapter President,
Katherine Krebel:
Katherine Krebel was elected as the 31st President of the ACC-St. Louis Chapter at the January 20, 2022 Annual Meeting. She has been working as an in-house attorney for Leonardo DRS, Inc. since 2010. Leonardo DRS, Inc., headquartered in Arlington VA, maintains a significant presence in Missouri through its DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc. subsidiary in St. Louis County and West Plains.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ACCSTL 2021 AWARD WINNERS! |
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We would like to congratulate Toni Douaihy, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel for Macy's, Inc., for receiving the William E. Jaudes award for Outstanding Service to ACCSTL; Aaron Mutnick, Risk Manager at Amazon, for receiving the Member of the Year award; and Danielle Langeneckert, Director of Pharmaceutical Integration at The Resource Group, for receiving the Communications Committee of the Year award. |
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Welcome to Our Newest ACC-St. Louis Members!
- Mr. Mark Asplund, The Boeing Company
- Mr. Kent Bartholomew, Aegion Corporation
- Ms. Megan Bauer, Energizer Brands, LLC
- Mr. Christopher Bellamy, Peabody Energy Corporation
- Mr. Mike Besmer, Eye Care Partners, LLC
- Mr. Reno Cova, Argos Family Office, LLC
- Ms. Emily Faber-Densley, Energizer Brands, LLC
- Ms. Christina Gamel, Mastercard
- Ms. Michele Gardner, Aegion Corporation
- Mr. Ted Grimes, Insituform Technologies, Inc.
- Mr. Peter Gullborg, Elm Tree Funds
- Ms. Alexandra Hemphill, Equifax, Inc.
- Mr. David Leavitt, Elm Tree Funds
- Mr. Timothy Mooney, Arch Resources, LLC
- Ms. Tamika Newson, Energizer Brands, LLC
- Ms. Caitlin Reardon-Ashley, Peabody Energy Corporation
- Mr. Eli Roberts, Equifax, LLC
- Mr. Christopher Sanders, Aegion Corporation
- Mr. Dan Schoenekase, Aegion Corporation
- Mr. Nathan Shelton, Eye Care Partners, LLC
- Mr. Steven Shredl, Charter Communications, Inc.
- Ms. Jennifer Smith, Charter Communications, Inc.
- Ms. Charissa Steffensmeier, Peabody Energy Corporation
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Association of Corporate Counsel – St. Louis Chapter
Elects 2022 Board of Directors
The Association of Corporate Counsel – St. Louis Chapter (ACC-STL), the pre-eminent professional development organization serving in-house counsel, recently elected its 2022 officers and board of directors.
The 2022 ACC-STL officers include:
· President: Kate Krebel, Vice President, Corporate Counsel, Leonardo DRS Technologies, Inc.
· President-Elect: Jennifer Herner, Assistant Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, MiTek, Inc.
· Treasurer: Beverly Garner, Associate General Counsel, Bunge North America Inc.
· Secretary: Danielle Langeneckert, Director, Pharmaceutical Integration, Ascension Health
· Immediate Past President: Sven Fickeler, Senior Corporate Counsel, Bunzl Distribution USA
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Avoiding Catastrophe and Scoring Points -
Preparing Witnesses for a Rule 30(b)(6) Corporate Designee Deposition
By: John Munich and Keegan Shea
Stinson, LLP
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Perhaps nowhere in the discovery process are the stakes for the ultimate outcome of a lawsuit as high as when a party is served with a notice for a corporate representative deposition. State and federal court rules require the receiving party to designate a witness who is capable of answering questions on the topics listed in the deposition notice, and the witness's answers on those topics are deemed binding on the organization – it cannot later produce another company witness to "undo" or alter damaging answers given by the designee. Likewise, if the designated witness professes a lack of knowledge on a topic – e.g., -- did the defendant have plaintiff's consent to place a call to the latter's cell phone – that lack of knowledge may be attributed to and binding upon the defendant. These high stakes make proper identification and preparation of a company's designated witness one of the most important phases of any civil lawsuit. How well those tasks are completed may very well prove to be outcome determinative.
This article will discuss the background of the federal and Missouri corporate representative deposition rules and common pitfalls that arise under them. It will also outline several steps an organization can take to ensure the best possible outcome for the deposition(s).
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