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Harris Legal Search congratulates SoYoung Kwon, who joined Aptevo Therapeutics as SVP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Affairs, and Human Resources. Prior to joining Aptevo, Kwon served as General Counsel at AGC Biologics and Onvia.
Aptevo Therapeutics is a biotech company primarily focused on bringing novel oncology and hematology therapeutics to market. Aptevo leverages the innovative ADAPTIR™ platform technology, a unique approach to cancer immunotherapy, to improve outcomes for cancer patients. Based in Seattle, Washington, the company is proud of its empowering work environment, entrepreneurial culture, and proprietary platform technology.
Harris Legal Search is pleased to announce that Dan Weatherly has joined Symetra Life Insurance Company as Senior Counsel, Insurance Regulatory. Prior to joining Symetra, Weatherly was VP & Senior Counsel at Wells Fargo Bank in Minneapolis.
Symetra is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. In business since 1957, Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities, and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions, and independent financial professionals and insurance producers.
Costco Wholesale welcomes Christopher Breunig as in-house counsel supporting the informational technology vendor management team. Breunig is an experienced technology transactional lawyer who has practiced in-house for over twenty years, including at Microsoft and Premera Blue Cross.
Costco Wholesale Corporation operates an international chain of membership warehouses that carry quality, brand-name merchandise at substantially lower prices than are typically found at conventional wholesale or retail sources. Costco operates 808 warehouses, including 559 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 105 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 29 in the United Kingdom, 28 in Japan, 16 in Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 12 in Australia, three in Spain, and one each in Iceland, France, and China. Costco also operates e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia.
K&L Gates welcomes Christian Scarlett as a real estate associate in Seattle. Scarlett is an experienced real estate attorney who practiced at Pillsbury in New York, and graduated cum laude from NYU Law.
Since 2010, the K&L Gates Real Estate practice group has been recognized annually with a National Tier 1 Real Estate Law ranking by U.S. News-Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”
We’re pleased to announce that Russell Collins has joined Cambia Health as VP, Legal to manage corporate and commercial legal matters. Previously, Collins was Chief Legal Officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska.
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Cambia Health is a family of over 20 companies that work together to make the health care system more economically sustainable and efficient for people and their families. Cambia’s solutions empower over 80 million people nationwide, including over 3 million people in the Pacific Northwest.
In 2020, an unprecedented year, we placed dozens of attorneys in-house (including as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel), and with law firms (including healthcare and corporate partners). We look forward to a new year seeking the perfect attorneys for our valued clients. For some of our representative placements, click here.