The OCBA is pleased to announce that 17 OCBA members and OCBA members from seven corporate legal teams were nominated for the Orange County Business Journal General Counsel Awards. Congratulations to the 2018 nominees!

2018 General Counsel Awards Nominees

• Bruce Larson, Advantage Solutions
• Michelle Smith, Ambry Genetics Corporation
• Bernadette Chala, Arbonne International LLC
• Joni Gaudes, ASICS America Corp.
• Matthew Syken, Guy Yocom Construction, Inc. / Amigos Professional
• Troy McHenry, HCP Inc.
• Cherrie Tsai, Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
• Franco Tenerelli, Landsea Homes
• Lisa Wright, LIBERTY Dental Plan
• Albert Nicholson, Lineage Logistics LLC.
• Shawheen Moridi, MedXM a Quest Diagnostics Company
• Anbar Khal, Oakley Inc.
• Paul Bokota, Spectrum Brands, Inc.
• Natasha Pfeiffer, United Capital Financial Advisers LLC
• Ako Williams, Ushio America Inc.
• Monica Johnson, Ventura Foods LLC
• Erin Heller, Western Digital Corp.

2018 General Counsel Awards Nominees for In-House Legal Teams

• Alteryx Inc.
• CoreLogic
• Edwards Lifesciences
• Lineage Logistics LLC.
• Palace Entertainment
• Smile Brands Inc.
• Taco Bell

The awards will be presented at the OCBJ Dinner & Awards Program on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at Hotel Irvine.