MOVERS & SHAKERS
COMPILED BY JOSHUA H. SHIELDS
MIGUEL RIVERA
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel Collective Brands, Inc.
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Collective Brands, Inc. welcomed Miguel Rivera to its team. Rivera will serve as vice president and deputy general counsel. He will head a critical role in the law department and be responsible for leading the legal team on matters of intellectual property, corporate law, employment, and litigation. Rivera formerly served as Walmart’s associate general counsel for product liability litigation. Before that role he served as the commissioner of labor for the state of Indiana. From 1998 to 2004, Rivera served in a range of senior legal and business roles at Cummins, Inc., including director, Six Sigma projects, and senior corporate counsel for global litigation. He earned his J.D. and B.A. from the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois.
VANESSA ALLEN
SUTHERLAND Chief Counsel to the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration U.S. Department of Transportation
Vanessa Allen Sutherland was sworn in for a White House appointment as chief counsel to the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation. She joins the Department of Transportation after seven years as senior counsel at Altria Client Services in Richmond, Virginia. In this capacity, she managed technology transactions, procure- ment matters, data security and privacy issues, packaging, competitive intelligence, U.S. Customs regulatory issues, state and federal audits, and the corporate reorganization, dissolu- tion and spinoff of international entities. Immediately prior to that, Sutherland was in various legal roles at MCI/WorldCom, including vice president and Deputy General Counsel for its webhosting and outsourcing subsidiary. She holds a J.D. from American University and a B.A. from Drew University.
WALTER SUTTON
Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice Award recipient Dallas Bar Association
The Dallas Bar Association honored Dr. Walter L. Sutton with the 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice Award for being a leader who demonstrates the values and ideals of Dr. King. Dr. Sutton grew up in Marshall, Texas, where he attended segregated schools. Graduating early, he attended college at the University of Denver then went to work for the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. A local judge encouraged him to go to law school. He earned a full scholarship to the University of Michigan School of Law. Dr. Sutton was the fi rst African American in Tenneco Oil Company’s legal department and was also the fi rst African American lawyer for Texas Instruments. He earned a Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Dallas and was appointed to a position in the Clinton administration. He has paved the way for countless young lawyers.
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