Corporate Counsel.

• Author: Bicknell, Lindsay

As outside counsel, attorneys help companies solve specific problems. But as in-house counsel, attorneys have the opportunity to help their companies develop short-term goals and longterm strategies. Meet the 2021 Corporate Counsel honorees who are helping Utah's companies navigate the legalities of a postpandemic world.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE

DOUG HAMMER

SVP, General Counsel | Intermountain Healthcare

What does success look like to you? I measure success by the extent to which Intermountain is achieving its community-based and patient-centered objectives. How can we as a legal and government relations department and me personally, as general counsel help Intermountain achieve its important healthcare objectives?

What is the most rewarding thing about your job? Why? Intermountain Healthcare's mission is to help people live the healthiest lives possible. With 24 hospitals, over 200 medical clinics including 1600 employed physicians, a health plan SelectHealth serving over 900,000 members and over 40,000 employees, it's remarkable and gratifying to see and be part of the contribution Intermountain makes to communities and the lives of so many individuals, families, and patients. The variety of legal-related work is constantly challenging and evolving from Federal and State policy, legislative and regulatory matters, corporate matters including governance, tax, complex transactions, to health law related patient care and medical staff issues to name a few. The health industry may be as complex from a legal and regulatory standpoint as any industry in the world. But perhaps more importantly, it's the friendship with so many outstanding colleagues from a wide range of professions including law, and relationships with Boards of Trustees, elected officials, and others that makes the work satisfying and rewarding. It's the reason I have worked at Intermountain for over 40 years and developed close relationships with each of Intermountain's four CEOs and seven Board Chairs from the inception of the company in 1975.

CHARLIE FREEDMAN

Corporate Counsel | Malouf Companies in in/charlie-freedman-06086826/

What is the most interesting project you've worked on as counsel?

Our foundation fights the sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking. I'm currently working on legislation with elected officials to help survivors and creating business relationships to assist in building an aftercare center for children in Salt Lake. I enjoy all of the legal work in our department, as it is diverse and contributes to our growth, but the foundation is the most meaningful part of my job.

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