Baretz+Brunelle Hires Ex-Dentons US CEO
Tue, Apr. 9, 2024
By Kevin McCauley
Mike McNamara, the former US CEO of Dentons, has joined Baretz+Brunelle, which serves the legal economy, as its first CEO.
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Mike McNamara, the former US CEO of Dentons, has joined Baretz+Brunelle, which serves the legal economy, as its first CEO.
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