10 PwC legal leaders
Michael English, Deputy General Counsel at PwC US Group LLP, is one of ten PwC legal leaders listed here, alongside people who hold deputy general counsel, managing director, senior director and director roles at the firm in the United States. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at PwC from people who have held the role.
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Ben Lewis
LinkedInExperience: Director, Office of the General Counsel · PwC
Ben Lewis has been Director, Office of the General Counsel at PwC since July 2022, based in Washington, D.C., with a headline of Senior Director, Litigation - PwC Office of the General Counsel. Ben Lewis was Senior Counsel at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) from 2018 to 2022 and a Senior Associate - Litigation and Arbitration at Hogan Lovells from 2009 to 2017.
Jason Aschenbrand
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director in the Office of the General Counsel · PwC
Jason Aschenbrand has been Senior Director in the Office of the General Counsel at PwC since January 2024, based in New York, and was Director in the Office of the General Counsel at PwC from 2010 to 2023. The listing also shows Jason Aschenbrand as a Senior Associate at PwC from 2001 to 2002 and an Associate at Winston & Strawn LLP.
Jennifer Jacoby
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Office of the General Counsel · PwC
Jennifer Jacoby has been Managing Director, Office of the General Counsel at PwC since July 2022, based in the United States, and was Director, Office of the General Counsel at PwC from 2009 to 2022. Jennifer Jacoby was a Corporate Associate at Gibson Dunn from 2005 to 2009 and an Assistant Vice President at Christie's from 1994 to 2001.
Lauren Kim
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Office of the General Counsel · PwC
Lauren Kim has been Managing Director, Office of the General Counsel at PwC since July 2022, based in San Francisco, with a headline that describes advising leadership on workforce strategy and legal risk. Lauren Kim was Director, Office of the General Counsel at PwC from 2014 to 2022 and a Senior Attorney at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from 2008 to 2014.
Meredith Leigh Finn
LinkedInExperience: Director, Office of the General Counsel · PwC
Meredith Leigh Finn has been Director, Office of the General Counsel at PwC since February 2023, based in the United States, with a headline that lists global contracts, transactions and governance. Meredith Leigh Finn was Assistant General Counsel at Freddie Mac from 2022 to 2023 and an Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP from 2013 to 2021.
Michael English
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · PwC US Group LLP
Michael English has been Deputy General Counsel at PwC US Group LLP since September 2020, based in New York. Michael English was a Partner at Finn Dixon & Herling LLP from 2012 to 2020 and an Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York from 2005 to 2012.
Patty Ferrick Brandt
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · PwC
Patty Ferrick Brandt has been Deputy General Counsel at PwC since January 2014, based in New York, with a profile headline of PwC - Deputy General Counsel. Patty Ferrick Brandt was a Partner at Bryan Cave from 2000 to 2013, the only other role the listing shows.
Ryan Parrent
LinkedInExperience: Director, Office of General Counsel · PwC
Ryan Parrent has been Director, Office of General Counsel at PwC since September 2021, based in Crystal Lake, Illinois. Ryan Parrent was Associate General Counsel at Atos from 2017 to 2021 and Senior Legal Counsel at Infosys from 2015 to 2017, and the profile describes a senior corporate attorney with experience across information technology, commercial and professional services work.
Sara Berman Jensen
LinkedInExperience: Director, Office of General Counsel · PwC
Sara Berman Jensen has been Director, Office of General Counsel at PwC since February 2022, based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Sara Berman Jensen was Executive Director Legal Affairs, Commercial HVAC Americas at Carrier HVAC from 2018 to 2022, Senior Director Legal Affairs, HVAC North America from 2016 to 2018 and Senior Corporate Counsel there from 2014 to 2016.
Virginia E. Milton
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Office of General Counsel · PwC
Virginia E. Milton has been Senior Director, Office of General Counsel at PwC since September 2026, based in McLean, Virginia. Virginia E. Milton was Sector Counsel, National Security (Principal/Director) at Booz Allen Hamilton from 2023 to 2026 and Associate General Counsel at Booz Allen Hamilton from 2020 to 2026.
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