10 United Rentals legal leaders
A senior vice president and chief legal and sustainability officer, associate general counsels and directors of legal affairs, and a director of community and inclusion employment counsel hold the current roles among these United Rentals legal leaders. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at United Rentals from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alison Walsh
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel and Director, Legal Affairs · United Rentals
Alison Walsh has been Associate General Counsel and Director, Legal Affairs at United Rentals since April 2022, based in the New York City area, and was Director, Legal Affairs there from 2017 to 2022 and Manager, Legal Affairs from 2014 to 2017. Alison Walsh was an Associate - Capital Markets and General Corporate at Jones Day from 2012 to 2014.
Allen Roberts
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel & Director, Legal Affairs · United Rentals
Allen Roberts has been Associate General Counsel & Director, Legal Affairs at United Rentals since May 2018, based in Stamford, Connecticut, and was Director, Legal Affairs at United Rentals, Inc. from 2007 to 2018 and Real Estate Counsel there from 2005 to 2007. Allen Roberts was an Associate at Day Pitney LLP (formerly Day, Berry & Howard) from 2000 to 2005.
Cristina Madry
LinkedInExperience: Director, Legal Affairs · United Rentals
Cristina Madry was Director, Legal Affairs at United Rentals from 2013 to 2020 and VP, Health, Safety & Employee Relations there from 2020 to 2025, and has held an Advisor role at United Rentals since April 2025. Cristina Madry was an Associate Attorney at Jackson Lewis P.C. from 2006 to 2013 and an Equal Opportunity Specialist, Civil Rights Center at the U.S. Department of Labor from 2001 to 2002.
Jeff Vona
LinkedInExperience: Director, Legal Affairs · United Rentals
Jeff Vona held the role of Director, Legal Affairs at United Rentals, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the record places that role in the Legal department at Director level. The profile headline now reads Retired!!!, with a retirement entry listed since 2020, so the United Rentals role is treated here as ended.
Jeffrey Pegula
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel & Director Legal Affairs · United Rentals
Jeffrey Pegula has been Associate General Counsel & Director Legal Affairs at United Rentals since October 2020, based in New York, and was Global Director, Labor Relations and Employment Counsel there from 2019 to 2020. Jeffrey Pegula was Executive Director, Labor Relations and Employment Practices at Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) from 2016 to 2019 and Senior Staff Counsel at Hertz from 2008 to 2015.
Jennifer Goldman
LinkedInExperience: Director of Legal Affairs · United Rentals
Jennifer Goldman has been Director of Legal Affairs at United Rentals since March 2025 and was Employment Counsel, Senior Manager, Legal Affairs there from 2021 to 2025. Jennifer Goldman was Employment Counsel at LSEG Data & Analytics from 2018 to 2021, an Employment Lawyer at Thomson Reuters from 2014 to 2018, and an Associate Attorney at Epstein Becker Green from 2010 to 2014.
Joli Gross
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Legal & Sustainability Officer, Corporate Secretary · United Rentals
Joli Gross has been SVP, Chief Legal & Sustainability Officer, Corporate Secretary at United Rentals since January 2024, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the record also lists Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary there since 2017. Joli Gross was Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at United Rentals from 2016 to 2017 and Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary from 2002 to 2016.
Kassondra Purcell
LinkedInExperience: Director, Legal Affairs · United Rentals
Kassondra Purcell has been Director, Legal Affairs at United Rentals since April 2026, based in Boston, and was Senior Manager, Legal Affairs there from 2023 to 2026 and Manager, Legal Affairs from 2018 to 2023. The profile describes Kassondra Purcell as in-house counsel who collaborates closely across departments on legal compliance and contract language.
Monica N. Rodriguez, Esq.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Community & Inclusion Employment Counsel · United Rentals
Monica N. Rodriguez, Esq. has been Director of Community & Inclusion Employment Counsel at United Rentals since September 2022, based in Stamford, Connecticut, and the profile says the role drives culture and compliance across a global workforce of 27,000+, partnering closely with HR, Legal and executive leadership. Monica N. Rodriguez, Esq. was Legal Affairs Manager and Staff Attorney at United Rentals from 2018 to 2022.
Rita Castro
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · United Rentals
Rita Castro has been Associate General Counsel at United Rentals since May 2018, based in Manteca, California, and the record also lists Director, Litigation and Claims and Counsel to Risk Management at United Rentals since December 2004, with no end date shown for either role.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current legal role?
- 02How do you decide which rental contract terms are worth standardizing and which to negotiate customer by customer?
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