With more than 20 years of legal experience, Ms. Wesson serves as Senior Assistant General Counsel with Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY, April 10, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Vivian D. Wesson has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
With more than 20 years of legal experience, Ms. Wesson serves as Senior Assistant General Counsel with Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. In this position, she focuses on intellectual property, corporate governance, M&A, and strategic investments. In addition to her role as a legal professional, Ms. Wesson serves as a Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Guy Carpenter, where she guides the company to help clients achieve profitable growth with a powerful combination of specialized reinsurance broking expertise, strategic advisory services, and industry-leading analytics.
Following a lifelong interest in history, Ms. Wesson attended Pomona College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1993. She went on to complete a JD with the Fordham University School of Law in 2000. Upon completing formal education, she accepted a position as an associate with O'Melveny & Myers LLP. She held this role for five years before joining Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., as Corporate Counsel in 2005. Following more than 10 years of dedication to this position, she was recognized as Senior Assistant General Counsel in 2016.
A certified Associate in Reinsurance, Ms. Wesson was recently named Vice Chair of the Committee on Attorney Professionalism by the New York State Bar Association in 2017. She has authored numerous publications in her areas of focus, including "What's in a Name? Or a Number?" Attorney Advertising and Ratings," which was delivered as a lecture with the continuing legal education circuit for the bar on ethics. In addition to maintaining a celebrated career as a legal professional, Ms. Wesson is also the President-elect and communications director of the Weston Basketball Association.
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