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During the past 24 years, Chuck Etherington has had a front-row seat to the growth of American Century Investments through his work in the company’s legal department.

Sixteen years ago, Peter Wimmer received the offer he couldn’t refuse. He was a partner at Stinson Leonard Street in the financial institutions group, handling mergers, acquisitions and securities.

Nancy Inman thrives in the professional environment created by her employer, ARCO Construction Co., which serves clients for multiple types of projects — aviation, distribution-warehouse, health care, industrial, multifamily, office, retail, self-storage and others — including the popular Topgolf venues.

As the legal department of one for Branson, Chris Lebeck has seen firsthand the need for, and the perils of, each Missouri city crafting its own response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

When Mark Darrell graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1982 in the midst of a lackluster economy, he was happy to land a job at the U.S. Department of Energy. It was a fateful choice.

Helping to broker the sale of one of St. Louis’ fastest-growing companies to its current private equity owner in early 2018 was unquestionably an early-career highlight for M&A attorney Mary Kate Hogan, then a Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner associate of two years.

For many college students, studying abroad is an undergraduate rite of passage — more cultural exchange than exercise in academic rigor or career prep.

After more than three decades in the job, Jacqueline Pollvogt makes it clear that she truly enjoys her position as general counsel at Drury Development.

At the forefront of innovation in health care and handling complex corporate litigation, Urmila Paranjpe Baumann is fulfilling one of her parents’ dreams.

When asked how he likes his job, John Godar has no trouble coming up with an answer.