Jorge Lopez Jr. Named MSKCC General Counsel

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JORGE LOPEZ JR. was named general counsel for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, effective July 1. Lopez is a partner at the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. He will succeed Roger Parker, who held the role since 1998 and earlier this year announced his plan to retire after 41 years...

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