The OCBA is pleased to share that OCBA President Michael L. Baroni, who serves as General Counsel of Palace Entertainment, was announced as a recipient of the 2017 First Chair Award in the category of Top General Counsel.

The First Chair Awards is an annual selection of in-house counsel who have, through their hard work and innovation, made significant contributions to the legal community. The award program honors the top in-house counsel for their accomplishments in the past year in a wide range of categories. This year, there were 17,000 nominations and 100 award recipients.

The award will be presented at the First Chair Awards Event Conference & Gala on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center in Chicago, Illinois. Other award winners this year include general counsels from Robert Half, Penske Truck, Crate & Barrel, Sargento Foods, Sherwin-Williams, and Wells Fargo.