
What ‘Suits’ Gets Wrong About the Law (and What Saul Goodman Gets Right), According to Jim Rittinger
Link to episode. Don’t believe everything you see on TV. Courtrooms aren’t stages for finger-pointing theatrics — and if you try that in real life, you’ll probably get tossed out. On this week’s “Rookies to Rockstars,” Amanda Ziadeh and Camille Tuutti sit down with Jim Rittinger, general counsel and corporate secretary at Empower AI. Jim

Top General Counsels & Compliance Execs to Watch in 2026: Empower AI’s Jim Rittinger
Jim Rittinger General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Empower AI Jim Rittinger transformed Empower AI’s legal, contracts and compliance functions into proactive partners in business growth, helping the company quadruple profitability while strengthening trust and accountability. By including contract professionals in business development teams and modernizing governance processes, his team improved pursuit execution and customer confidence.
Top General Counsels & Compliance Execs to Watch in 2025: Empower AI’s Jim Rittinger
Jim Rittinger Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Empower AI Jim Rittinger leads a strategic reorganization of Empower AI’s Contracts and Legal team, streamlining contracting processes to improve agility and responsiveness. As a result, Empower AI reduced team costs by over 20% while significantly increasing contract throughput and reducing turnaround times without adding headcount. This

Empower AI Taps Jim Rittinger as General Counsel
Empower AI has appointed Jim Rittinger as general counsel and corporate secretary. “The intersection of technology and government contracting has become increasingly complex, and Jim will play a critical role for Empower AI,” said Jeff Bohling, CEO of Empower AI. “Jim’s leadership and extensive knowledge of the industry will help us deliver for our customers

WashExec RollCall: Your Inside Look at Our Network’s Professional Activity
WashingtonExec Executive RollCall: JD Kathuria pulls from the broader WashingtonExec network to dish out the area’s who’s who and what’s what. When it comes to striking deals, who you know trumps what you know in the government contracting community. And with three years of WashingtonExec’s outcome and result-oriented networking programs and events behind us, I’ve decided to expand our networking
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