American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. announced the hiring of Lauren Goldberg as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Ms. Goldberg's experience includes general counsel for a public company, as an Assistant United States Attorney and in private practice. Ms. Goldberg most recently served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for global cosmetics company Revlon.

In this role, she was responsible for all aspects of Revlon's legal and regulatory affairs, served on the senior operating committee and oversaw Revlon's corporate governance matters. Additionally, Ms. Goldberg served as Senior Vice President Law for MacAndrews & Forbes Inc.; Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York; and as an Associate with both Stillman & Friedman, P.C. and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Ms. Goldberg also has prior accounting experience as an associate at Coopers & Lybrand.