Anne Gallagher

Anne is the executive director of the Luxury Law Alliance and a member of the editorial team at The Global Legal Post, where she focuses on luxury law news stories

Contributed Articles

‘I’ve been very lucky to work with iconic brands in my career and JLR is a continuation of that’: Jaguar Land Rover’s David Berry

The recipient of the Global General Counsel of the Year award at the 2026 Luxury Law Awards discusses career moves, advice for young lawyers and his favourite car

8 Jul 2026

‘The forces that drive M&A, strategic growth and transformation are stronger than ever’: delegates at IBA’s global M&A conference share their views

M&A specialists from across the world gathered in New York earlier this month for the IBA’s 23rd annual Global Mergers and Acquisitions Conference

23 Jun 2026

AI will expand demand for legal talent despite automation, McKinsey Institute director tells legal leaders at IBA M&A conference

Massive investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is accelerating technological change, but judgement, workforce transformation and strategic adaptation will determine who succeeds, says Ta...

16 Jun 2026

Soft skills shine in a fractured, AI-driven legal world, GCs say at IBA’s 23rd annual global M&A conference

Corporate legal leaders from Sony, Coursera, Hitachi, ITOCHU and Standard Industries say listening skills and judgement will drive success as legal departments confront geopolitical volatility, AI dis...

11 Jun 2026

Cardozo Law’s FAME programme honours Luxury Law Summit NY chair Barbara Kolsun

Kolsun marks 10 years as Cardozo School of Law’s FAME Center director, amid a lifetime of luxury law firsts

15 May 2026

Barnes & Thornburg adds entertainment trio from Nixon Peabody

Christina Chang and Carron Joan Mitchell join Barnes in Los Angeles and Farrah Usmani joins its Nashville location

12 May 2026

‘Doyen of music business lawyers’ Paddy Grafton Green has died, aged 83

Simkins’ former senior partner represented A-list entertainers including the Rolling Stones, Tina Turner and David Bowie

15 Apr 2026

HSF Kramer and Norton Rose advise on £1.4bn sale of Ivy Collection to Diafa

The transaction is one of the largest ever in the UK restaurant business and includes The Ivy Collection, Sexy Fish, Scott’s, Harry’s Bar and Annabel’s

14 Apr 2026

Gibson Dunn, Bär & Karrer guide Marriott and Lefay Resorts in luxury wellness joint venture

As the first brand dedicated exclusively to luxury wellness in Marriott’s line-up, Lefay provides a strategic lever in the growing holistic travel sector

7 Apr 2026

Luxury brands must respond to maturing ESG frameworks, new policy survey says

Baker McKenzie and Positive Luxury study says brands continue to face compliance challenges across jurisdictions with varying requirements

17 Mar 2026