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Law firms and courts hit by two-day global Microsoft outage
Incident crippled email systems, slowing client communications and court filings
US coffee drive-thru chain Dutch Bros hires former Starbucks deputy GC as next CLO
Kira Druyan succeeds Victoria Tullett, who is retiring in 2027
Global CEOs say cyber, data security tops growth risks over next three years – study
Almost a third of CEOs are concerned about cyber and data security, according to a KPMG CEO survey
McGuireWoods hires private equity executive to help lead new private markets platform
Former 50 South Capital Advisors director Murielle Dawdy joins as managing director for private equity
Weil partners approve wind-down plan as committee appointed to oversee firm closure
Weil GC Robert Carangelo, tax partner Paul Wessel and independent director Patricia Ferrari reported to sit on three-member wind-down committee
Guardian Media Group promotes long-time in-house counsel to top lawyer role
Zoe Norden takes on newly created chief GC role, replacing outgoing GC Stephen Godsell
Pinsent Masons fills vacant GC seat with Baringa Partners hire
Sarah Derbyshire replaces Andrew Cheung, who left the firm in February
Pace of AI change raises governance concerns among US corporate boards – study
BDO survey showed just over half of boards are worried about AI moving too fast, with a fifth saying they lack clear AI governance oversight
Willkie adds five partner asset management team from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
London and Washington-based team advise on range of private equity and fund transactions
UK legal consultancy Kindleworth opens in New York with double hire
Maryana Kodner joins as head of US operations and Anand David joins as a strategic adviser