All Articles
Winston Taylor, Linklaters line-up on Frasers’ deal to buy Harvey Nichols out of administration
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported to have paid about £40m for the struggling luxury retailer
Paul Hastings, Goodwin, Sidley and Skadden among firms advising on Thoma Bravo’s $4bn Accelerant take private
Firms including Maples Group, Walkers, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Ropes & Gray also on deal
Aperture to expand investment capacity of litigation funding platform to $1bn
Asset manager says its Litigation Finance Private Credit platform now has more than $600m in assets
Pizza giant Papa Johns reappoints legal chief amid leadership reshuffle
Caroline Miller Oyler resumes legal duties as GC John Matter moves to chief development officer role
US district court patent filings hit 10-year high in 2025 - Lex Machina study
Apple, Samsung and Google were among the most active patent defendants last year
AI workforce training platform Skillsoft names former Pegasystems GC as CLO
Matthew Cushing replaces interim legal chief Scott Semel
Dubai crypto exchange Bybit hires ex-regulator legal head as CLO
Peter Loo was formerly GC at Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Egyptian firm El Wakeel advises Al Ahly football club on landmark Vodafone stadium deal
Firm advises Egyptian club on naming rights deal, the country’s largest ever sports sponsorship agreement
‘We’re the first female-founded UK bank, so diversity and inclusion are core to our values’: Starling’s group GC Monica Risam
Monica Risam discusses how her team is set up at Starling Bank, the shifting expectations on in-house lawyers and the group's first panel review
‘The biggest business risk is being too slow to start’: general counsel navigate the future of luxury
A&O Shearman/Luxury Law Summit roundtable explores themes including changing consumer behaviour, brand collaboration and partnerships, employment reforms and the impact of agentic commerce
‘Lawyers are seen as legitimate targets’ - the unique challenges of advising on mega arbitration claims
Disputes lawyers discussed how to navigate multijurisdictional mega-claims at London International Disputes Week event hosted by Ashurst and Global Legal Post
Luxury home furnishings company RH hires CLO from healthcare giant McKesson
Ryan Hassanein will lead the company’s legal and compliance function
Leadership, workforce readiness slowing AI transformation efforts - study
Talent Solutions and Everest Group survey finds only 3% of leaders are highly prepared to manage AI change
‘My aim has been to build a culture where people feel accountable for doing business the right way’: Nestlé UK and Ireland GC Mark Maurice-Jones
Mark Maurice-Jones discusses his role as Nestlé’s UK and Ireland general counsel and compliance officer, the culture he has built and the legal issues impacting the market
US quantum computing innovator Quantinuum appoints CLO from GitLab
Robin Schulman joins following company’s recent stock market listing
US battery storage innovator Eos hires CLO from Coherent Corp
Marie Batz Martin replaces Michael Silberman in the role
US luxury watchmaker Jacob & Co hires ex-Richemont lawyer as general counsel
Joseph Forgione arrives after four years at the Swiss luxury brand owner’s New York office
Governance challenges mount for UK GCs in second half of 2026 - White & Case report
Mid-year horizon scanning report outlines 10 trends that need to be on GCs’ radars
Dutch engineering company Arcadis confirms former KLM legal head as next GC
Barbara van Koppen had been serving as interim GC since January, replacing Emily Barker in the role
Legal teams increasingly involved in CSR programmes amid growing compliance pressures - study
DEI-related litigation risk and ESG scrutiny prompting closer alignment between legal and CSR teams, according to ACCP