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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
Half of global companies vulnerable to cyber attack targeting AI systems – study
PwC report shows that 50% of companies are unprepared to address such an attack
US private research university Caltech names next GC
Stephanie Shea joins from Towson University, replacing Jennifer Lum who is retiring in the new year
A&O Shearman boosts AI programme with ‘$1.1bn lawyer-led’ investment commitment
Five-year investment plan will see every practice expected to invest at least 3% of its time building specialist AI tools and services
Heathrow appoints former Rio Tinto deputy CLO as legal head on permanent basis
Steve Allen joined Heathrow as interim GC in July before being made CLO at the start of this month
US building automation business Johnson Controls hires former Vontier CLO as next legal head
Katie Rowen replaces John Donofrio, who left the business earlier this year
XGS Energy appoints former Calpine GC as chief legal officer
Experienced energy market lawyer Katherine Piper joins XGS’s expanding executive leadership team
‘It does require individuals to just get stuck in’: UCLH GC Jamie Henderson on legal work in the NHS
Jamie Henderson talks about her role as University College London Hospital’s first GC and her shift from working in pensions law to joining the NHS
Most global companies lack proactive strategies to tackle emerging crises – study
Only 17% of companies have an approach for identifying and addressing emerging threats
Stephenson Harwood acquires DLA Piper’s Bangkok office
Office transfer – said to be the first of its kind in the Thai market – adds more than 40 team members, including four partners
Kirkland, Cravath advise on Thrive Holdings’ $15.3bn take-private of home security business ADT
Kirkland guides Thrive on the transaction, while Cravath counsels ADT