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Women GCs network The Eagle Club calls on employers to improve support for IVF treatment

New report offers guidelines and policy considerations to help employees impacted by fertility treatment

18 Nov 2025

Wellness franchisor Xponential Fitness hires legal chief from European Wax Center

Gavin O’Connor brought in to replace CLO Andrew Hagopian

18 Nov 2025

Gibson Dunn, Cooley advise on Merck’s $9.2bn purchase of flu drug-maker Cidara

Gibson Dunn also advised Merck on its $10bn acquisition of Verona Pharma earlier this year

14 Nov 2025

US relocation services business Sirva hires CWT legal chief as CLO

Lauren Aste is replacing GC Jeff Margolis

14 Nov 2025

Paul Hastings, Jones Day and Eversheds advise on Parker’s acquisition of Filtration Group

Parker Hannifin agrees to pay $9.25bn for the filtration tech innovator

13 Nov 2025

‘There’s a very clear need from the legal community for something that’s more bespoke’

Sebastien Bardou, general manager of LexisNexis CEMEA International, says the next generation of agentic AI systems will help lawyers work more effectively

13 Nov 2025

IBA Toronto 2025: Global institutions push back on Trump’s rule of law assault

Organisations such as NATO and the Council of Europe are stepping in as the Trump administration attempts to upend the norms of international justice, argue panellists at the International Bar Associa...

6 Nov 2025

IBA opens annual conference with fervent defence of the rule of law

More than 5,000 delegates attend conference, held this year in Toronto, as keynote address highlights gap between values the international community articulates and those it enforces

3 Nov 2025

Legaltech specialist Consilio hires BlueLinx GC as next legal head

Tricia Kinney joins as CLO, replacing 13-year GC veteran Mike Flanagan

31 Oct 2025

Latham & Watkins nearly doubles partner intake in latest promotions round

Firm elevates 40 associates to partner, up from 24 in the previous associate cohort

30 Oct 2025

In-house legal professionals worry about rise in AI-driven IP infringement - study

As many as nine in 10 senior legal leaders said they are concerned about the threat of online IP infringement

29 Oct 2025

CMS appoints infrastructure and energy disputes co-head as next UK managing partner

Adrian Bell will replace oil and gas specialist Stephen Millar in April next year

28 Oct 2025

Former ALM chief executive to lead ALSP Integreon on interim basis

Bill Carter has been appointed interim CEO, replacing Subroto Mukerji who is retiring in December

28 Oct 2025

Car rental firm Hertz hires CLO from US house-builder Homebound

Piero Bussani replaces GC Katherine Lee Martin, who left to join Lennar in August

24 Oct 2025

Gym chain Planet Fitness hires GoTo Foods GC as next legal head

Sarah Powell replaces Justin Vartanian, who exited the business in June

22 Oct 2025

NuScale Power makes second CLO appointment in less than four months

James Canafax brought in to replace Shahram Ghasemian, who joined as its first CLO in July

21 Oct 2025

Starbucks ends hunt for new legal chief with TelevisaUnivision hire

Pilar Ramos brought in to replace Brad Lerman, whose departure was announced in June

17 Oct 2025

Gen AI adoption more than doubles among US in-house counsel, ACC study shows

Some 52% of US corporate counsel started using Gen AI this year, compared to 23% in 2024

17 Oct 2025

Littler hires Brookdale Senior Living legal VP as firm’s first GC and CLO

Maralee Downey brings more than two decades of employment law experience

15 Oct 2025

White & Case makes double partner hire from Paul Hastings to boost London tax practice

Arun Birla and Jiten Tank bring decades of joint experience on transactional tax matters

14 Oct 2025