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European corporate distress rises as retailers suffer worst quarter since financial crisis - study

Weil European Distress Index shows growing financial distress across all markets it tracks during second quarter

17 Jul 2026

US biotech Biogen hires Spur Therapeutics CEO as next legal chief

Michael Parini will join in August, replacing former CLO Susan Alexander who left the company at the end of May

16 Jul 2026

Simpson Thacher strengthens London regulatory team with Freshfields partner hire

Emma Rachmaninov joins US firm as co-head of its European financial services and funds regulatory team

15 Jul 2026

AI and data company DDN hires CLO from Metropolis Technologies

Experienced in-house tech lawyer Michelle Rosen joins as company’s first legal chief

14 Jul 2026

Ericsson Federal hires compliance specialist from wider Ericsson group as first CLO

Melissa Milstead joins from Ericsson, where she was head of compliance for the Americas

14 Jul 2026

Majority of legal professionals say AI verification costs outweigh AI benefits - study

Morae survey also finds almost half of respondents often have to change AI outputs before they can be used

14 Jul 2026

In-house legal teams struggle to demonstrate ROI on their AI investments - report

Axiom survey shows majority of corporate legal teams lack formal ROI measurement plan despite AI spending increasing

10 Jul 2026

US audit oversight organisation PCAOB hires Venable partner as GC

George Kostolampros replaces acting GC Matt Goldin, who resumes deputy GC role

10 Jul 2026

‘In aviation, everything happens all at once’: IAG GC Sarah Clements

Sarah Clements, who left the pharma sector for the fast-paced world of aviation, discusses her role managing the legal teams that oversee British Airways, Iberia and other airline brands

10 Jul 2026

Kyndryl hires GC from Interpublic Group to replace interim legal head

Andrew Bonzani replaces interim GC Mark Ridges, who returns to his deputy GC role

9 Jul 2026

At the forefront of change: how Walkers has navigated 25 years in Europe

The heads of Walkers’ European offices discuss how their markets are evolving amid rising regulation, private capital growth and increasing demand for digital asset expertise

9 Jul 2026

Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger-owner PVH lines up legal head successor

Elisheva Hirshman will take over as CLO in September, replacing Mark Fischer who is retiring next year

8 Jul 2026

Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors names deputy GC as next legal head

Michael Hoffman replaces Jennifer Wuamett, who is retiring

7 Jul 2026

Amazon GC calls on law firms to partner with clients to deliver elusive AI savings

'Where are the savings?': associate GC Kathy Sheehan told delegates at LegalTechTalk in London

7 Jul 2026

Goldman Sachs promotes deputy to acting GC role after Epstein-linked CLO officially steps down

Michael Bosworth replaces Kathy Ruemmler, who resigned from the role on 30 June

3 Jul 2026

Majority of business leaders expect M&A activity to increase in 2026 - report

Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket survey shows 52% of execs anticipate rising deal levels

3 Jul 2026

Balfour Beatty lines up legal head replacement as GC heads for SSE

Ed Egerton will join from AtkinsRéalis in September, succeeding Tracey Wood

2 Jul 2026

Harley-Davidson hires ex-Exelon legal chief and former federal prosecutor as next CLO

Gayle Littleton replaces Paul Krause, who is leaving the motorbike-maker after a decade

1 Jul 2026

From prompting to process: five key takeaways from special report on European law firm Gen AI adoption

Research by Global Legal Post in association with LexisNexis examines how European firms are embedding Gen AI in day-to-day legal work

1 Jul 2026

In-house legal teams rapidly deploying AI tools as budgets increase - survey

Deloitte study shows eight in 10 in-house teams’ AI budgets have risen over the past year

1 Jul 2026