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In-house counsel fret about growing cyber and AI disputes risk, study finds

Baker McKenzie’s annual disputes survey shows global companies are also concerned about employment disputes

7 Jan 2025

UK’s Independent Football Regulator appoints first legal head

David Riley joins from the CMA as shadow regulator waits for Football Governance Bill to pass into law

7 Jan 2025

Gibson Dunn names new London co-managing partners

Robert Carr and Osma Hudda replace Ali Nikpay and Penny Madden KC

7 Jan 2025

Kinstellar launches in Austria with Wolf Theiss partner hire

Experienced M&A lawyer Horst Ebhardt will lead the new Vienna office

6 Jan 2025

Norton Rose Fulbright makes double hire from Locke Lord and Dechert in London

Kirsty Harrower and Jamal Tuhin join as partners in the real estate and private equity teams, respectively

6 Jan 2025

‘Trump Bump’ may boost US M&A activity next year, A&O Shearman report says

UK-listed companies are increasingly being targeted by US acquirers, according to Magic Circle firm

19 Dec 2024

DWF hires Hogan Lovells’ Warsaw office head and her nine-strong team

Move follows transatlantic firm’s announcement in September that it was shuttering its Warsaw office

17 Dec 2024

Constellation hires Jenner & Block energy practice co-head as next GC

Clean energy specialist also promotes current GC to chief legal and policy officer

16 Dec 2024

Vogue publisher Condé Nast lines up SoundCloud legal head as next GC

Antonious Porch will join in February, filling the seat left vacant by William Bowes’ departure

13 Dec 2024

Most CEE companies already using AI systems, CMS study shows

Companies in the region say they are ramping up AI training amid new EU AI regulations

11 Dec 2024

Lockheed Martin names next GC as veteran legal head retires

Kevin O’Connor will replace Maryanne Lavan, who is departing after nearly 35 years with the company

8 Dec 2024

Majority of in-house lawyers increasingly pushing for AI adoption, study shows

Thomson Reuters survey shows about a fifth of in-house legal teams now have AI policies

3 Dec 2024

US legaltech firm Litera acquires UK legal document platform Office & Dragons

Deal is Litera’s second acquisition this year, following July purchase of FileTrails

27 Nov 2024

US federal workers’ union AFGE names new GC ahead of Trump’s potential job cuts

Rushab Sanghvi replaces David Borer, who retired earlier this year

27 Nov 2024

US contracting platform Ironclad hires former Pinterest lawyer as GC

Jasmine Singh replaces Chris Young, who stood down earlier this year

27 Nov 2024

Most legal departments feeling cost pressures as GCs mull bringing work back in-house, survey finds

Thomson Reuters study shows majority of in-house teams also believe AI can help them improve efficiency

25 Nov 2024

Latham & Watkins makes quartet of restructuring partner hires from Weil, Paul Weiss

Incoming group includes Ray Schrock, who joins as global chair of its restructuring and special situations practice

22 Nov 2024

Weil loses trio of high-profile partners to Paul Weiss and Latham & Watkins

Litigators Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser and Anish Desai head to Paul Weiss, while restructuring partner Ray Schrock joins Latham

21 Nov 2024

US restaurant franchisor Craveworthy Brands hires inaugural general counsel

John Silvestri arrives after more than 20 years at real estate business The John Buck Company

20 Nov 2024

White & Case lands ‘elite’ M&A partner from A&O Shearman in London

Richard Browne arrives after more than 30 years at the Magic Circle firm

20 Nov 2024