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Huel and WeTransfer-backer Highland Europe hires GC from Osborne Clarke

Josephine Healy replaces Rini Banerjee, who left the VC fund back in April

2 Oct 2024

US rail operator Amtrak promotes deputy GC to replace retiring legal chief

Byl Herrmann succeeds Eleanor Acheson, who has been in the role since 2007

1 Oct 2024

Kirkland elevates 200 to partnership in latest round, with bulk of promotions in the US

Latest partner intake is down 2% on 2023’s record-breaking round

1 Oct 2024

Squire Patton Boggs, McDermott add corporate and M&A partners in London

Former Goodwin counsel Ben Morgan joins SPB, while Sebastien Bonneau joins McDermott from Eversheds

30 Sep 2024

Senior roles for women at Mexican law firms rank lowest among sectors

While women account for 39% of lawyers at law firms in Mexico, just 17% occupy senior roles, an IBA report finds

27 Sep 2024

Hogan Lovells bolsters capital markets practice with double partner hire from Linklaters

Íñigo Berrícano joins in Madrid and Alex Parkhouse joins in London

27 Sep 2024

Boies Schiller Flexner makes twin partner hire in New York and Washington

Peter Skinner returns from MoFo to co-lead investigations practice, while Andrew Smith joins from Holland & Knight

26 Sep 2024

IMF appoints only second woman legal head in 80 years as deputy promoted to GC

Yan Liu will replace Rhoda Weeks-Brown, who is stepping down at the end of this month

26 Sep 2024

Gibson Dunn hires Google’s chief privacy officer to expand AI practice

Keith Enright joins a growing group of former Silicon Valley executives at US firm

25 Sep 2024

eBay lines up TriNet legal head as next CLO

Samantha Wellington replaces Marie Oh Huber, who left the e-commerce giant in June

25 Sep 2024

Addleshaw Goddard joins raft of firms upping London NQ rates to six figures

Addleshaws’ newly-qualified London lawyers will see salaries increase 5% to £100k

24 Sep 2024

Norton Rose Fulbright formalises new global leadership structure

Firm replaces global CEO role with global managing partner set up, currently jointly held by Jeff Cody and Peter Scott

24 Sep 2024

‘Being trusted doesn’t actually mean anything unless you’re the most trusted’: trust building expert Stefan Grafe

Mext Consulting’s Stefan Grafe talks about how law firms can build greater client trust and win more business

24 Sep 2024

Royal Tulip luxury hotel brand-owner Louvre promotes ex-Moet Hennessy legal manager to GC

Grégoire Bouffard will replace Benjamin Dornic, who announced he is leaving the hotel group

23 Sep 2024

Freeths increases turnover by 13% as double-digit revenue growth trend continues

Revenue hit £145.5m following first full year in Scotland and buoyant disputes activity

23 Sep 2024

Almost half of lawyers support regulation around use of AI, IBA study finds

Report co-authored by the Center for AI and Digital Policy launched at IBA annual conference

19 Sep 2024

US music publisher the Royalty Network taps Quinn Emanuel for first GC

Daniel Abowd returns to company after three-year hiatus, including spell at the US litigation heavyweight

12 Sep 2024

Tinder-owner Match Group hires former Twitter GC as next CLO

Sean Edgett replaces Jared Sine, who left in February to join GoDaddy

10 Sep 2024

Panodil-maker Perrigo hires Haleon interim GC as legal head

Charles Atkinson to replace Todd Kingma, who retires from Perrigo for a second time

6 Sep 2024

US real estate group Amherst hires Lendlease Americas’ GC as legal head

Peter Campbell takes over the GC role from Gabriel Steffens

4 Sep 2024