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Allied Universal names next legal head as former GC retires

Loretta Cecil will replace David Buckman later this month

6 Jun 2024

SoFi taps JPMorgan for GC hire as long-time legal head steps down

Stephen Simcock will replace Rob Lavet, who is retiring and moving to a director role

6 Jun 2024

TikTok parent ByteDance names former Warner Bros. legal chief as new GC

John Rogovin replaces Erich Anderson, who moves to a special counsel role amid a potential US ban on TikTok

5 Jun 2024

US doughnut giant Krispy Kreme hires former Mars lawyer to head legal team

Atiba Adams will replace Catherine Tang as CLO, who announced her exit earlier this year

31 May 2024

Elon Musk’s AI start-up hires former Airbus innovation centre GC as first legal chief

Robert Keele joined xAI earlier this month, Bloomberg reported

30 May 2024

US real estate company Prologis lines up CLO successor

Deputy GC Deborah Briones will replace three-decade veteran Ed Nektriz

29 May 2024

US optical networking business Infinera names CLO replacement

Regan MacPherson succeeds veteran in-house counsel David Teichmann, who is moving to an advisory role

24 May 2024

Complex global M&A deals face increased merger clearance challenges, study finds

Some 43% of cross-border transactions over the past four years failed to close due to regulatory scrutiny

24 May 2024

US superyacht services business MarineMax appoints general counsel

Manny Alvare is promoted to GC, having previously run the legal department as VP of legal affairs

23 May 2024

Scotch-maker William Grant hires Kingfisher deputy GC to head legal team

Isabelle Meyer will replace Catriona Macritchie, who is retiring after her second spell with the company

22 May 2024

US coal mining business Alpha rehires former CLO to head legal team

Mark Manno rejoins as general counsel, replacing Roger Nicholson who is exiting the company at the end of this month

17 May 2024

Belmond, De Beers, Loewe and Tapestry among brands represented at Luxury Law Summit London

June summit will also host the Luxury Law Awards and a fashion show from British designer Lucy Tammam

16 May 2024

US pizza chain Marco’s Pizza promotes former Subway lawyer to legal chief

Kristin Corcoran, who has been with the company since 2022, will replace CLO Todd Watson

15 May 2024

Latham, Skadden and Paul Weiss among firms advising on $6.9bn Squarespace take private


Private equity firm Permira is leading the deal, with support from General Atlantic and Accel

14 May 2024

Lument promotes deputy to GC as legal head steps aside

Stephanie Culpepper replaces Jim Henson, who will focus on his role as president of Lument Finance Trust

14 May 2024

Sullivan & Cromwell eyes artificial intelligence growth with new practice launch

New AI practice will be co-led by partners Nader Mousavi, Mehdi Ansari and Presley Warner

10 May 2024

Alston & Bird boosts US litigation group with Pryor Cashman partner hire

Scott Schirick joins in New York where he will focus on federal and state litigation, regulatory and white collar matters

10 May 2024

SPAM-owner Hormel Foods taps Hertz to end hunt for GC replacement

Colleen Batcheler to take legal head role, which has been vacant since Lori Marco left in October


10 May 2024

Space internet business AST SpaceMobile hires CLO

Andrew Johnson joins from 3D Systems, replacing outgoing GC Brian Heller

8 May 2024

Lumen Technologies names former Sabre CLO as next legal head

Chad Ho is replacing long-time legal chief Stacey Goff, who is exiting after 26 years with the company

8 May 2024