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Consumer healthcare giant Haleon shops at Tesco for GC replacement 


Adrian Morris will replace Bjarne Philip Tellmann, who left the company last month

4 Apr 2024

Skadden elevates 21 to partnership in latest promotions round

US promotions dominate this year’s cohort, though overall numbers are lower than 2023’s round

3 Apr 2024

Skadden tops M&A league rankings in first quarter as deal value rebounds

Wachtell and Paul Weiss follow closely behind as megadeals contribute to 38% rise in global deal value

3 Apr 2024

Arbitra adds experienced international arbitrator from Swiss firm LALIVE


Veijo Heiskanen opts to become independent after 22 years with LALIVE

3 Apr 2024

Canadian production house Thunderbird Entertainment promotes legal SVP to GC role

Lori Massini is replacing Sarah Nathanson, who is leaving the company this month

2 Apr 2024

BCLP absorbs 12-lawyer Seattle litigation boutique Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen

New arrivals include Timothy Leyh, Randall Thomsen and Tyler Farmer, with Farmer co-leading BCLP’s Seattle office

2 Apr 2024

Skadden and Foley & Lardner tap DOJ for antitrust partner hires in Washington DC

James Fredericks is heading to Skadden, while Mark Grundvig is joining Foley

2 Apr 2024

Zendesk hires former Everlaw and Google lawyer to head up legal team

Shana Simmons takes up CLO role after former GC Shanti Ariker left last year for JFrog

28 Mar 2024

Harbottle & Lewis name first female senior partner in firm’s history

Catherine Bedford to replace Gerrard Tyrrell, who is stepping down from the role after nearly 17 years

28 Mar 2024

Linklaters promotes 27 to partner as gender diversity target on track for fourth year

Women make up just over 40% of cohort, though overall promotions fell compared to 2023

27 Mar 2024

Tractor-maker John Deere to replace long-time GC with veteran CLO hire

Eastman Chemical CLO Kellye Walker to replace Mary Jones as legal chief next month

27 Mar 2024

Paul Hastings advises on Trump-linked Truth Social SPAC merger

Nelson Mullins also advised on the deal, which propelled the value of Trump’s Truth Social stake to $4.6bn

27 Mar 2024

Arnold & Porter hires trio of lawyers to bolster US white collar and environmental teams


New partners include former government lawyer Lee Cortes and Preti Flaherty’s environmental chair Jeffrey Talbert

26 Mar 2024

Who won Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2024 – and why

Details of all the winning entries in this year’s awards

25 Mar 2024

Cineworld names new GC amid post-bankruptcy leadership refresh


John Henrich joins movie theatre chain from beauty supplies business Sally Beauty

22 Mar 2024

US-listed gaming business Inspired Entertainment announces GC succession plans

Sportingtech CLO Simona Camilleri will replace Carys Damon at the start of July

21 Mar 2024

US sustainable battery leader Cirba hires CLO from lithium giant Albemarle

Jake Wilson brings almost two decades of corporate in-house legal experience

18 Mar 2024

US components-maker ATI hires GC from energy business HF Sinclair

Vaishali Bhatia replaces Elliot Davis, who is retiring in October

15 Mar 2024

Bank for International Settlements names deputy as next GC

Dessislava Guetcheva-Cheytanova will replace retiring Diego Devos in September

14 Mar 2024

US car insurance giant GEICO taps Wells Fargo for next CLO


Tangela Richter replaces Seth Ingall, who is retiring after almost 40 years with the insurer

7 Mar 2024