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US cloud business Nutanix hires CLO from EV battery-maker Lyten

Brian Martin replaces Tyler Wall, who announced his retirement in February

20 Jun 2024

US tech unicorn Sigma hires first general counsel from San Francisco boutique

Ali Harmer moves back in house after four-and-a-half-year stint at Coda Law Group

20 Jun 2024

US dating app Bumble promotes acting CLO to permanent role

Elizabeth Monteleone had been serving as acting CLO since February

18 Jun 2024

ExxonMobil names former Fox lawyer as next GC

Jeff Taylor will replace Craig Morford, who is retiring at the start of July

13 Jun 2024

US data storage business Seagate fills vacant CLO seat with Maxar hire

Jim Lee replaces Kate Schuelke who joined Credo Technology in January

12 Jun 2024

Norton Rose Fulbright hires 12-strong investigations team from BCLP in the US

Group includes four partners and will be spread across firm’s St. Louis and Denver offices

12 Jun 2024

Travers Smith hires Blackstone Credit legal counsel to bolster funds group

Joel Grossmark joins as a partner and will help grow Travers Smith’s retailisation practice

11 Jun 2024

Freshfields makes twin partner hire in New York from Kirkland, Davis Polk

Arrivals include M&A partner Joshua Ayal and capital markets partner Jacqueline Marino

10 Jun 2024

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