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Kimberly-Clark rehires lawyer from American Airlines as GC

Grant McGee rejoins tissue paper giant Kimberly-Clark, replacing Jeff Melucci who is now chief business and transformation officer

2 Feb 2024

Majority of global CLOs see in-house budgets shrink, workloads increase, ACC survey shows

Pressure to do more with less is increasing focus on operational efficiency and tech

1 Feb 2024

Luxury EV-maker Lucid hires former Mercedes-Benz lawyer as GC


Matt Everitt takes up role after departure of former Tesla lawyer Jonathan Butler in July

1 Feb 2024

Roomba-maker names new GC, promotes CLO to interim CEO after Amazon M&A deal collapses

Tonya Drake is promoted to GC, while CLO Glen Weinstein will lead iRobot Corporation on interim basis

30 Jan 2024

North American flour supplier Ardent Mills hires GC from Ball Corporation

Kate Kimball replaces Douglas Barkema, who left company in October

25 Jan 2024

Sony Playstation chipmaker AMD hires Lam Research CLO to head legal team

Ava Hahn replaces Harry Wolin, who is retiring after 24 years with the company

24 Jan 2024

Global organisations brace for growth in ESG-related litigation, study finds

A majority of organisations also expect overall disputes to stay the same or increase this year, according to Baker McKenzie survey

24 Jan 2024

US defence specialist Leidos taps Rolls-Royce for next GC

Dan Antal returns to Leidos after three years at Rolls-Royce, replacing retiring GC Jerry Howe

23 Jan 2024

Around the house: Jack Daniels-owner names next GC, Cargill lines up CLO replacement from HPE

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments and departures at ITN, CVC Capital Partners, Deutsche Bank and SJI

19 Jan 2024

Houston calling: Steptoe opens office as Baker McKenzie hires four-partner disputes team

Lure of energy transition boom sees Steptoe absorb an energy boutique while Bakers has raided Eversheds Sutherland

17 Jan 2024

Around the house: State Street taps Barclays for GC, Xerox names deputy GC as new CLO

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at IAG, Parker, UFC Gym and Radiant Logistics

12 Jan 2024

US companies increasing diversity efforts even amid more vocal pushback, study finds


Littler survey shows majority of companies expanding their diversity and inclusion commitments

11 Jan 2024

Around the house: Disney promotes GC to CLO role, Olympus lines up global GC replacement

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Circana, John Wood Group, Agoda and Northern Trains

5 Jan 2024

Around the house: BP lines up legal chief replacement, Baker Hughes promotes division GC to vacant CLO role

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Volvo, Gallup, Grammarly and Aptia

15 Dec 2023

Around the house: AIG names interim as new GC after candidate pulls out, diamond giant De Beers appoints GC

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Macy’s, Vice Media, Pimco and CNX Resources

8 Dec 2023

Around the house: All Africa Capital hires first GC, Buffalo Bills end hunt for new legal chief

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Novavax, AIMCo, Sempra and Modine

30 Nov 2023

CMS to provide pro bono legal advice to COP28 initiative

Firm will offer support on a range of ESG-related matters for COP28 in Dubai

28 Nov 2023

Willkie hires litigation counsel from Google to bolster West Coast investigations practice

Michael Rome joins as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices

28 Nov 2023

Around the house: Airbnb names ex-President Biden chief of staff as CLO, Reader’s Digest-owner replaces long-time GC

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Edward Jones, Pipedrive, ESM and UPMC

22 Nov 2023

Around the house: Fox Corp names replacement for outgoing legal chief, Campbell’s elevates deputy to GC role

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Tegna, Vox Media, Divert and Hipgnosis Song Management

17 Nov 2023