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US ski resort operator Vail Resorts promotes deputy to GC
Julie DeCecco will replace David Shapiro, who is leaving the company later this month
US legal data provider UnitedLex hires former Dell lawyer as inaugural GC
Renee Meisel to head up firm’s newly established general counsel function
GoDaddy swipes right for Match Group CLO to head up legal team
Jared Sine replaces Michele Lau, who departed last year to rejoin McKesson
Freshfields and Hogan Lovells advise on Barclays’ £600m Tesco Bank deal
Tesco to unload credit card, loan businesses to Barclays, with the two companies also entering into a 10-year distribution deal
Microsoft, Ford GCs among in-house teams collaborating on generative AI initiative
Factor’s The Sense Collective project seeks to accelerate AI adoption in corporate legal departments
Willkie unveils Munich launch plans and new German leadership
Frankfurt office head Georg Linde becomes German managing partner, alongside co-managing partner Kamyar Abrar
Las Vegas Sphere-owner appoints legal chief from dating app Bumble
Laura Franco will also head up the legal team at Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Revlon announces GC change as bankruptcy-era legal chief steps down
David Schwartz will replace Andrew Kidd, who helped steer Revlon through its recent Chapter 11 proceedings
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
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
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
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
North American flour supplier Ardent Mills hires GC from Ball Corporation
Kate Kimball replaces Douglas Barkema, who left company in October
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
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
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
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
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
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
US companies increasing diversity efforts even amid more vocal pushback, study finds
Littler survey shows majority of companies expanding their diversity and inclusion commitments