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GCs advised to consider AI insurance to cover against rise in AI-related risks

Gartner says traditional insurance policies may exclude AI-related failures amid rise in AI incidents

13 Apr 2026

America First Credit Union hires first CLO from Global Credit Union

Jessica Graham brings three decades of legal experience to the new role

10 Apr 2026

Global businesses increasingly concerned about geopolitical impact on supply chains – study

Allianz trade study finds that 65% of export businesses are fretting about wars, tariffs and social unrest

10 Apr 2026

Singapore fintech Finmo hires ex-PayPal, eBay lawyer as first GC

Matt Poblocki joins from Binance, where he has been leading the company’s Australia and New Zealand business

9 Apr 2026

US computer chip giant Intel taps Zoom for CLO replacement

Aparna Bawa replaces April Miller Boise as company moves to combine legal and HR functions

8 Apr 2026

AXA UK & Ireland hires GC from Lloyds Banking Group

Former AXA legal counsel Caroline Riddy returns to the insurer, replacing Emily Coupland in the role

8 Apr 2026

Simpson Thacher eyes sports deals in triple partner swoop from Hogan Lovells, Sidley and the NBA

Incoming trio are New York-based Michael Kuh and Matthew Carpenter-Dennis and LA-based Eric Geffner

7 Apr 2026

Businesses consistently overlook culture when assessing M&A value – study

Persistent focus on financial metrics may mask cultural integration issues that cause deals to fail, RGP research shows

6 Apr 2026

Renewable energy company BlueWave hires former US Department of Energy lawyer as GC

Becky Limmer replaces chief legal officer Deborah Collum, who retired in March

3 Apr 2026

Hogan Lovells, Cleary, Clifford Chance, Wachtell advise on McCormick’s $44.8bn purchase of Unilever’s food business

Deal follows Unilever’s spin out of its ice cream business last year as it refocuses on its home and personal care brands

2 Apr 2026

Bridger Aerospace lines up GC from Bristow as legal head set to depart

Bristow division GC Justin Mogford will replace chief legal officer James Muchmore in April

2 Apr 2026

US multi-state employment rules prompt hiring pause on compliance concerns – study

Half of US businesses rebuff job candidates due to state compliance risk, according to FoxHire survey

1 Apr 2026

US credit union First Tech hires Federal Reserve Bank of Boston GC as first CLO

Former Holland & Knight partner Steven Wright will lead First Tech’s legal, government affairs and compliance teams

1 Apr 2026

Paul Weiss, Jones Day, Wachtell, Macfarlanes advise on Sysco’s $29bn purchase of Restaurant Depot

Deal expands US food distributor’s footprint into restaurant cash and carry business

30 Mar 2026

‘We’re keen to deploy more and more AI use cases’: Quint CLO Sheraz Afzal

Quint chief legal, risk and compliance officer Sheraz Afzal discusses the trends impacting fintech in-house legal teams

30 Mar 2026

Due-diligence gaps fuel uptick in M&A disputes in 2025 – survey

Some 46% of M&A professionals highlighted due diligence issues as a driver of post-deal fallout, according to consultancy firm BRG

30 Mar 2026

Cultural mismatch drives more than one-in-three GC departures in 2025 – study

Russell Reynolds Associates’ analysis shows 35% of externally hired Fortune 500 GCs left role within three years due to cultural misalignment

27 Mar 2026

US civil rights group the NAACP hires former DOJ lawyer as legal head

Kristen Clarke replaces Janette McCarthy Wallace, who becomes a special counsel

27 Mar 2026

Simpson Thacher raids Kirkland again to build out capital structure solutions practice

Brian Schartz and John Luze take the number of partners joining the practice from Kirkland to five

26 Mar 2026

Corporate AI adoption is moving faster than compliance can keep up – study

Nearly seven in 10 organisations’ governance controls are failing to keep pace with AI adoption, according to Thoropass survey

26 Mar 2026