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US energy business Centuri Holdings hires former Berry president as legal chief

Danielle Hunter replaces Jason Wilcock as chief legal and administrative officer

18 Aug 2026

Barnes & Thornburg adds dozen-strong healthcare team from K&L Gates in Raleigh

Group is led by partners Kelsey Jernigan and John Lawrence

18 Aug 2026

Knights expands Thames Valley footprint with THP Solicitors acquisition

Deal worth £4m adds 30 legal experts to firm’s Reading office

17 Aug 2026

Kimberly-Clark promotes deputy GC to legal head role amid Kenvue acquisition

Suzana Blades replaces GC Grant McGee, who left to join Target in June

17 Aug 2026

Winston Taylor, Linklaters line-up on Frasers’ deal to buy Harvey Nichols out of administration

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported to have paid about £40m for the struggling luxury retailer

14 Aug 2026

Paul Hastings, Goodwin, Sidley and Skadden among firms advising on Thoma Bravo’s $4bn Accelerant take private

Firms including Maples Group, Walkers, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Ropes & Gray also on deal

13 Aug 2026

Aperture to expand investment capacity of litigation funding platform to $1bn

Asset manager says its Litigation Finance Private Credit platform now has more than $600m in assets

12 Aug 2026

Pizza giant Papa Johns reappoints legal chief amid leadership reshuffle

Caroline Miller Oyler resumes legal duties as GC John Matter moves to chief development officer role

12 Aug 2026

US district court patent filings hit 10-year high in 2025 - Lex Machina study

Apple, Samsung and Google were among the most active patent defendants last year

6 Aug 2026

AI workforce training platform Skillsoft names former Pegasystems GC as CLO

Matthew Cushing replaces interim legal chief Scott Semel

5 Aug 2026

Dubai crypto exchange Bybit hires ex-regulator legal head as CLO

Peter Loo was formerly GC at Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority

4 Aug 2026

Egyptian firm El Wakeel advises Al Ahly football club on landmark Vodafone stadium deal

Firm advises Egyptian club on naming rights deal, the country’s largest ever sports sponsorship agreement

3 Aug 2026

‘We’re the first female-founded UK bank, so diversity and inclusion are core to our values’: Starling’s group GC Monica Risam

Monica Risam discusses how her team is set up at Starling Bank, the shifting expectations on in-house lawyers and the group's first panel review

31 Jul 2026

‘The biggest business risk is being too slow to start’: general counsel navigate the future of luxury

A&O Shearman/Luxury Law Summit roundtable explores themes including changing consumer behaviour, brand collaboration and partnerships, employment reforms and the impact of agentic commerce

30 Jul 2026

‘Lawyers are seen as legitimate targets’ - the unique challenges of advising on mega arbitration claims

Disputes lawyers discussed how to navigate multijurisdictional mega-claims at London International Disputes Week event hosted by Ashurst and Global Legal Post

29 Jul 2026

Luxury home furnishings company RH hires CLO from healthcare giant McKesson

Ryan Hassanein will lead the company’s legal and compliance function

29 Jul 2026

Leadership, workforce readiness slowing AI transformation efforts - study

Talent Solutions and Everest Group survey finds only 3% of leaders are highly prepared to manage AI change

27 Jul 2026

‘My aim has been to build a culture where people feel accountable for doing business the right way’: Nestlé UK and Ireland GC Mark Maurice-Jones

Mark Maurice-Jones discusses his role as Nestlé’s UK and Ireland general counsel and compliance officer, the culture he has built and the legal issues impacting the market

24 Jul 2026

US quantum computing innovator Quantinuum appoints CLO from GitLab

Robin Schulman joins following company’s recent stock market listing

23 Jul 2026

US battery storage innovator Eos hires CLO from Coherent Corp

Marie Batz Martin replaces Michael Silberman in the role

23 Jul 2026