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Freshfields shakes up London leadership as former UK managing partner shifts to new role
Victoria Sigeti named UK managing partner, with Mark Sansom appointed global client partner
US companies anticipate more disputes in 2026 amid economic stress, AI risk – report
AlixPartners survey also finds that cybersecurity and data privacy is a top concern among US risk professionals
Axiology hires former Lithuanian central bank lawyer as its first CLO
Aurimas Galdikas brings more than 15 years of financial markets experience to the role
Latino civil rights group UnidosUS hires former AmeriCorps GC as first legal head
Fernando Laguarda was most recently deputy GC at US federal agency GSA
US private capital-focused ERP provider Carta acquires UK ALSP Avantia
Deal enables Carta to launch Carta Law, an ‘AI-powered law firm’ for private capital
Akin adds four-partner private equity team in New York and London from Sidley
Incoming group includes returnees Gerald Brant, Jeffrey Kochian and Brittany Harrison
Pérez-Llorca extends Latin America push with Peru merger
Spanish-headquartered firm agrees deal to combine with Lima-based Miranda & Amado
US nuclear innovator NuCube Energy hires Oklo deputy GC as first CLO
Michael Green brings two decades of legal experience in the nuclear sector
AI hype is clouding boards’ thinking on AI capabilities, CEOs say – study
BCG survey finds disconnect on AI strategy, with 61% of CEOs saying boards are rushing AI adoption
US businesses expect impacts from AI policy or regulatory changes in next 12 months – study
Employers also expect less impact from immigration and DEI policies this year, Littler survey shows
US fintech Basic Capital hires inaugural GC from Goldman Sachs
Jake Eigner brought in to lead the 401(k) platform’s legal and regulatory strategy
Fox Rothschild promotes deputy GC to become firm’s in-house legal head
Experienced trial lawyer Richard Coughlin replaces Rachelle Bin as GC
Toyota North America lines up next CLO as legal chief to step down after 14 years
Chris Yang, who is currently SVP for enterprise strategy and solutions, will replace Sandra Phillips
US investment manager Cohen & Steers lines up deputy GC as next legal chief
Brian Heller will take over top lawyer role when Francis Poli retires next year
Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May to roll out Harvey AI platform firmwide
Harvey says the platform will support Slaughters’ lawyers in areas including M&A, regulatory research and document analysis
US government services company Maximus names interim as permanent GC
Elizabeth Moellering steps into the role vacated by John Martinez in February, who left to join Parsons
US biopharma company Avalyn Pharma hires Freshfields’ global head of life sciences as GC
Adam Golden joins the drug-maker as it moves closer to becoming a publicly-traded company
Bird & Bird promotes 19 to partner in latest promotions round
Women make up 26% of this year’s cohort, with the employment and IP practices seeing the most promotions
Akin re-hires restructuring partner trio from Weil in London
Team is led by Neil Devaney, who returns as head of London financial restructuring
GCs boardroom influence grows as remit expands beyond legal matters – study
KPMG survey finds most global GCs are now called on to advise on non-legal issues