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Womble expands into Albany and Cleveland with 36-member consumer financial services team

Incoming group, which includes 11 partners, is joining from soon-to-be defunct firm McGlinchey Stafford

16 Jan 2026

Gibson Dunn hires Freshfields’ Spanish M&A head to open in Madrid

Armando Albarrán will help expand Gibson Dunn’s transactional platform in Europe

16 Jan 2026

Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle elevates HR chief to legal head role

Ilene Eskenazi previously held top legal roles at Petco, Boardriders and Red Bull North America

15 Jan 2026

Norton Rose Fulbright appoints Peter Scott as EMEAPAC managing partner for third term

Scott was first elected as EMEA managing partner in 2020 and again in 2023, with the role now also covering the Asia Pacific region

15 Jan 2026

Skadden hires Latham’s former global arbitration co-chair in London

Sophie Lamb KC becomes Skadden’s second high-profile European partner hire in as many days

15 Jan 2026

Former Freshfields co-managing partner defects to Skadden in Brussels

Competition lawyer Rafique Bachour said he was stepping down from co-managing partner role back in July

13 Jan 2026

US digital healthcare provider Hello Heart hires GC from Hinge Health

David Wood succeeds Dwight Moxie in the role

13 Jan 2026

Mexican restaurant QDOBA hires ex-KFC legal head as CLO

Cathy Tang reunites with former KFC president and QDOBA CEO John Cywinski

13 Jan 2026

Paul Hastings lands litigation powerhouse from Cravath in New York

Former senior DOJ official John Buretta joins as a partner and litigation department co-head

13 Jan 2026

AI company ServiceNow hires former Microsoft CLO as next legal head

Hossein Nowbar replaces GC Russ Elmer, who is moving to a special counsel role

9 Jan 2026

Meta taps Microsoft for CLO replacement

C.J. Mahoney replaces Jennifer Newstead, who has joined Apple as its next GC

8 Jan 2026

International arbitration firm Three Crowns announces Dubai opening

New office in the Dubai International Financial Centre will be led by partner Manish Aggarwal

7 Jan 2026

Hogan Lovells elevates 28 to partnership ahead of Cadwalader merger

Promotions round matches 2025 and 2024’s 28-strong partner classes

6 Jan 2026

Latham adds trio of real estate finance partners from A&O Shearman in London

Team includes A&O’s global real estate finance head David Oppenheimer

6 Jan 2026

Paul Hastings adds life sciences regulatory partner duo from Hogan Lovells in Washington DC

Twin partner hire includes Hogan Lovells’ global life sciences co-head Lynn Mehler; move comes ahead of Hogan’s merger with Cadwalader

5 Jan 2026

Clifford Chance elects Adams for second term as global managing partner

Charles Adams will begin his second term at the start of May next year

23 Dec 2025

Crypto business MoonPay hires acting CFTC chair as legal chief

Caroline Pham’s appointment comes amid wave of in-house digital assets business hires this month

19 Dec 2025

US food supply chain innovator GrubMarket hires O’Melveny partner as CLO

Jorge deNeve becomes the company’s first chief legal officer

18 Dec 2025

AI, tariffs and IP issues top of mind for luxury brand executives

Roundtable held to coincide with Luxury Law Summit New York highlights the trends impacting the luxury market

17 Dec 2025

US utility business NW Natural promotes deputy to GC role

Former Baker Botts partner Megan Berge will replace long-time legal head MardiLyn Saathoff

17 Dec 2025