Corporate Counsel

US’s second largest bookstore chain Books-A-Million hires second GC in a year

Former Books-A-Million GC Catherine Hogewood returns just 11 months after it appointed Courtney Adair to the role

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Photoshop-maker Adobe taps streaming platform Roku for next legal chief

Louise Pentland’s arrival ends search for GC replacement, after Dana Rao left last year

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Lumen Technologies hires former Motorola GC as second legal chief in a year

Mark Hacker replaces interim CLO Meredith Hayes, following departure of Chad Ho less than a year into the job

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US video games industry body ESA hires IP veteran to lead legal team

Stan McCoy replaces Gina Vetere who left the organisation in January

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US pharma heavyweight Bristol Myers Squibb hires internally to fill GC vacancy

Cari Gallman is promoted to legal head role, replacing Sandra Leung who is retiring after 33 years at the company

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US private equity firm KHP hires Goodwin partner as general counsel

Real estate specialist Alex Lewis replaces veteran lawyer Judy Miles, who is moving to an executive advisor role

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US radio giant iHeartMedia hires former CBS Sports GC as next CLO

David Hillman replaces Jordan Fasbender, who left to join Comcast’s new cable business in March

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UK government urged to reform FDI rules to help boost growth, Freshfields study finds

National Security & Investment Act is too broad, slowing potential deals, according to research undertaken with TheCityUK

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Czech billionaire Karel Komárek enlists Clifford Chance partner to lead legal team at KKCG

Prague-based David Koláček is a longtime adviser to Komárek, founder of Swiss investment firm KKCG

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BrewDog-backer TSG Consumer hires former Gibson Dunn lawyer as first CLO

Sean Sullivan joins from wine business Duckhorn, one of TSG Consumer’s portfolio companies

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Number of legal professionals using Gen AI jumps sharply over past year, study shows

Thomson Reuters survey shows that 26% of legal professionals are using Gen AI, up from 14% a year ago

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Swedish engineering giant Sandvik hires Alleima GC as next legal chief

Johanna Kreft will arrive later this year and replace Åsa Thuman, who is joining Skanska

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London edges ahead of Singapore as top go-to jurisdictions for international arbitration, study finds

White & Case survey shows seats continue to be favoured for their reliability, legal infrastructure and recent reforms

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