Corporate Counsel - Page 2
Kleinberg Kaplan hires longtime Luxor Capital GC as partner in New York
Norris Nissim leaves asset management firm Luxor Capital after almost two decades
Oil giant Chevron lines up former Texas solicitor general as GC in anticipation of CLO succession
Scott Keller joins as GC in July and will replace R. Hewitt Pate as CLO at the start of next year
In-house legaltech budgets to double worldwide by 2028 amid AI boom, Gartner predicts
Companies are increasing spending on legal AI software to boost productivity, cut spend and possibly headcount, Gartner says
German energy business Uniper replaces GC with internal promotion
Tina Hinz is elevated to GC and chief compliance officer role, succeeding Marc Merrill
The hidden cost of removing the APAC general counsel
Without a dedicated regional GC, global organisations risk creating gaps in their APAC legal coverage, writes Major Lindsey & Africa partner Olivia Seet
In-house legal teams take on growing strategic support role – study
Lawyers On Demand survey shows significant jump in teams identifying primary role as strategic business partners
‘We’re seeing a lot of AI-generated complaints coming through’: Reach group GC Nicki Schroeder
Media lawyer Nicki Schroeder discusses her GC role at Daily Mirror-owner Reach and the impact of AI on the publishing industry
Revolut CLO outlines plan to overhaul legal panel approach
Tom Hambrett says partners will be dropped from the panel if metrics show they are underperforming
Insurance company Hadron hires GC from AXA’s US business
Liesel Carvajal replaces Steve Stephan in the role
US healthcare provider HealthPartners hires CLO from Fujifilm Holdings America
Sarah Karlgaard replaces GC Nancy Evert, who is leaving the business after more than two decades
Legaltech firm Eudia secures partnership with OpenAI to support Pentagon and other government agencies
Strategic tie-up aims to increase output of federal agency legal teams, including at the Department of War
Quinn Emanuel mourns death of firm’s general counsel Harry Olivar
Olivar and his stepson, David Jackson, died in a car accident on 15 May
US local TV station owner Nexstar reappoints ex-GC as next legal head
Elizabeth Ryder returns to the role she vacated in 2022, replacing Rachel Morgan
Mining giant Rio Tinto lines up BP deputy GC as next CLO
Trudi Charles will join in August, replacing Isabelle Deschamps in the role
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