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US animal healthcare company Elanco promotes deputy to GC on permanent basis

Shiv O’Neill becomes GC after four months as interim following departure of Marcela Kirberger to 3M

US public broadcasting company CPB names first new GC in nearly 20 years

Evan Slavitt will take over from Westwood Smithers, who is retiring this month

US private security contractor Constellis fills vacant CLO seat

Olivia Fines takes over CLO role from Melissa Taylormoore, who left for White & Case last year

Global dealmakers expect M&A disputes to increase on economic, geopolitical woes

Berkeley Research Group survey shows that digital assets, energy and ESG will be key disputes areas in 2024

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Landmark EU corporate sustainability legislation on hold after U-turn by Germany

European Council fails to approve Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive over bureaucracy fears

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Pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots appoints CLO from Ecolab

Lanesha Minnix replaces former White House lawyer Danielle Gray, who departed in January

FBI names fourth GC in six years as deputy GC handed top job

Bradley Brooker will take over the legal reins at the US law enforcement agency from Jason Jones

London insurance giant Lloyd’s appoints interim GC on permanent basis

Claire Schrader replaces Peter Spires, who stepped down from the role last August


US ski resort operator Vail Resorts promotes deputy to GC

Julie DeCecco will replace David Shapiro, who is leaving the company later this month

US legal data provider UnitedLex hires former Dell lawyer as inaugural GC

Renee Meisel to head up firm’s newly established general counsel function

GoDaddy swipes right for Match Group CLO to head up legal team

Jared Sine replaces Michele Lau, who departed last year to rejoin McKesson

Microsoft, Ford GCs among in-house teams collaborating on generative AI initiative

Factor’s The Sense Collective project seeks to accelerate AI adoption in corporate legal departments

Las Vegas Sphere-owner appoints legal chief from dating app Bumble

Laura Franco will also head up the legal team at Madison Square Garden Entertainment

Revlon announces GC change as bankruptcy-era legal chief steps down

David Schwartz will replace Andrew Kidd, who helped steer Revlon through its recent Chapter 11 proceedings

Neiman Marcus Group makes interim CLO’s role permanent

Tom Mattei takes over from Hannah Kim who has joined Chicago-based market research business Circana

Kimberly-Clark rehires lawyer from American Airlines as GC

Grant McGee rejoins tissue paper giant Kimberly-Clark, replacing Jeff Melucci who is now chief business and transformation officer

Majority of global CLOs see in-house budgets shrink, workloads increase, ACC survey shows

Pressure to do more with less is increasing focus on operational efficiency and tech

Luxury EV-maker Lucid hires former Mercedes-Benz lawyer as GC


Matt Everitt takes up role after departure of former Tesla lawyer Jonathan Butler in July

Roomba-maker names new GC, promotes CLO to interim CEO after Amazon M&A deal collapses

Tonya Drake is promoted to GC, while CLO Glen Weinstein will lead iRobot Corporation on interim basis

European Court of Justice upholds validity of Lego brick’s registered design

Decision in favour of Danish toy maker welcomed as “great news” for designers of functional products

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