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Greeting cards giant Hallmark promotes deputy GC to legal chief role
Erin Kobler will replace Jill Marchant, who is leaving the company
Online radio broadcaster SiriusXM lures ex-Airbnb CLO out of retirement as new GC
Richard Baer is replacing Patrick Donnelly, who is retiring
World’s largest cinema operator AMC Entertainment names interim GC
Edwin Gladbach steps up from legal VP role to replace Kevin Connor, who is retiring after 23 years with AMC
KPMG hires Walmart chief ethics and compliance officer as GC in the US
Matt Miner fills spot left vacant by Tonya Robinson’s departure to Vanguard last year
Recently rebranded US financial data firm Octus hires GC from FactSet
Megan Jones replaces Rochelle Boas, who left in October when company was known as Reorg
AI platform Inflection hires Withers partner as first GC
Former LinkedIn GC Doug Mandell was previously global head of Withers’ founder practice
Former Osborne Clarke partner joins Portland to enhance litigation communications
Arbitrator and mediator Adrian Lifely brought on board to provide “extra depth” to agency’s advice
US private equity firm AE Industrial hires McDermott partner as first GC
Matthew Friendly leaves McDermott after 11 years, taking up his first in-house role
AI-related filings drive increase in US securities class action lawsuits in 2024
Plaintiffs filed 225 lawsuits in total last year, up from 215 in 2023, Cornerstone and Stanford Law School study finds
Spotify to seek new legal head after GC announces plan to step down
Eve Konstan will leave the streaming platform this week after almost five years
CMA’s problems ‘greater than one man’ - competition lawyers reflect on ousting of regulator's chair
UK government cites pro-growth agenda as Competition and Markets Authority chair Marcus Bokkerink resigns
IP bodies urge UPC to reconsider ban on in-house lawyers appearing before it
Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal will decide whether to uphold first-instance decision
Rosewood Hotels hires former Kempinski GC as vice president for legal
Hadrian Beltrametti Walker will oversee legal matters for the hotel group’s EMEA and Caribbean business
Disney+ hires former Netflix lawyer as EMEA legal and business affairs VP
Deepti Burton spent six years at rival Netflix as EMEA head of business and legal affairs
Deferred prosecution agreements are no get out of jail free card for individuals
Deferred prosecution agreements can penalise businesses for wrongdoing without them facing prosecution, but they don’t shield culpable individuals, write Grosvenor Law’s James Broomhall and Darius Latham-Koenig