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US drug-maker Ardelyx hires long-time Bristol Myers Squibb lawyer as next CLO
Felecia Ettenberg is set to replace Elizabeth Grammer, who is retiring
US general counsel compensation edges up as gender pay gap widens – study
Median GC salaries rose by 3.5% compared to 2.5% in 2025, according to BarkerGilmore
Littelfuse hires former Hilton GC as next chief legal officer
Anne-Marie D’Angelo will replace Ryan Stafford as legal head at the start of next month
Lumen Technologies appoints third CLO in three years
Jennifer Hodges, who joined in January from Liberty Global, replaces Mark Hacker in the role
LexisNexis and Luminance strike AI partnership to target in-house legal teams
Deal will enable mutual customers to access LexisNexis legal content directly inside Luminance’s contract drafting tool
UK banking giant Barclays appoints WilmerHale finance chair as next global GC
Stephanie Avakian will take over the role from Stephen Shapiro at the start of July
US jet-maker, undersea robotics and Bitcoin mining innovators appoint legal heads
Tech firms Nauticus Robotics, Hermeus and Elektron Energy all strengthen their legal teams
Supply chain disputes top list of automotive litigation risks in 2026 – study
Dykema survey shows 61% of respondents are worried about supply chain and tariff-related contract disputes
Vast majority of US class action cases never go to trial – Lex Machina report
About 95% of cases are resolved through settlement or procedural outcomes
Swedish home appliance giant Electrolux taps SAS for next general counsel
Anna Almén will replace Ulrika Elfving, who is taking up the GC role at Electrolux-owner Investor AB
‘The real challenge is managing risk at the speed of innovation’: Expereo GC Sujata Kukreja
Sujata Kukreja on her legal career, her remit at Expereo and different attitudes to the role of GC across the globe
PwC promotes UK general counsel to head up global PwC network legal team
Alison Statham is replacing Diana Weiss as global GC, who is departing in June
Biotech company Prothena promotes deputy GC to legal head
Michael Isaacs will replace Michael Malecek, who is departing in June
GCs advised to consider AI insurance to cover against rise in AI-related risks
Gartner says traditional insurance policies may exclude AI-related failures amid rise in AI incidents
America First Credit Union hires first CLO from Global Credit Union
Jessica Graham brings three decades of legal experience to the new role