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Global businesses increasingly concerned about geopolitical impact on supply chains – study

Allianz trade study finds that 65% of export businesses are fretting about wars, tariffs and social unrest

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Singapore fintech Finmo hires ex-PayPal, eBay lawyer as first GC

Matt Poblocki joins from Binance, where he has been leading the company’s Australia and New Zealand business

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US computer chip giant Intel taps Zoom for CLO replacement

Aparna Bawa replaces April Miller Boise as company moves to combine legal and HR functions

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AXA UK & Ireland hires GC from Lloyds Banking Group

Former AXA legal counsel Caroline Riddy returns to the insurer, replacing Emily Coupland in the role

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Businesses consistently overlook culture when assessing M&A value – study

Persistent focus on financial metrics may mask cultural integration issues that cause deals to fail, RGP research shows

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Renewable energy company BlueWave hires former US Department of Energy lawyer as GC

Becky Limmer replaces chief legal officer Deborah Collum, who retired in March

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Bridger Aerospace lines up GC from Bristow as legal head set to depart

Bristow division GC Justin Mogford will replace chief legal officer James Muchmore in April

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US multi-state employment rules prompt hiring pause on compliance concerns – study

Half of US businesses rebuff job candidates due to state compliance risk, according to FoxHire survey

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US credit union First Tech hires Federal Reserve Bank of Boston GC as first CLO

Former Holland & Knight partner Steven Wright will lead First Tech’s legal, government affairs and compliance teams

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‘We’re keen to deploy more and more AI use cases’: Quint CLO Sheraz Afzal

Quint chief legal, risk and compliance officer Sheraz Afzal discusses the trends impacting fintech in-house legal teams

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Due-diligence gaps fuel uptick in M&A disputes in 2025 – survey

Some 46% of M&A professionals highlighted due diligence issues as a driver of post-deal fallout, according to consultancy firm BRG

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Cultural mismatch drives more than one-in-three GC departures in 2025 – study

Russell Reynolds Associates’ analysis shows 35% of externally hired Fortune 500 GCs left role within three years due to cultural misalignment

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US civil rights group the NAACP hires former DOJ lawyer as legal head

Kristen Clarke replaces Janette McCarthy Wallace, who becomes a special counsel

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Corporate AI adoption is moving faster than compliance can keep up – study

Nearly seven in 10 organisations’ governance controls are failing to keep pace with AI adoption, according to Thoropass survey

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Medtech business QuidelOrtho hires STAAR Surgical legal head as CLO

Nathaniel Sisitsky replaces Michelle Hodges, who is retiring from the company

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