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US pay TV and streaming platform STARZ hires Disney’s deputy GC as next legal chief
Jim Kapenstein replaces general counsel Audrey Lee, who left the company last month
Canada’s General Fusion hires Osler partner as first GC
Joanna Cameron joins Vancouver-based fusion energy innovator as it pushes ahead with plans to go public
Majority of GCs see compliance gaps across their global operations – study
CSC survey finds that just 7% of organisations are fully compliant in every jurisdiction
AI adoption creates fresh wave of IP issues for fashion brands
Roundtable event at London’s RSA Club to launch Law Over Borders Fashion Guide highlights AI-related copyright and litigation challenges
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