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Diabetes tech company MiniMed hires ex-Incyte GC as next legal head
Sheila Denton replaces Courtney Nelson Wills in the role
US eDiscovery and legal data business Repario acquires ALSP UnitedLex
Deal will blend companies’ services and extend Repario’s reach globally
Epiq acquires US data-breach response firm Canopy
Deal is US ALSP’s third acquisition of the year, adding cyber incident services to its Epiq AI product suite
Mark Phillips KC appointed to Cayman Islands Grand Court
One of London’s leading insolvency lawyers has been appointed as an offshore judge
Weil recruits Cravath private equity chief as US practice co-head
Peter Feist returns to Weil in New York in major hire for firm following string of high-profile exits
Kirkland, Latham and Jones Day steer Royal Caribbean’s $3bn acquisition of stake in Sandals
Kirkland & Ellis is advising cruise operator on its largest-ever deal, with Latham & Watkins and Jones Day acting for Sandals
Almost half of US companies skip their AI governance policies to speed up deployment - EY study
Survey finds that while majority of companies have AI governance policies, many are willing to ignore them
Israeli-founded AI contract review start-up Chamelio raises $26m in Series A funding round
Financing to accelerate firm’s proprietary legal action model development
Global corporate tax guide launches as governments step up enforcement
Latest Global Legal Post guide examines corporate tax and tax disputes across 26 jurisdictions
More than half of directors want at least one fellow board member removed - study
PwC report showed 39% of those want a board member replaced due to lack of expertise
US care home giant PACS Group hires King & Spalding partner as next CLO
Patrick Murphy replaces John Mitchell as group’s top lawyer
Houlihan Lokey hires Paychex CLO as next legal chief
Prabha Sip Bhandari replaces Christopher Crain after more than 20 years as investment bank’s GC
Class actions across borders: different regimes, common challenges
As collective actions evolve across jurisdictions, lawyers, funders and disputes specialists explore the common challenges shaping the future of mass claims
Vinson & Elkins adds Latham’s structured finance vice chair in double hire
Loren Finegold joins as V&E’s new structured finance chief in New York alongside newly minted partner Ed Comber
Online education business Coursera hires ex-Red Hat GC as CLO
Tom Savage replaces GC Alan Cardenas, who is leaving the company at the end of the year