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Fox Corporation lines up deputy GC as replacement for outgoing legal chief
Nicholas Trutanich will succeed Adam Ciongoli, who is stepping down after three years as chief legal and policy officer
Anderson Mori plans US debut with two Texas offices
Firm plans launches in Dallas and Houston next spring, as top Japanese law firms move to capitalise on the influx of Japanese investment into the US
Anderson Mori plans US debut with two Texas offices
Firm plans launches in Dallas and Houston next spring, as top Japanese law firms move to capitalise on the influx of Japanese investment into the US
IP and the enduring value of India’s luxury Ayurveda market
Remfry & Sagar’s Bisman Kaur discusses India’s luxury Ayurvedic traditions, IP ownership and how brands can create, protect and scale valuable assets
Quartet of firms guide $17.6bn Caesars Entertainment acquisition
Latham, Skadden, Freshfields and White & Case score roles in deal that will see casino giant’s acquisition by conglomerate owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta
Simmons & Simmons adds senior Linklaters real estate partner and team in Brussels
Yves Moreau, Linklaters’ former global head of real estate, joins with four associates
Good governance isn’t caution – it’s confidence
Bridgestone’s legal and compliance director for Africa and the Middle East, Scarlate Masiye, explains why good governance depends on culture as much as on controls
Womble adds five-lawyer financial litigation team in Boston, New York from K&L Gates
Three partners move over in Boston, K&L Gates’ second team exit in the city this year after cutting non-lawyer jobs across the firm
Anderson Mori plans US debut with two Texas offices
Firm plans launches in Dallas and Houston next spring, as top Japanese law firms move to capitalise on the influx of Japanese investment into the US
‘It does require individuals to just get stuck in’: UCLH GC Jamie Henderson on legal work in the NHS
Jamie Henderson talks about her role as University College London Hospital’s first GC and her shift from working in pensions law to joining the NHS
Heathrow appoints former Rio Tinto deputy CLO as legal head on permanent basis
Steve Allen joined Heathrow as interim GC in July before being made CLO at the start of this month
AI shopping assistant Minty hires former MeldCX CLO as next legal chief
Barbara Sinsley joins as chief legal and privacy officer, a role she previously held at MeldCX
Kirkland, Cravath advise on Thrive Holdings’ $15.3bn take-private of home security business ADT
Kirkland guides Thrive on the transaction, while Cravath counsels ADT
‘No longer a stable, slow-moving discipline’: The Global Legal Post launches corporate governance guide
Guide, edited by A&O Shearman partner Doreen Lilienfeld, explores how evolving governance requirements are creating risks and opportunities for multinational businesses
Nee takes 40-lawyer Weil private equity, debt finance team to Kirkland
Ramona Nee, who was positioned to be Weil’s next leader, joins alongside five further partners ahead of firm’s winding down
Ashurst, Perkins Coie complete $2.8bn transatlantic merger
Ashurst Perkins Coie launches with more than 950 partners across 52 global offices
US private insurance broker Lockton promotes deputy to CLO role
Sara Romine will succeed Trey Humphrey, who is stepping aside after 26 years
Nestlé promotes Americas GC to group legal chief role
Manuela Bernasconi will replace Leanne Geale as group GC at the start of next year
US nickel refiner Westwin Elements hires ex-USA Rare Earth GC as first CLO
David Kronenfeld brings extensive critical minerals legal expertise to the newly created role
Authentic Brands hires Fox M&A lawyer as CLO
Clément Smadja replaces Jay Dubiner, who is stepping down after more than a decade in the role