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Lloyds Banking Group lines up replacement for long-serving legal head
Kate Cheetham says she is stepping down as CLO at the end of the year, with Ajneet Jassey set to replace her
Mayer Brown announces next London managing partner
Real estate group co-leader Chris Harvey will succeed Dominic Griffiths in the role
A&O Shearman hires Stephenson Harwood duo as global secondaries co-heads
London partners Sarah de Ste Croix and Gabriel Boghossian join with their team, bringing top-ranked secondaries expertise in hire A&O Shearman hailed as ‘transformative’ for its private capital platform
Pinsent Masons names successor to managing partner Cameron
Head of property Richard Griffiths to succeed Laura Cameron on 1 November following contested election
Diabetes tech company MiniMed hires ex-Incyte GC as next legal head
Sheila Denton replaces Courtney Nelson Wills in the role
UK legal services exports near £11bn as international demand grows
Exports increased more than 60% over the past five years, according to Law Society data
US eDiscovery and legal data business Repario acquires ALSP UnitedLex
Deal will blend companies’ services and extend Repario’s reach globally
Stephenson Harwood makes double hire in London from Clyde & Co, Mishcon de Reya
Shipping lawyer Jennifer Lavelle and private wealth specialist Nicola Simmons join as partners as top London independent expands key practices
Jones Day adds five partners across Australia
Disputes, real estate, energy, corporate and IP partners join as US firm doubles down on Australian market
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
Former top JPMorgan lawyer withdraws from City of London Lord Mayor election at eleventh hour
‘Hugely disappointed’ Tim Hailes made decision after learning of criminal proceedings involving someone ‘closely connected’ to a former employer
Nestlé promotes Americas GC to group legal chief role
Manuela Bernasconi will replace Leanne Geale as group GC at the start of next year
King & Spalding adds disputes partner from Freshfields in Paris
Julie Chapuy is the second addition to the firm’s Paris disputes bench this month