News - Page 151
Sony Playstation chipmaker AMD hires Lam Research CLO to head legal team
Ava Hahn replaces Harry Wolin, who is retiring after 24 years with the company
Sir Bob Neill MP among five new honorary KCs
Justice committee chair and British Red Cross legal adviser among those honoured
Simmons & Simmons announces Saudi Arabia debut
UK firm adds former DLA Piper partner and his team to open third Middle East office in Riyadh
Global organisations brace for growth in ESG-related litigation, study finds
A majority of organisations also expect overall disputes to stay the same or increase this year, according to Baker McKenzie survey
Freshfields hires Cravath M&A partner in New York
UK giant follows up on Kirkland raid last week by securing third partner from Cravath since 2021
US defence specialist Leidos taps Rolls-Royce for next GC
Dan Antal returns to Leidos after three years at Rolls-Royce, replacing retiring GC Jerry Howe
Willkie adds Gibson Dunn partner to co-chair national white collar defence group
Former government lawyer Michael Li-Ming Wong joins in San Francisco and Palo Alto
Brown Rudnick adds UK white collar chief from Jenner & Block
Former SFO prosecutor Paul Feldberg latest in string of senior lateral hires for Brown Rudnick’s London office
Gowling WLG boosts corporate offering with London partner hire from Pinsent Masons
Corporate insurance and de-risking specialist Madhu Jain joins after five years at Pinsents
Morrison Foerster secures ECVC partner duo in Denver from Holland & Hart
Chuck Cotter and Finity Jernigan join West Coast firm having co-chaired Holland & Hart’s food, beverage and consumer products industry group
Allen & Overy partner departs to head up Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Joanne Lau appointed secretary general as incumbent returns to CMS as local managing partner
Law Society’s ‘enormously influential’ international champion Stephen Denyer has died, aged 68
Tributes paid to former Allen & Overy partner who spearheaded society’s international relations
Around the house: Jack Daniels-owner names next GC, Cargill lines up CLO replacement from HPE
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments and departures at ITN, CVC Capital Partners, Deutsche Bank and SJI
Bar Council welcomes London-based barrister’s release from detention in Pakistan
Abdullah Mumtaz Kahloon is standing as an opposition candidate in next month’s general election
Former chief counsel to McCarthy as House Speaker joins Mayer Brown
Kimberly Hamm will lead her new firm’s congressional investigations group in Washington DC