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Guardian Media Group promotes long-time in-house counsel to top lawyer role
Zoe Norden takes on newly created chief GC role, replacing outgoing GC Stephen Godsell
Pinsent Masons fills vacant GC seat with Baringa Partners hire
Sarah Derbyshire replaces Andrew Cheung, who left the firm in February
Pace of AI change raises governance concerns among US corporate boards – study
BDO survey showed just over half of boards are worried about AI moving too fast, with a fifth saying they lack clear AI governance oversight
Clyde & Co promotes six insurance lawyers to partner
London office announces autumn promotion round for flagship insurance group
Willkie adds five partner asset management team from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
London and Washington-based team advise on range of private equity and fund transactions
Greenberg Traurig recruits Osborne Clarke energy and infrastructure finance leader in London
Dominic O’Brien marks third senior hire in as many months into US firm’s London energy and natural resources practice
UK legal consultancy Kindleworth opens in New York with double hire
Maryana Kodner joins as head of US operations and Anand David joins as a strategic adviser
Half of global companies vulnerable to cyber attack targeting AI systems – study
PwC report shows that 50% of companies are unprepared to address such an attack
Harvey partners with online arbitration research platform Jus Mundi
Jus Mundi’s specialist AI research assistant Jus AI will integrate into Harvey’s platform
US private research university Caltech names next GC
Stephanie Shea joins from Towson University, replacing Jennifer Lum who is retiring in the new year
Akin adds London energy and infrastructure partner from Freshfields
James Chapman continues run of Freshfields partner exits this year in UK and Europe as firm focuses on US growth
London firm Fladgate makes twin funds and sports partner hires
Sports lawyer Mohit Pasricha joins from Lawrence Stephens and funds lawyer Karl Behrouz joins from Trowers & Hamlins
CJC calls for ‘proportionate, risk-based approach’ to AI use in court documents
Civil Justice Council report on AI use follows eight-month consultation
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice launches funding scheme for legaltech adoption
Scheme aims to reduce financial barriers to deploying legaltech among small firms, sole practitioners and junior barristers
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