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Walmart hires Kirkland & Ellis partner as next legal chief
Erin Nealy Cox replaces Rachel Brand, who left the business in January
Harvey teams up with specialist VC firm TLTF to invest in ‘outstanding’ legaltech start-ups
Harvey plans to provide financial backing and know-how to legaltech founders
US fintech Solifi hires Jaggaer GC as first chief legal officer
Kevin Smith brings more than 25 years of experience advising tech businesses
Five-lawyer Latham team decamps to August Debouzy in Paris
Latham’s Paris litigation chair, Mathilde Saltiel, takes group of counsel and associates to leading French boutique
K&L Gates achieves certification for responsible AI use
US law firm says it is one of the first large law firms to be certified to the international standard for AI
‘The impacts can be substantive’: Arbitrating in a sanctions led environment
Parties must treat sanctions risk assessment and enforcement planning as a continuous process rather than a one-off “check-the-box” exercise, says Michelman & Robinson's Akshay Sewlikar and Dmitriy Gelfand
Marriott Vacations Worldwide promotes deputy GC to top legal role
Andrew Marcus replaces James Hunter as GC, who is retiring at the start of April
Kennedys appoints global CIO from Baker McKenzie
Milan Devani will lead the firm’s global legal technology operations
Skadden adds Paul Hastings debt finance partner duo in New York, Chicago
Scott Heard joins in New York to lead Skadden’s private credit practice as Matthew Murphy joins corporate restructuring group in Chicago
Legora acquires Canadian agentic legal AI platform Walter AI
Legora says deal will help strengthen its position in the Canadian market
Number of legal departments using Gen AI almost doubles in a year – study
As many as 87% of GCs and their teams are using Gen AI, up from 44% year-on-year
Digital infrastructure business US Signal hires Warner Norcross & Judd lawyer as first CLO
Nate Steed takes on first in-house role after almost 18 years working in private practice
Paul Hastings adds London high-yield partner from A&O Shearman
Brad Weyland to help plug gap created when Paul Hastings partner duo exited in February for Sullivan & Cromwell
Former Hausfeld London managing partner joins Bellevue Law after career break
Boutique hires Lianne Craig as it seeks to grow commercial litigation offering
US federal employment litigation jumps to seven-year high – study
Rise in cases linked to growth in disability accommodation and discrimination lawsuits, according to Lex Machina