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‘I will represent the Bar with courage and kindness’: new Bar Council chair Kirsty Brimelow KC
Bar Council chair outlines priorities for her year in office during inaugural speech
Former Freshfields co-managing partner defects to Skadden in Brussels
Competition lawyer Rafique Bachour said he was stepping down from co-managing partner role back in July
Levantage AI Advisors seeks to bridge legaltech gap for small and mid-size firms
Florida-based consultancy to support firms that don’t have the time or resources to adopt AI
US digital healthcare provider Hello Heart hires GC from Hinge Health
David Wood succeeds Dwight Moxie in the role
Mexican restaurant QDOBA hires ex-KFC legal head as CLO
Cathy Tang reunites with former KFC president and QDOBA CEO John Cywinski
Paul Hastings lands litigation powerhouse from Cravath in New York
Former senior DOJ official John Buretta joins as a partner and litigation department co-head
AI governance and geopolitical risks dominate legal sector outlook for 2026 – study
Law firm leaders enter 2026 facing significant uncertainty, according to MD Communications report
US private equity firm Haveli buys majority stake in legaltech business Sirion
Deal values contract lifecycle management software provider at around $1bn
Weil, A&O Shearman lead Rio Tinto’s $260bn merger talks with Glencore
Weil guides Glencore as A&O Shearman acts for Rio Tinto in what could be largest-ever M&A deal
Sullivan & Cromwell continues London buildout with A&O Shearman finance hire
Patrick Clancy reunites with former A&O Shearman partner Barney Reynolds as S&C continues to expand rapidly in the City
AI company ServiceNow hires former Microsoft CLO as next legal head
Hossein Nowbar replaces GC Russ Elmer, who is moving to a special counsel role
Milbank makes up eight in reduced partner promotions round
New York stalwart promotes heavily in hometown and across finance and energy and infrastructure
WilmerHale adds ex-UnitedHealth legal chief in London
Rupert Bondy to co-chair US firm’s crisis management group
The Global Legal Post launches live webinar on future of legal drafting
Panel of experts will explore how top European law firms are using Gen AI to enhance the power of enterprise knowledge
Meta taps Microsoft for CLO replacement
C.J. Mahoney replaces Jennifer Newstead, who has joined Apple as its next GC