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UK Finance & Leasing Association hires ex-KPMG UK legal head as first GC
Jeremy Barton’s appointment comes amid proposed FCA redress scheme to compensate unfairly treated motor finance customers
Doctrine grows European presence with acquisition of Spanish AI platform Maite
Deal marks Paris-based Doctrine’s fourth European acquisition in three years
GCs’ strategic value not always recognised by board members – survey
BarkerGilmore study shows strategic value is often missed as it is not directly communicated to the board
Paul Hastings continues to expand London private equity bench with Cooley partner hire
Singapore-based Ferish Patel is relocating to London as part of the move
Taylor Wessing makes first post-merger hire with arrival of London IP partner from RPC
Jeremy Drew leaves RPC after two decades, bringing expertise in IP, retail, brands, sport and tech
Carlsberg’s GC to step down after 25 years leading drinks giant’s legal team
Ulrik Andersen will remain as GC until his replacement has been appointed later this year
Legaltech start-up Definely hires Meta product head in London
John Connolly joins start-up founded by two former Freshfields associates as chief product officer
US healthcare business TailorCare hires Harbor Health head of legal as first GC
George Lyford brings more than 15 years of legal leadership experience in the healthcare industry
Two more arbitration partners exit Clyde & Co for Keystone Law
Milena Szuniewicz-Wenzel and Ian Hopkinson follow practice chair Ben Knowles to Keystone
Martin Marietta hires Cravath’s former global M&A co-chair as next GC
George Schoen will replace long-time legal head Roselyn Bar, who is retiring
Proskauer hires three-partner PE team in Paris from Hogan Lovells
Team joins ahead of Hogan Lovells’ planned merger with Cadwalader going live at the start of July
Law firm leaders are still predominantly men from rich countries, new analysis finds
Men hold highest offices at 80% of law firms and 60% of all justice-related organisations worldwide
Legaltech suppliers shrug off Claude AI threat worries
Stock swoon related to new legal tool from AI developer Anthropic was a market overreaction, analysts say
Goldman Sachs’ CLO Kathy Ruemmler to step down amid Epstein disclosures
DOJ documents show Goldman’s top lawyer received gifts from Jeffrey Epstein
Slaughter and May creates digital regulation practice
Firm cites ‘unprecedented’ regulatory complexity for clients as digital regimes in the EU and UK come into effect and are more actively enforced