In-house: Pinsents replaces Osborne Clarke spot on Siemens UK panel Anna Cole-Bailey Pinsent Masons has regained its spot on Siemens’ UK panel in favour of Osborne Clarke after the conglomerate’s latest legal adviser…
In-house: Eleven firms get workspace on WeWork’s debut EMEA legal panel Anna Cole-Bailey Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells are among 11 firms to have secured spots on WeWork’s first legal panel for the EMEA…
SRA drops sexual harassment inquiry into former Reed Smith partner Anna Cole-Bailey The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has dropped an investigation into a former Reed Smith partner who was dismissed from the…
In-house: Trustpilot bags former Skyscanner legal chief as Gowling scores sole Commonwealth Games mandate Anna Cole-Bailey Adding to recent high-profile in-house appointments, former Skyscanner legal chief Carolyn Jameson (pictured) has been appointed chief legal and policy…
In-house: Skyscanner lands former Deliveroo legal chief as GC and company secretary Anna Cole-Bailey Recently departed Deliveroo legal chief Rob Miller has been named Skyscanner’s general counsel (GC) and company secretary following Carolyn Jameson’s…
In-house: Aviva reveals new adviser panel after first review since 2013 Anna Cole-Bailey Ten firms have secured spots on FTSE 100 insurer Aviva’s refreshed legal panel, with RPC, Eversheds Sutherland and Bryan Cave Leighton…
In-house: former Worldpay GC becomes FTSE 100 company’s first legal head as BlackRock’s European GC departs Anna Cole-Bailey Adding to a recent spate of high-profile in-house moves, Ruwan de Soyza (pictured) has joined FTSE 100 company Halma as…
‘Time for a change’ as multiple corporate legal chiefs leave posts for pastures new Anna Cole-Bailey Anna Cole-Bailey rounds up the latest senior corporate in-house moves A string of general counsel (GCs) have made career changes…
The clean-up crew – The rise of the in-house litigator Anna Cole-Bailey It is a complex world. Globalisation, increasingly interconnected economies, decades of tougher regulation and, yes, frenetic levels of law making…
A long-time coming: Shepherd and Wedderburn lands in Dublin amid Brexit uncertainty Anna Cole-Bailey Shepherd and Wedderburn has become the latest firm to set up shop in the Republic of Ireland in response to Brexit.…
Thomson Reuters makes ‘transformational’ HighQ acquisition as ContractPodAi raises $55m Anna Cole-Bailey Thomson Reuters has snapped up legal software provider HighQ, making good on plans to bolster its cloud-based software products after…
In-house: Severn Trent open to extending panel beyond Eversheds’ sole-adviser role Anna Cole-Bailey Severn Trent group general counsel (GC) Bronagh Kennedy (pictured) is keeping an open mind as to how many firms will…
In-house: Rio Tinto GC to retire as Transferwise and ASOS legal heads depart Anna Cole-Bailey Multiple general counsel (GCs) have stepped down from their posts this week, including the legal heads of FTSE 100 mining…
Time for a change: well-regarded BAML European legal chief departs for EY Anna Cole-Bailey The long-serving EMEA general counsel (GC) at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has stepped down after 14 years…
‘Necessary bandwidth’: Addleshaws lures deal finance veteran from McDermott Anna Cole-Bailey Amid a quiet month for the lateral recruitment market in London, Addleshaw Goddard made the most significant play, bolstering its…
Ashurst, Slaughters and White & Case re-elect leaders as rivals ring in the change Anna Cole-Bailey The recent spate of leadership elections has seen Ashurst, Slaughter and May and White & Case all sticking with tradition…
Market Report: White-Collar Crime – Closing the net on corruption Anna Cole-Bailey With deferred prosecution agreements proving a success and the scale of investigations increasing, things have never been busier for corporate…
Market Report: Employment – The toughest gig in town Anna Cole-Bailey As #MeToo continues to shine an uncomfortable light on many industries, Anna Cole-Bailey looks at how its influence on employment…
The Client Profile: Christine Dekker, McDonald’s Anna Cole-Bailey Chicago-born Christine Dekker’s decade-long run as legal counsel for McDonald’s has seen her relocate from the US to Shanghai for…
The Client Profile: Hugh Pugsley, HSBC Anna Cole-Bailey ‘Before university I spent a year working in India in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, teaching English, maths and personal hygiene,’…
