Alex Aldridge

June 01, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

A year after the merger between the Thomson Corp. and Reuters -- which created the world's largest information multimedia news agency -- and there has still been no review of the new company's fused panel of U.K. legal advisers. And according to Daragh Fagan, Europe, Middle East and Africa general counsel for Thomson Reuters Markets division, there are no plans for one. Fagan believes that as the recession continues, going outside London for legal advice will become more common among large companies.

By Alex Aldridge

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April 10, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

"Evolutionary" is how British Airways' head of legal and government affairs Maria da Cunha describes the internal overhaul that saw her take over the main duties of departing GC Robert Webb QC last week. Da Cunha is now juggling airport policy issues -- most notably the ongoing consultations on a third runway at London's Heathrow -- with advising on BA's long-running prospective merger with Iberia and planned alliance with American Airlines. On top of all this, she oversees the day-to-day legal goings-on.

By Alex Aldridge

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April 01, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

The Financial Times's top lawyer on networking, peer review, and social media.

By Alex Aldridge

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