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Private Equity Giant Permira Names Ex-Clifford Chance Lawyer as General Counsel

The change is likely to be of interest for legal advisers given the client is one of Europe's largest buyout firms with total committed capital of over €77 billion.
2 minute read

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Dentons Canada Brings on Experienced Banker as Partner in Toronto Office

Lisa Ford leaves the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to join the firm's national banking and finance group.
2 minute read

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Associates Making the Leap In-House: Do You Know Where You'll Land?

Associates should be mindful that in-house lawyers are not guaranteed a 40-hour week, sometimes working as many hours as law firm associates.
5 minute read

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FTSE 100 Giant Names Former Hogan Lovells Lawyer as General Counsel

The former GC at engineering firm Smiths Group is leaving down after five years in the top legal role.
2 minute read

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Prada Hires BonelliErede Partner As Its New Chief Legal Officer

Francesca Secondari succeeds Cristina De Dona, who had joined the company from The Hershey Co. in December 2021.
1 minute read

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'Say Your Prayers': Meta's $1.3B Fine Might Not Be Last EU Data-Privacy Bombshell

"As we have seen from the recent news, the cost of noncompliance is becoming quite high," said Ken Kumayama, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
4 minute read

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Law Firm Mergers, Pitched as Benefitting Clients, Also Can Bring Headaches, Conflicts

"As these mergers continue to happen, law firms and clients need to be prepared. The conflicts piece is really the biggest con," said Kelleen Brennan, assistant general counsel at Axon Enterprise.
5 minute read

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ASOS Appoints Next General Counsel

The internal appointment at the online clothing retailer is a former Slaughter and May lawyer.
2 minute read

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Slow Responses, Poor Tech: Simmons Highlights What Annoys In-House Teams Most About Outside Counsel

Simmons surveyed the legal teams of more than 500 U.K. and international companies on their experiences with law firms.
2 minute read

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Are You Utilizing AI Yet? It May Change Your Relationship With Outside Counsel

"There's a lot of potential for AI to totally disrupt our business, so we better be at the forefront of using it," says Grab general counsel Chris Betts.
8 minute read

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