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Adobe Associate GC Takes Legal Reins at Fast-Rising Go1

Stephanie Warner has joined a corporate education provider with star-studded backers, including Microsoft and Salesforce.
2 minute read

International Edition

Legal Tech and Operations Firms Join Forces to Target France's In-House Market

The Anglo-French partnership comes amid increasing demand from in-house teams for legal technology.
2 minute read

International Edition

Amber Group Legal Head Benjamin Bai Returns to Private Practice for King & Wood Mallesons

One of Greater China's best-known IP lawyers, Bai joined Amber a year ago from Ant Group, where he was head of the company's intellectual property legal team, and previously worked at Allen & Overy and Jones Day.
2 minute read

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'Thinking Forward': Australian Chief Legal Officer Discusses Outside Counsel, Flexibility, Diversity and Accepting Imperfection

David Brewster says the work undertaken by his corporate legal teams has gotten more sophisticated, and he tries to keep "much of the juicy stuff" in-house because "it's what people want to work on, what they get out of bed for."
5 minute read

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Escalation of China-Taiwan Tensions Could Create Mayhem for Chip-Reliant U.S. Tech Firms

"Ultimately, the full social and economic impacts of a chip shortage of that scale are incalculable, but they would likely be catastrophic," according to a Rhodium Group report.
5 minute read

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In Their Own Words: The Reasons Associates Move Jobs

'I want people to recognise the name when I tell them what firm I work for,' said one. 'To get a deposit in London quicker,' added another.
7 minute read

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DLA Piper and Australia's Thomson Geer Hire Hong Kong Partners

The firms have both picked up corporate partners.
2 minute read

International Edition

China Tensions 'Center of Gravity' for Strategic Risk Planning Among Attorneys and C-Suite

A "vanilla statement" of the world being politically unstable is no longer sufficient, one attorney said, highlighting the urgency to revisit corporate risk disclosures for companies with exposure to China.
5 minute read

International Edition

'Less is More': GCs Consider Trimming Go-To Law Firms as Accountability Wavers

Speaking at the annual Future Lawyer Week, senior in-house lawyers stressed the importance of developing close bonds with core external counsel.
3 minute read

International Edition

Swiss Luxury Goods Giant Names Kraft Heinz Veteran as Top Lawyer

Thomas Loest's climb up the legal department ladder included stops at Georgia-Pacific, Nike and Kimberly-Clark.
2 minute read

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