When Gap Inc. completes its planned split into two independent retail companies next year, there could be very different attorneys at the helm of each business’ legal department, experts told The Recorder affiliate Corporate Counsel.

The San Francisco-based clothing giant announced Thursday that its Old Navy brand will spin off into a new publicly traded company, while namesake Gap and its legacy brands, including Banana Republic and Athleta, will form a separate to-be-named business now dubbed “NewCo.”

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