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Dow Jones nabs new GC from Harper Collins

Dow Jones has swiped Harper Collins associate general counsel Mark Jackson to head up its legal team. Jackson is to take over from current Dow Jones general counsel Joseph Stern, who joined the financial newswire in 2004 as general counsel and company secretary from the New York office of Dow Jones' main corporate adviser, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobsen.
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Ex-Hollinger general counsel Kipnis escapes jail

Former Hollinger International general counsel Mark Kipnis - the sole US lawyer convicted in the financial fraud that took down newspaper magnate Conrad Black - emerged emerged from his federal sentencing in Chicago without prison time or a fine. US District Judge Amy St Eve sentenced Kipnis, who was on duty when three other executives siphoned tens of millions of dollars from the company, to five years probation and six months of home detention. While noting that he had engaged in a "serious offense," she determined that he had suffered significant losses already and gained little from the scheme.
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Accenture names new panel firms

Consultancy giant Accenture has put the finishing touches to its long-awaited panel line-up, with six firms thought to have won coveted mandates. It is understood that the company has retained four of its previous advisers - Allen & Overy, Field Fisher Waterhouse, Baker & McKenzie and its main corporate adviser, Clifford Chance.
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Firms braced as Welsh Assembly's first-ever adviser review nears completion

The Welsh Assembly is in the final stages of the first-ever review of its legal advisers, with the body set to unveil its debut law firm roster in the new year.
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International Edition

Air Canada GC joins BLP to head up aviation team

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has hired Air Canada general counsel John Baker to head its aviation practice as the firm bids to expand the sector group.
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Corporate Counsel: Still worlds to conquer

Barclays' much-vaunted legal team has followed its ambitious parent through a turbulent year. Michelle Madsen finds general counsel Mark Harding unbowed
9 minute read

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LSE's Johnson keeps GC role after Italian merger

Catherine Johnson has clung on to her position as general counsel of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) following the merger between the UK exchange and continental counterpart Borsa Italiana. Johnson will to retain her position at the helm of the LSE's legal team, which numbers around 10 lawyers and is set to combine with Borsa's in-house function in the new year.
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International Edition

Ancliff to lead EMI post-takeover legal review

The legal function of music giant EMI is set for a major overhaul in the wake of the company's acquisition by private equity group Terra Firma earlier this year. EMI general counsel Chris Ancliff, who took on the top legal job at the struggling entertainment company when former general counsel Charles Ashcroft stepped down from the role in February, is overseeing the review.
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International Edition

Norton Rose partner takes Lloyds TSB top role

Norton Rose corporate partner Margaret Coltman has scooped one of the most coveted in-house legal positions in the UK, taking the combined role of general counsel and company secretary at Lloyds TSB.
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International Edition

Reckitt on hunt for GC after surprise departure

Reckitt Benckiser is on the hunt for a new general counsel after the surprise departure of legal chief Christopher Roberts. Roberts left the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant in September and it is understood that he is yet to take on another position.
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