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Peter Cornell buys in to Terra Firma role

Former Clifford Chance (CC) managing partner Peter Cornell is to take up a non-legal role at private equity giant Terra Firma. Cornell, who left the magic circle firm in May, is set to start at Guy Hands' buy-out house later this month as managing director of stakeholder relations.
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Apple GC Rosenberg quits for Qualcomm

Apple has lost general counsel Donald Rosenberg to troubled tech giant Qualcomm after less than a year in the role. He will be replaced at the helm of Apple's legal team by Daniel Cooperman, previously general counsel at database management system company Oracle. Cooperman is due to start at Apple on 1 November and will report to chief executive Steve Jobs.
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Nokia legal chief dies in hotel accident

Nokia's chief legal officer, Carl Belding, has died following an accident in a hotel in Switzerland last week. He died last Friday (21 September) after falling from his hotel balcony while on a business trip. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Banking giant Goldman takes top spot in best UK in-house employers survey

Bulge-bracket bank Goldman Sachs is the UK's best employer for in-house lawyers, according to the results of a Legal Week Assistant report.
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Russell Jones hires stockbroking legal chief

Russell Jones & Walker has strengthened its employment team with the hire of Collins Stewart Tullett's former general counsel, John Marshall.
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Former GE Healthcare legal head joins Siemens

Siemens has named ex-GE Healthcare legal chief Peter Solmssen as its new general counsel. He is set to start at the German technology giant on 1 October, along with Siemens' new chief compliance officer, Andreas Pohlmann, who joined the company from US chemical outfit Celanese. Solmssen has also been appointed to the board and will report to Siemens chief executive Peter Loescher.
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In-house confidence high as GCs talk up technical talents

Top corporate counsel believe they are the technical equals of their private practice counterparts, as the growth of in-house teams helps boost the prestige of the profession. Michelle Madsen reports on the latest findings of The Verdict survey
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In-housers slam hourly rates in new C&I poll

In-house lawyers are increasingly uncomfortable with hourly charges and want firms to offer them alternative methods of legal billing, according to new research published today (26 September). Eighty-two percent of respondents to a survey by the C&I Group and accounting firm BDO Stoy Hayward said hourly billing provides no incentive for advisers to be efficient.
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Corporate Counsel Q&A: What is the perfect panel?

When running panels, how do you strike the balance between rewarding loyalty and keeping firms on their toes? How often should panels be reviewed? And what is the optimum size of a panel? I'd be interested in getting an honest view from law firms - as well as other corporate counsel.
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LawSoc lashes out at 'outrageous' Akzo privilege ruling

The Law Society has branded as "outrageous" and "foolish" last week's European ruling that communication between in-house lawyers and internal clients should not benefit from the same legal protection as that between companies and their external advisers. Commenting on last week's judgment in the European Court of First Instance, Law Society chief executive Des Hudson expressed deep concerns that the ruling would set back developments made in improving business practice.
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