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Links licks rivals for Electrocomponents top role

Linklaters has been named by electrical product supplier Electrocomponents as its main corporate adviser, beating a trio of top firms to win the coveted mandate. Linklaters saw off magic circle arch rival Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer plus competitors including Ashurst and Clifford Chance to bag the role in the company's first competitive review of outside counsel.
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US GCs given bump up in pay

Total compensation for in-house lawyers in management roles jumped by 8% to 14% this year, and by 4.5% to 23% for non-management lawyers, according to a new survey by law firm consultancy Altman Weil, reports the National Law Journal. "These increases, even after adjusting them for inflation, were very solid," said Altman principal James Wilber.
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Ex-Microsoft GC Neukom takes ABA top role

The American Bar Association (ABA) has named ex-Microsoft general counsel William Neukom as its new president, becoming the second former in-house chief to hold the title. Neukom - currently a partner at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis - took on the role last month and will serve a one-year term.
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BBC counsel switches back to old firm RPC

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has boosted its media group with the hire of BBC in-house counsel Jaron Lewis. Lewis, who previously worked at RPC before switching to the BBC in 2000, will join the City firm as co-head of its media practice. He will work alongside incumbent head Liz Hartley, with whom he set up the firm's contentious media practice in 1997.
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Ex-Reuters GC Garard takes ITV top role

Former Reuters head of legal Andrew Garard has scooped the top legal job at ITV, replacing outgoing legal director Kyla Mullins. Garard, a partner at the City arm of US law firm LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & McRae, is to take up the role later this autumn, reporting to ITV chief operating officer and finance director John Cresswell.
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Martin loses out on Thomson-Reuters top GC role

Lauded Reuters general counsel Rosemary Martin has been overlooked for the top post-merger legal job at Thomson-Reuters in favour of Thomson's legal director, Deirdre Stanley.
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International Edition

Drinks giant pioneers in-house MBA training

Drinks giant InBev is to become the first-ever company to create a bespoke MBA course for its in-house lawyers.
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International Edition

Summer re-jig for legal in-housers

Tyco recruits from within for healthcare and electronics division legal heads; Starbucks hires Thurston as first ever UK-based legal chief; and former Alcatel-Lucent GC becomes Motorola head of legal. Michelle Madsen reviews the latest key in-house moves
6 minute read

International Edition

Nomura names Chapman as new Euro legal chief

Japanese bank Nomura has named Mark Chapman as its new European general counsel. Chapman, previously of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, joined the bank's corporate legal department in 2000 and was most recently head of corporate litigation and company secretary. He will now report to regional president and chief executive Yugo Ishida.
2 minute read

International Edition

US buy-out giants hunting for general counsel

As private equity firms grow, broaden the scope of their investments and encounter more litigation, a rising number of them are hiring general counsel. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), one of the biggest private equity firms in the world, and GTCR Golder Rauner, one of the largest in Chicago, are both seeking first-time general counsel, according to people familiar with the executive searches. KKR and GTCR declined to comment.
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