General Counsel And In House Counsel Legal News Coverage

International Edition

Investments manager names Norton Rose lawyer as new GC

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 25, 2007

Philip Reed has been named as general counsel and company secretary of one of the UK's largest retail investment funds managers, Threadneedle Investments.

1 minute read

International Edition

GE Commercial Finance chooses new European legal chief

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 25, 2007

General Electric (GE) Commercial Finance has named Lorna Curry as the new general counsel for its European corporate finance division.

1 minute read

International Edition

The Guardian shakes up legal team with departmental split

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 24, 2007

The Guardian split its legal team into two this month, creating new positions of heads of legal for Sarah Davis and Nuala Cosgrove. Following the appointment of legal director Siobhan Butterworth to the position of reader's editor in December, Guardian News and Media Group managing director Tim Brooks and editor Alan Rusbridger decided to divide the news group's legal function into separate editorial and commercial divisions.

2 minute read

International Edition

Heller Ehrman rehires ex-PwC general counsel

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 23, 2007

West Coast leader Heller Ehrman has strengthened its securities litigation team with the hire of former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) global general counsel Lawrence Keeshan.

1 minute read

International Edition

HSBC to swell its lawyer ranks by 50 as banking giant shakes up law team

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 17, 2007

Banking giant HSBC has completed an overhaul of its UK legal function as part of a wider efficiency drive that will see it hire an additional 50 lawyers…

2 minute read

International Edition

Inchcape names Reuters' Chapman as new GC

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 17, 2007

Automotive retail and distribution giant Inchcape has appointed Reuters in-house lawyer Claire Chapman as its new general counsel and group company secretary.…

1 minute read

International Edition

Corporate Counsel: Keeping Transport for London on the right track

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 17, 2007

From the Tube to the congestion charge to policies on the London Olympics, Transport for London general counsel Howard Carter and his 35 lawyers have a vast remit. Michelle Madsen went to meet the lawyer who keeps the capital moving

1 minute read

International Edition

The Guardian shakes up in-house legal team

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 16, 2007

Newspaper group splits legal function in two after legal director role-change

2 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose litigator named new Threadneedle GC

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 16, 2007

Reed quits City firm for senior in-house role with UK asset management giant

1 minute read

International Edition

Inchcape names Reuters' Chapman as new GC

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 16, 2007

Automotive giant lures EMEA general counsel from news agency to replace retiring legal chief

2 minute read

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