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Corporate Counsel

Top AECOM Lawyer Steps Down as Board Searches for New CEO

Carla Christofferson and AECOM have "mutually agreed" in the Nov. 27 filing that she will continue working with the infrastructure company as a "non-executive employee" until Dec. 16.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Music Theatre International's Deborah Hartnett Lands General Counsel Role

As MTI has grown and opened offices in London and Melbourne, Australia, Hartnett's role has expanded beyond contract work to involve a host of other issues, including international privacy laws and copyright enforcement actions in far-flung jurisdictions.
3 minute read

International Edition

Kennedys Hires Litigation Partner for Growing Melbourne Office

Kennedys' Melbourne office has tripled in size since it opened in late 2017.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

American Bankruptcy Institute's General Counsel Promoted to Executive Director

Amy Quackenboss said her "role as general counsel was helpful in understanding the inner workings of the organization," and she expected to have an "easy transition" to her next position.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

To Leave, or Not to Leave: A Case for Normalized Parental Leave Policies

Law firms seem to be recognizing that parental leave is a necessity, but all too often the edges of the policy, and its application to reality, remain a little rough.
4 minute read

International Edition

General Counsel Role Increasingly Now A 'Sales Job', Says Luton Airport's GC

Sales skills must be increasingly utilised, according to Swati Paul.
2 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance Seeks to Boost Numbers of Female Barristers Used

The Magic Circle firm is looking to introduce a policy to include at least one female barrister on its lists of recommendations to clients.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Meet Judge Melanie Cradle, Whose Former Client Changed Her Life

Connecticut Superior Court Judge Melanie Cradle spoke Tuesday to the Connecticut Law Tribune about her early desire to become an immigration attorney, and the mentors who helped her along the way.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Crowell's Dwyer to Head Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

The organization said its focus will broaden in 2020, looking more at how the legal industry as a whole can be more inclusive of diverse talent.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Australian Financial Dispute Resolution Agency Hires General Counsel

Anna Campbell, a former lawyer and manager for the Sydney-based Australian Securities Exchange, joins AFCA about a year after its launch as a replacement for three now-defunct external dispute resolution entities.
2 minute read

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