General Counsel & In House Counsel

International Edition

ESG and Class Actions to Fuel Disputes Work in 2024, Baker McKenzie Survey Finds

By Alex D'Elia | January 30, 2024

The firm's seventh annual Global Disputes Forecast is based on 600 senior legal and risk leaders from large organizations in the U.K., U.S., Singapore and Brazil.

3 minute read

International Edition

Growing Geopolitical Threats Expand Role of GC

By Trudy Knockless | January 24, 2024

"You cannot not be aware. Otherwise, you will not be relevant in the boardroom or relevant for the senior executives who come to you for advice," said David Bamlango, general counsel of the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank.

5 minute read
International Edition

CVC Ditches GC Role as it Taps A&O for Next Legal Head

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 15, 2024

The private equity giant's new legal head is currently the senior partner of A&O Amsterdam.

3 minute read

International Edition

New Year Brings Flurry of UK In-House Moves

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 15, 2024

Among the moves are a first GC for Belgian bike start-up Cowboy and the end of an era for Neil Laventure at Haleon/GSK.

3 minute read
International Edition

CVC Capital Partners' General Counsel Leaves Firm

By Jack Womack | January 11, 2024

Lauren Livingston had been with the private equity giant, one of Europe's largest institutions, for 17 years.

2 minute read
International Edition

Kirkland Corporate Veteran Duo Set to Leave Hong Kong Practice

By Jessica Seah | January 9, 2024

Nicholas Norris and David Zhang joined Kirkland with six other partners in 2011, in what was one of the Hong Kong legal market's most high-profile moves.

5 minute read
International Edition

Clayton Utz Partner Leaves to Join Australian Insurer IAG

By Christopher Niesche | January 8, 2024

Litigation and disputes lawyer Karen Ingram will be interim general counsel.

2 minute read
International Edition

Law Firm Leaders in Asia on Challenges in the Year Ahead

By Jessica Seah | January 3, 2024

A dramatic downturn in transactional activity, especially from China, has hurt many law firms. But some expect that activity to pick up this year.

6 minute read
International Edition

Former ASOS Legal Head Moves to Thailand for Next GC Role

By Paul Hodkinson | January 3, 2024

The lawyer left her role at the clothing retailer early last year and will now head the legal team at online travel agency Agoda.

2 minute read
International Edition

Latham & Watkins' Mark Austin Awarded CBE in New Year Honours List

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 2, 2024

A small number of legal professionals, including the GC of Standard Chartered bank, a Doughty Street chambers barrister and a senior lawyer at the SFO, were also recognised in the 2024 list.

3 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Broadcom CLO's Pay Topped $15M in Year Capped With $61B Acquisition

By Chris O'Malley | February 27, 2024

Mark Brazeal closed 2023 on a high note, with the company finally closing on its $61 billion acquisition of VMware, the largest deal of the year.

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

HP Legal Chief's 2023 Pay Included $2M Cash Bonus for Leaving Yahoo

By Maria Dinzeo | February 27, 2024

The company's compensation committee said Chief Legal Officer Julie Jacobs "worked closely with HP's business leaders and provided exceptionally strong leadership support."

3 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Hires Successor to Longtime GC

By Trudy Knockless | February 27, 2024

The nonprofit, which doles out a half-billion dollars in federal funds annually, went outside the media industry to replace retiring General Counsel Westwood Smithers Jr., who has held the role since 2005.

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

'Existential Risks': AI Anxiety Fueling Stream of Shareholder Proposals

By Hugo Guzman | February 27, 2024

"Because this is such a new space, a lot of the proposals will be about more transparency, and about what companies are doing with AI, and how boards are overseeing risks," said Jamie Smith of the EY Americas Center for Board Matters.

6 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Walgreens Goes Outside Retailing to Hire New Legal Chief

By Maria Dinzeo | February 27, 2024

Lanesha Minnix's appointment completes the executive committee for CEO Tim Wentworth, who came out of retirement in October to take the post.

3 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Labor Ruling Against Home Depot Opens Door to More Political Activism in Workplace

By Chris O'Malley | February 26, 2024

Antonio Morales resigned from the home improvement retailer in 2020 after it told him to remove "BLM" from his apron. The National Labor Relations Board found Morales was within his rights to display it.

4 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Regulator's Scolding of Michigan Bank GC 'Should Give Pause' to Compliance Personnel

By Hugo Guzman | February 26, 2024

The U.S. Comptroller of the Currency issued a cease-and-desist order against Colleen Kimmel, former general counsel of Sterling Bancorp, even though it doesn't allege she had any involvement in the $69 million fraud that threw the institution into chaos.

6 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Tesla Tries to Halt EEOC Suit, Citing 'Unseemly, Toxic Interagency Competition'

By Chris O'Malley | February 23, 2024

The automaker argues that the racial discrimination lawsuit suffers from "factual vacuity." Separately, it has asked the court to stay the case, asserting the agency skipped a required "conciliation" process in a mad rush to to outshine the California Civil Rights Department, which had filed its own suit.

5 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Former JCPenney General Counsel Joins Banged-Up Powersports Retailer

By Hugo Guzman | February 23, 2024

Brandy Treadway, who spent a decade at JCPenney, is part of a new leadership team aiming to win over investors frustrated by losses and other setbacks.

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Senior Boeing Attorney Steps In to HR Chief Role as Contentious Labor Talks Loom

By Maria Dinzeo | February 23, 2024

Uma Amuluru's move to human resources "is great training to someday sit in the GC seat," legal recruiter Deborah Ben-Canaan said.

4 minute read

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