GlaxoSmithKline: The former general counsel of GlaxoSmithKline Jim Beery has joined the London office of US firm Covington & Burling. Beery retired from GlaxoSmithKline last year at the age of 60.

ICL: Paul Lush joined the IT services company as commercial and legal director at the beginning of the year. He will take day-to-day responsibility for ICL’s commercial and legal affairs. Lush was general counsel at Billiton. He left the group after its merger with BHP at the end of last year.