osborne: longstanding gm linksAnother multinational corporate to have recently filled a vacant general counsel post with one of its long-standing external advisers is General Motors (GM). Last month the automotive giant announced it was to hire Jenner & Block head of corporate Robert Osborne, who has acted as one of the company’s main advisers for more than 20 years.

Osborne has been a partner at the Chicago-based firm since 2002, before which he spent a number years at top-tier practice Kirkland & Ellis.