Corporate Counsel
Former Amazon, MGM lawyer to head up Avengers: End Game producer’s legal team
Lesley Freeman joins independent US studio AGBO, replacing general counsel Rik Toulon
US semiconductor business Lam Research lines up Whirlpool legal head as next CLO
Ava Harter replaces Ava Hahn, who left for US chipmaker AMD back in January
US streaming platform Roku lines up Disney’s theme parks lawyer as next GC
Louise Pentland will replace Stephen Kay, who is retiring in November
Harvard University hires former White House lawyer to end search for next GC
Jennifer O’Connor replaces Diane Lopez, who retired in February after 30 years at the university
US security business Allegion lines up replacement for GC
Ingevity GC Stacy Cozad to succeed Jeff Braun, who is retiring later this year
Robocar start-up Glydways hires former Electronic Arts lawyer as first legal chief
JoAnn Covington most recently served as CLO at electric bus-maker Proterra
Australian social housing non-profit Home in Place hires ex-Thorn Group GC as company secretary
Alexandra Rose left Thorn Group at the end of last year following the sale of its commercial finance business
Music licensing business Merlin signs up London-based Greenberg Traurig shareholder as GC
Neil Miller takes on role last held by Merlin’s COO Charlie Lexton
General Motors taps former Activision Blizzard legal chief as CLO
Grant Dixton is replacing Craig Glidden, who is now overseeing legal at GM’s autonomous vehicle business Cruise
Paramount terminates GC’s contract, elevates deputy to acting legal head
Christa d’Alimonte to exit after 12 years with the company, with Caryn Groce to stand in as her replacement
US cloud business Nutanix hires CLO from EV battery-maker Lyten
Brian Martin replaces Tyler Wall, who announced his retirement in February
US tech unicorn Sigma hires first general counsel from San Francisco boutique
Ali Harmer moves back in house after four-and-a-half-year stint at Coda Law Group
US dating app Bumble promotes acting CLO to permanent role
Elizabeth Monteleone had been serving as acting CLO since February
ExxonMobil names former Fox lawyer as next GC
Jeff Taylor will replace Craig Morford, who is retiring at the start of July
US data storage business Seagate fills vacant CLO seat with Maxar hire
Jim Lee replaces Kate Schuelke who joined Credo Technology in January
Allied Universal names next legal head as former GC retires
Loretta Cecil will replace David Buckman later this month
The Global Legal Post launches new edition of luxury law comparative guide
Third edition edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci and Alan Behr is essential reading for luxury brands
SoFi taps JPMorgan for GC hire as long-time legal head steps down
Stephen Simcock will replace Rob Lavet, who is retiring and moving to a director role
TikTok parent ByteDance names former Warner Bros. legal chief as new GC
John Rogovin replaces Erich Anderson, who moves to a special counsel role amid a potential US ban on TikTok
Post Office scandal points to ‘corporate-legal cover up culture’ within profession, academic claims
Lecture by Richard Moorhead suggests existence of ‘orthodoxy’ in which clients’ interests trump justice
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