BLP’s Latner latest to move in-house to Playtech as general counsel Legal Business Long-time Playtech adviser Alex Latner, a partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has moved in-house, taking up the role of…
In-house: BP promotes veteran Nitcher to group GC as Bondy exits Tom Baker BP has appointed Eric Nitcher as group general counsel, effective from 1 January. The 26-year-veteran of the oil giant replaces…
In-house: Worldpay promotes divisional legal head to replace outgoing group GC Legal Business Worldpay has promoted Ruwan De Soyza to group general counsel following the exit of Mark Edwards after two years in…
In-house: Biffa turns to GSK for new general counsel Legal Business Waste management company Biffa has hired a new general counsel and company secretary, taking on GlaxoSmithKline’s interim assistant company secretary…
Football start-up Dugout appoints first in-house lawyer Legal Business Social media football start-up Dugout has appointed its first in-house counsel from Perform Group as it gains backing from some…
RBS divisional GC leaves following legal team restructuring Legal Business RBS’ general counsel (GC) for corporate & institutional banking (CIB) Dan Williams has left the legal team of the banking…
Outsourced: Axiom seals five year contract with consumer giant Johnson & Johnson Legal Business Consumer and pharmaceutical goods giant Johnson & Johnson has entered into a five-year deal with Axiom to support the company’s…
Rise of the fintechs: Barclays divisional legal head leaves for Monzo bank Kathryn McCann Barclays’ lead legal counsel for client and customer experience Dean Nash has joined fintech startup Monzo bank as head of compliance.
Google UK legal chief departs for GC role at tech start-up Legal Business Signalling the increased variety of opportunity within the in-house community, Google’s longstanding UK and Ireland legal chief Emma Jelley has…
In-house: RBS loses divisional legal chief to property fund Valad Europe Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has lost a senior member of its in-house legal team, with banking lawyer Robin…
‘A matter of efficiency’: BAT drops Linklaters from bribery probe Legal Business British American Tobacco (BAT) has picked Slaughter and May as its sole legal provider for its investigation into allegations of…
Shell moves to ‘appropriate’ fee arrangements for all matters following panel review Kathryn McCann Royal Dutch Shell has implemented a rule that all new legal matters must be priced using ‘appropriate’ fee arrangements (AFAs),…
Client profile: David Symonds, Johnson Controls International Kathryn McCann The conglomerate’s EMEA GC on forging a groundbreaking sole-adviser mandate and its recent $16.5bn merger In an area of the…
A buyers’ market – The trends and traumas in adviser reviews Kathryn McCann The trend for reduced panels has seen law firms put through their paces by clients eager to drive innovation and…
Shell moves to ‘appropriate’ fee arrangements for all matters following panel review Kathryn McCann Royal Dutch Shell has implemented a rule that all new legal matters must be priced using ‘appropriate’ fee arrangements (AFAs),…
In-house: Standard Chartered takes Barclays heavyweight as new divisional GC Legal Business Standard Chartered has recruited a top lawyer from Barclays’ legal team, with regulatory lawyer Chris Allen set to join the…
Revolving doors: Taylor Wessing strengthens in Europe as the New York Times appoints new GC Georgiana Tudor Taylor Wessing has added to its Warsaw office as 39 Essex Chambers brought in a new arbitrator and the New…
‘Continued transformation’: Ashurst fills CFO position with UKTV executive Madeleine Farman Ashurst has found a replacement chief financial and operations officer with UKTV’s Jan Gooze-Zijl stepping into the role.
Stepping down: Rio Tinto legal head to exit amid payments investigation Legal Business Rio Tinto legal executive Debra Valentine has stepped down from her role, after having previously notified the company of her…
‘Highly regarded thought leader’: Sandie Okoro made World Bank GC Legal Business World Bank Group has appointed HSBC Global Asset Management general counsel (GC) Sandie Okoro as its senior vice president and…
