McDermott Hires Crypto Pro From OKX For Specialist Team

By Andrea Keckley

The former deputy general counsel and head of legal for the Americas at crypto exchange OKX has joined McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, the firm said.

CLOs Going From Legal Advisers To Growth Architects: Survey

By Sue Reisinger

While still overseeing traditional legal risks, chief legal officers are increasingly dealing with issues surrounding business growth, changes in technology, regulatory volatility and geopolitical concerns, according to a survey released Thursday by the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Kaufman Dolowich Adds Corporate Attorney In Delaware

By Rose Krebs

Kaufman Dolowich LLP recently added a corporate attorney to its Wilmington, Delaware, office who previously worked as in-house counsel for a telecommunications company, the firm confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Thursday.

Spotify GC Moves Over To SiriusXM As CLO

By James Boyle

Satellite radio company Sirius XM Holdings Inc. has tapped the general counsel for Spotify to serve as its new top in-house attorney and replace its retiring counsel.

Retired Fifth Third Bancorp CLO Rejoins Dinsmore

By Christine DeRosa

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has welcomed back one of its longtime attorneys to serve as director of special projects and strategic initiatives after her retirement as Fifth Third Bancorp's legal leader.

CFTC Taps Treasury Atty To Be General Counsel

By Sarah Jarvis

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Wednesday it has hired a Treasury Department lawyer with BigLaw experience to serve as the derivatives regulator's new general counsel.

Crowell & Moring Adds Tech Firm IP Atty In Southern Calif.

By James Mills

Crowell & Moring LLP is expanding its California team, bringing in an intellectual property attorney most recently with biotechnology firm Grail as a partner in its Orange County office in Irvine.

Minn. CEOs Letter Highlights GCs' Role In Corporate Activism

By Michele Gorman

This week's statement from dozens of Minnesota-based companies calling for "de-escalation of tensions" following fatal shootings by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents highlights the growing role of general counsel as strategic advisers — and may signal a renewed willingness in corporate America to take public stances despite political sensitivities.

Nomura Unit Taps Legal Chief To Steer Crypto Trust Bank Plan

By Aislinn Keely

A crypto-focused subsidiary of financial services group Nomura has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank headed by its legal chief.

Lambda Legal Taps Ex-Reuters Atty To Head Legal, Advocacy

By Sue Reisinger

Lambda Legal, the civil rights nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV, on Wednesday named a former deputy general counsel for WeWork and compliance leader at Reuters to head its legal department, effective Feb. 9.

Baretz & Brunelle Launches Standardized AI Survey Initiative

By Matt Perez

Legal industry advisory firm Baretz & Brunelle LLC announced an initiative focusing on better understanding the commercial impact of generative artificial intelligence in legal services, with inaugural partners that include the Ford Motor Co., Microsoft and CrowdStrike.

SEC Blunts Some Shareholder Activists With Policy Reversal

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reversed course on allowing shareholders with less than $5 million in holdings to publicize information about their proxy ballot proposals through the agency, saying it will object to such voluntary submissions going forward.

Kelley Drye Adds Ex-23andMe, Facebook Privacy Pros

By Lauren Berg

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP said Monday it is boosting its privacy and information security practice with the addition of a former 23andMe attorney in California and a former Facebook attorney in Texas.

Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

Kalshi Taps Ex-Amazon State Policy Pro For New DC Shop

By Aislinn Keely

Trading platform Kalshi is expanding its policy efforts amid battles with state gambling regulators and tribes with a new office in Washington, D.C., staffed by government relations specialists, including a former Amazon executive who spent close to a decade with the Mississippi Attorney General's Office.

SEC Assistant Director Joins Goldman Sachs In New York

By Christine DeRosa

A former assistant director at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has moved in-house at Goldman Sachs.

Eversheds Sutherland Tax Partner Returns After IRS Gig

By Jack Rodgers

Eversheds Sutherland has added a former partner who left the firm for his last role as a special counsel with the Internal Revenue Service and rejoins as a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based tax group, the firm announced Tuesday.

Legal & General Taps Deputy GC To Take Lead Role

By Jamie Lennox

Legal & General Group PLC said Tuesday that Geoffrey Timms has stood down from his longstanding role as general counsel, making way for his deputy to take over the role.

Logistics, Real Estate Co. Americold Grows Legal Exec's Role

By Nate Beck

Americold Realty Trust Inc., a temperature-controlled logistics and real estate company, said Tuesday that it has expanded the role of its chief legal officer as part of a series of executive leadership changes at the company.

Dentons Adds Legal Head From Cadwalader, Names CIO

By Tracey Read

The longtime general counsel for Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft will move to Dentons on Feb. 2, becoming the latest high-profile attorney to depart the firm before a projected merger.

Minn. Cos. Call For 'Immediate De-Escalation' After ICE Killing

By Michele Gorman

Target Corp., 3M Co., UnitedHealth Inc. and General Mills Inc. are among dozens of Minnesota-based companies that signed a statement Sunday calling for an "immediate de-escalation of tensions" after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fatally shot a person in Minneapolis over the weekend.

AI Fuels Surge In Corp. Data Privacy And Governance Changes

By Sue Reisinger

With the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, a striking shift is occurring in how corporations handle data privacy and governance as some 90% of organizations say they have expanded their privacy programs, according to a new study from tech giant Cisco Systems Inc.

Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Former PNC Capital Markets CLO

By James Boyle

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC strengthened its transactional resources in the Pittsburgh office with the recent addition of an attorney who previously served as the top in-house attorney for PNC Capital Markets LLC.

Blue Bird Bus Company's GC Sees Boost In Compensation

By Rose Krebs

School bus company Blue Bird's general counsel received roughly $1.4 million in compensation for fiscal year 2025, up from about $1 million the prior year, according to a public filing published Monday.

Top Treasury Attorney Returns To WilmerHale's DC Team

By Jack Rodgers

WilmerHale announced Monday it welcomed back a former attorney who stepped away from the firm three years ago to serve in the chief counsel's office at U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, where he advised agency leaders on enforcement of emergency economic powers legislation, the constitutional implications of imposing sanctions and other matters.