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Announces Acquisition of Zapproved

Banking Partners Géraldine Lezmi and Jean-Christophe David join Weil in Paris

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Bridget M. McCormack

Officially Begins New Role as President & CEO of AAA®

Clifford Chance advises Grenergy Renovables on its completed acquisition of Sofos Harbert Renewable Energy

Lindsey Pitt Joins Epiq Legal Business Advisory as Vice President of Legal Operations Consulting

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Partner Gregory G. Plotko Deepens Bench In New York at Barnes & Thornburg

Wolters Kluwer Announces New Enhancements to AIPowered Legisway

Akin Gump Opens Boston Office with a Focus on Alternative Investment Management Industry

Newly Available App Seamlessly Connects iManage And Clio

Sprinklr Appoints Jacob Scott as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Joseph A. Ferraro Joins Catalent as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Secretary

Karrie Rexford Appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel at Carbon

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ARTICLE: Thomson Reuters

According to Richard Brzakala, senior global director of external legal services with Canadian bank CIBC, there are many cost-control strategies in-house leaders can use to soften the blow of rapidly rates.

“There are many familiar options that CLDs have at their disposal — such as tiering, RFPs, volume discounts, panel convergence, budget structuring, and in-sourcing — although these approaches . . . may take time to mitigate the impact of proposed rate increases,” writes Brzakala, who provides an array of fast-acting countermeasures: rebates; valued-added services; rate management policy; ALSPs; staffing ratios; disbursements & cost recovery; and quick-pay discounts.

SURVEY: Association of Corporate Counsel

The role of the CLO continues to grow at many organizations, according to ACC’s 2023 Chief Legal Officer survey “The Age of the CLO shows no signs of letting up,” says Veta T. Richardson, ACC president & CEO, who points to the continuing expansion and diversification of CLO responsibilities. “The value of applying their unique training and experience to roles outside the traditional legal function is increasingly being recognized as beneficial to the strategic and operational needs of their organizations.”

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Clifford Chance advises Multibank on US$300 million notes issuance

FTI Capital Advisors Assists e& on Acquisition of ServiceMarket

AAA® Appoints Matthew Conger as Washington, D.C.-Based Vice President in Commercial Division

Weil Represents Meta in High-Stakes Trial Victory Over FTC

ARTICLE: Washington Post

Law is the most stressful occupation in the U.S., according to an analysis by the Washington Post of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. So what’s a JD to do? Maybe check out a lower stress, higher happiness field such as agriculture, logging and forestry. Still . . . the Post also reports that these workers also have the highest levels of pain at work. Kathleen Parker, Post columnist surmises that lumberjacks, foresters and farmers are happiest because they spend their time closer to nature, which aligns with the data, which show that respondents rated the outdoors among their happiest places.

Carla Ford is the General Counsel for U.S. VETS. She is responsible for providing legal advice to officers and directors in the organization, assisting in the management of company risks, and overseeing the company’s legal matters, including contract formation, litigation, dispute resolution, and protection of the company’s property rights. Reach her at cford@usvets.org

Herman Raspé is an internationally renowned authority in the field of cross-border debt and equity transactions, particularly American Depositary Receipts matters. Raspé served as Chair of the Firm's Corporate department from 2005-2019 and has concentrated his practice on cross-border capital markets and M&A transactions.

Raspé represents U.S. financial institutions and non-U.S. companies in a myriad of crossborder transactions. Reach him at hhraspe@pbwt.com

Ako Shimada is Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Ushio America, Inc., and General Counsel of Ushio Europe B.V. in the Netherlands, leading providers of light sources and solutions for a variety of applications including scientific, medical, semiconductor, entertainment, horticulture, and architectural applications. In her role as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Ako oversees the company’s legal, compliance, risk management, and corporate governance matters. Reach her at ashimada@ushio.com

Barnes & Thornburg Continues Expansion In New Jersey And Pennsylvania With The Addition Of Five Attorneys

Cooley Bolsters Private Equity and M&A Capabilities With Addition of FivePartner Team in Denver Special Situations and Private Credit Partner Catherine Goodall joins Akin Gump in New York

Brian Franklin, Former Duke Energy Regulatory Director, Joins McGuireWoods

Arnie Fridhandler Rejoins

Weil as Private Equity Partner in New York

Robert Hilton Expands IP Practice for Barnes & Thornburg in Dallas

Live Nation hires ex-Latham antitrust chief Dan Wall

Colin Stretch Joins Etsy as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Sam Khichi Named Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel for CVS Health