Company A (a Greek company) provides music programmes – based on a specific repertoire and intended to function as background music – to retail stores and, more broadly, to commercial or workplaces. Such music is used as a background for the broadcasting of advertising messages that are heard in such commercial spaces on a daily […]
An Orrick partner in London is leaving the firm to join social media platform OnlyFans as its chief strategy and operations officer. Keily Blair is making the move to Orrick’s client OnlyFans, a content subscription service launched in 2016 that enables account holders to monetise their posts. It became marred in controversy last year over […]
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has provided legal advice to Patrick Drahi’s telecommunications company Altice, as it raises its stake in BT from 12 per cent to 18 per cent. HSF was led by corporate partner Mark Bardell and supported by senior associate Brian O’Malley and associate Claire Bamford. Altice led the deal, with BT understood […]
VEON is set to appoint a new general counsel, following the departure of legal chief Scott Dresser after seven years. Dresser will leave the Dutch telecommunications giant on 31 December, with a replacement sought in the meantime. He was recruited to VEON (formerly VimpelCom) in 2014 as GC and also served as a member of the executive management […]
OneWeb has taken on another senior lawyer from The AA as it plans to reach a double-digit lawyer headcount by the end of 2021. Joseph Lloyd joins the satellite communications business as general counsel – B2B/commercial after a number of senior roles at AA, including most recently as head of legal – group and shared […]
Inmarsat’s VP for legal affairs has taken on a new role at Facebook, making him the third senior in-house lawyer to leave the business this year. Edward Parkin acted as VP for legal affairs of British satellite operator Inmarsat’s maritime business unit – its largest business unit. He was the longest-serving member of the legal […]
Vodafone UK has named a former Eversheds Sutherland litigator as its new general counsel following the recent departure of Helen Lamprell. Andy Yorston will be taking the reins as of 1 October after being promoted from head of legal. He previously led the company’s compliance department during his 11 years at Vodafone. Lamprell’s exit was […]
While many firms have placed competition and regulatory at the heart of their Dublin strategy, Taylor Wessing has said its new office will focus on picking up new tech and life sciences business as private equity interest grows. The firm recently hired Adam Griffiths to lead the new operations, who was previously a member of […]
O2’s former general counsel has returned to private practice at Shoosmiths after two decades in-house. Ed Smith stepped down from his role at O2 earlier this year after a restructure upon its merger with Virgin Media. He joins Shoosmiths as a commercial partner in the firm’s business advisory division, headed by partner Stuart Little. Telefónica’s former […]
The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has postponed a review of its eight-firm legal panel as its owners reconsider its status as a London-listed company In July, the British aristocratic billionaire Rothermere family said it was mulling an offer to delist the business after 90 years on the London stock market. DMGT’s panel, which […]
WorldRemit has recruited Contis’s general counsel Lara Oyesanya as its new GC. Oyesanya has been appointed group GC, company secretary and C-suite executive at digital payments service WorldRemit, after former GC Martin Cook returned to private practice at the beginning of the year. Cook, who spent a year in the role, is now head of […]
Greenberg Traurig has launched a UK entertainment and media practice through the hire of an associate general counsel at Facebook. Neil Miller joins the firm in London from his role as director and associate GC for music (international) at Facebook. At Greenberg, Miller will focus on digital media and technology matters, with a focus on […]