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‘We’re seeing a lot of AI-generated complaints coming through’: Reach group GC Nicki Schroeder
Media lawyer Nicki Schroeder discusses her GC role at Daily Mirror-owner Reach and the impact of AI on the publishing industry
White & Case hires Freshfields M&A partner duo in Tokyo as it targets record deal market
Arrival of Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist comes hard on the heels of Kirkland’s Tokyo launch
Canada’s General Fusion hires Osler partner as first GC
Joanna Cameron joins Vancouver-based fusion energy innovator as it pushes ahead with plans to go public
AI adoption creates fresh wave of IP issues for fashion brands
Roundtable event at London’s RSA Club to launch Law Over Borders Fashion Guide highlights AI-related copyright and litigation challenges
Quartet of firms guide $17.6bn Caesars Entertainment acquisition
Latham, Skadden, Freshfields and White & Case score roles in deal that will see casino giant’s acquisition by conglomerate owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta
Paul Weiss, Jones Day shepherd QXO’s $17bn TopBuild acquisition
Paul Weiss counsels US construction supplies distributor on largest acquisition to date as Jones Day acts for target
Germany’s TK Elevator hires first CLO from Swedish steel company SSAB
Lars Sjobring will join as company’s top lawyer in May
‘If you wait for perfect clarity, you will never move’: Algorand legal chief Jennie Levin
Former US federal prosecutor turned crypto lawyer Jennie Levin discusses her dual CLO and COO role at blockchain platform Algorand Foundation
Transatlantic Winston Taylor merger goes live
Tie-up of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business completed today, creating firm with 1,400 lawyers and £1.2bn in revenue
US healthcare provider HealthPartners hires CLO from Fujifilm Holdings America
Sarah Karlgaard replaces GC Nancy Evert, who is leaving the business after more than two decades
Linklaters, White & Case and DLA Piper guide Porsche’s Bugatti sale
Linklaters counsels longtime client Porsche, White & Case advises Bugatti and its owner, while DLA Piper acts for acquiring consortium
White & Case advises GameStop on $56bn takeover offer for eBay
Team led by M&A partner Richard Brand counsels video game retailer in surprise cash and stock offer for e-commerce giant
Cyber: protecting the brand, not just the bag
Pinsent Masons’ lawyers Ellie Ludlam and Harriet McCarthy explore the growing risk and complicated consequences of cyber attacks in the luxury sector
Arbitration must protect its legitimacy, LIDW keynote speakers warn
Lord Neuberger, Toby Landau KC and Karyl Nairn KC all used their International Arbitration Day keynotes to argue that reform is needed to preserve confidence in a successful system on a lively opening day
Kleinberg Kaplan hires longtime Luxor Capital GC as partner in New York
Norris Nissim leaves asset management firm Luxor Capital after almost two decades
Legora acquires commercial real estate AI platform Cadastral
Deal is part of legaltech firm’s plan to expand in legally intensive industries
Insurance company Hadron hires GC from AXA’s US business
Liesel Carvajal replaces Steve Stephan in the role
Linklaters, Hogan Lovells lead Ingredion’s £2.7bn Tate & Lyle buy
Linklaters acts for Tate & Lyle as Hogan Lovells counsels US-based Ingredion in deal that represents another loss for London stock market
Hausfeld adds a partner to its Amsterdam office
Nima Lorjé has joined the international disputes firm from Stibbe, where he was a counsel
US pay TV and streaming platform STARZ hires Disney’s deputy GC as next legal chief
Jim Kapenstein replaces general counsel Audrey Lee, who left the company last month