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Around the house: M&G replaces outgoing legal head, BD hands acting GC full-time gig
This week’s roundup of top in-house hires also includes appointments at the ACC, Applied Industrial Technologies, JumpCloud and The Real Brokerage
Latham, Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Pillsbury advise on UFC and WWE mega-merger
UFC owner Endeavor agrees to merge with WWE in deal that would value combined sports giant at more than $21bn
Paul Hastings hires litigation partner from Cahill to boost white collar coverage
Brad Bondi will co-chair the firm’s investigations and white collar defence practice in Washington
Greenberg Traurig taps Willkie for new European restructuring co-chair in Milan
Bruno Cova will co-chair group alongside John Houghton in London and Claudia Hard in Berlin
Kirkland, Latham and Pillsbury advise on $4.8bn Concentrix merger with Webhelp
Transatlantic deal will create a global leader in customer experience services
Sidley Austin makes double partner hire from Weil to bolster London private equity practice
James MacArthur and Ed Freeman bring vast deal experience, notably in the energy and infrastructure sectors
Linklaters meets gender diversity target for third consecutive year in latest promotion round
Magic circle firm elevates 41 to its partnership, with 17 women making the cut – just above its 40% goal
Ashurst expands London disputes coverage with partner hire from Goldman Sachs
Banking litigation and investigations lawyer Philip Linton returns to private practice after 12 years at Goldman
Around the house: Former WeWork CLO joins US fintech DailyPay, Levi Strauss replaces veteran CLO
This week’s roundup of top in-house hires also includes appointments at Smithfield Foods, James Fisher and Sons, The Bank of London and U-Haul
‘Live sales are creating a bit of havoc’: Lipkus Law co-founder on the trends impacting the anti-counterfeiting world
Anti-counterfeiting guide editor Lorne Lipkus discusses the challenges practitioners face this year, as well as some of the market’s recent enforcement successes
Around the house: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation replaces retiring CLO; former Diageo lawyer trades Johnnie Walker for Ribena
This week’s roundup of top in-house hires also includes appointments at Gong Cha, Capstan Therapeutics, Advanced Vapor Devices and Pérez-Llorca
More UK in-house teams plan to cut legal spend than most global peers, study shows
Economic worries are higher among UK corporate legal departments, according to a Thomson Reuters survey
Who won Women and Diversity in Law Awards - and why - Outstanding Women Practitioners
Discover which women practitioners and diversity, equity and inclusion champions most impressed the awards judges
Who won Women And Diversity in Law Awards - and why - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion categories
Details of the winning entries in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion section of the awards
Who won Women and Diversity in Law Awards - and why - Outstanding Women Leaders
Discover which women leaders in a highly competitive field of finalists most impressed the awards judges
Heavy workloads hinder one in 10 in-house lawyers from completing regulatory duties
Study by professional regulator also shows that 5% of in-house counsel felt compelled to suppress information
Around the house: Dentsply Sinora shakes up legal team; former Revlon GC joins New York consultancy Accordion
This week’s roundup of top in-house hires also includes appointments at Zingeroo, Indara, Numeracle and McCalla Raymer
US companies spend record $3.5bn on class action defence in 2022, study finds
Majority of in-house teams are worried about growth in meritless claims, according to Carlton Fields
DLA Piper tops global ESG law firm ranking as UK firms dominate
Almost half of the top 25 best performing firms on ESG are headquartered in the UK, according to Impactvise
Almost half of US lawyers see no rate increases in 2022, Wolters Kluwer report shows
Some 27% of law firm timekeepers saw no increase, while 13% saw average rates go down