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BrewDog-backer TSG Consumer hires former Gibson Dunn lawyer as first CLO
Sean Sullivan joins from wine business Duckhorn, one of TSG Consumer’s portfolio companies
The Global Legal Post launches ESG international comparative law guide
Edited by Debevoise & Plimpton’s Ulysses Smith, guide helps readers navigate complex and evolving regulatory landscape
Number of legal professionals using Gen AI jumps sharply over past year, study shows
Thomson Reuters survey shows that 26% of legal professionals are using Gen AI, up from 14% a year ago
Appleby partner achieves rare honour of BVI silk award
Andrew Willins is first KC to be appointed in BVI since 2013
Herbert Smith Freehills promotes 19 lawyers to partnership
Cohort is down significantly compared to 2024 as HSF prepares for US merger
Fenwick opens Boston office with trio of Cooley partners
Silicon Valley-based firm adds to its East Coast presence as it targets city’s tech and life sciences sectors
Five more firms ink deal with Trump as Susman Godfrey sues
Kirkland, Latham, A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher and Cadwalader to provide combined $600m in pro bono legal work to avoid executive orders
Can you copyright AI-generated work? US Copyright Office still says no
McKool Smith lawyers Avery Williams and Joseph Micheli discuss a recent appellate court opinion that confirms only humans can author copyrightable works
Skadden, Wachtell called in for Versace’s $1.4bn sale to Prada Group
Skadden guides Prada as Wachtell counsels Versace owner Capri Holdings, which bought the Italian luxury stalwart for $2.15bn in 2018
Susman Godfrey latest to be hit with executive order
Litigation firm vows to fight “unconstitutional” order
Honeywell promotes international business GC to legal chief role
Su Ping Lu replaces Anne Madden, who is taking on a new role with Honeywell
Sullivan & Cromwell tops global M&A rankings after strongest start for deal-making in three years
New York firm comfortably ahead of Davis Polk & Wardwell and Freshfields in second and third spot respectively
Jenner & Block, WilmerHale seek to permanently block executive orders
Firms file for summary judgment against what Jenner called a ‘plain violation’ of First Amendement
Cravath PE co-head defects to Sidley Austin in New York
Dave Perkins moves over after nearly 20 years at Wall Street stalwart
US judge refuses OpenAI’s motion to dismiss New York Times copyright infringement claims
Part of a wave of litigation engulfing tech firms over using material to train AI models
Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss, NRF guide Woodside’s $5.7bn LNG asset stake sale to Stonepeak
Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss counsel infrastructure-focused PE firm Stonepeak as Norton Rose Fulbright acts for Australia’s Woodside
Brown Rudnick opens in Los Angeles with four-partner team hire
Entertainment, disputes and corporate lawyers join from local firm to found seventh US office
A&O Shearman signals Chicago debut with hire of Mayer Brown duo
Arrival of energy and infrastructure partners sparks launch of Magic Circle UK firm’s 10th US office
American Airlines hires Latham & Watkins partner to lead legal team
Anthony Richmond replaces former CLO Priya Aiyar, who left for Warner Brothers in February
Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin approve merger to create top 20 global firm
Partnerships vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for combination, forging ‘transatlantic and transpacific’ firm with $2bn-plus revenue
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