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Class actions across borders: different regimes, common challenges
As collective actions evolve across jurisdictions, lawyers, funders and disputes specialists explore the common challenges shaping the future of mass claims
Vinson & Elkins adds Latham’s structured finance vice chair in double hire
Loren Finegold joins as V&E’s new structured finance chief in New York alongside newly minted partner Ed Comber
Online education business Coursera hires ex-Red Hat GC as CLO
Tom Savage replaces GC Alan Cardenas, who is leaving the company at the end of the year
US infrastructure company AECOM promotes internally for CLO role
AECOM’s GC for corporate Manav Kumar will replace David Gan as chief legal officer in October
Womble Bond marks Florida debut with Jacksonville launch
Firm cites commitment to financial services sector as it launches 34th US office with trio of finance, bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers recruited earlier this year from Burr & Forman
Sullivan & Cromwell and Cooley among early adopters as OpenAI unveils new legal AI platform
Astra for Law combines GPT-6 Astra with US legal research database enabling law firms and legaltech companies to develop their own AI tools and workflows
US employers face raft of Trump-flavoured labour law changes – Littler report
Littler’s Labor Day Report highlights moves to overturn Biden-era rules and enact Trump’s policy agenda
Gibson Dunn adds Paul Weiss product liability co-chief in three-partner team hire
Los Angeles-based Kimberly Branscome joins as co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s product liability practice as firm expands litigation bench yet again
Sidley, Latham score lead roles as Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea FC
Sidley guides Clearlake as it acquires stakes from Latham-repped US financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, in deal that values Chelsea at around £5bn, including debt
Jimmy Choo-owner Capri hires Tiffany & Co GC as next legal head
Catherine So fills the seat left vacant by Krista McDonough’s departure to Wella in June
Clio hires former Michigan Supreme Court chief justice as GM of its judiciary business
Bridget Mary McCormack will lead Clio’s commercial strategy for its courts-focused unit
Vehicle-related disputes push standalone US product liability claims to 10-year high
Lex Machina data shows total non-MDL filings reached 5,692 cases last year, a 31% year-on-year rise
Pérez-Llorca relocates Colombian partners to New York and Madrid
Move is part of a firm-wide initiative to capitalise on recent internationalisation process
US data centre start-up Montera hires Aligned Data Centers deputy GC as inaugural CLO
Justin Landfair will help build and lead company’s legal function
CME Group promotes associate GC for litigation to top lawyer role
John Marchese replaces Jonathan Marcus as the group’s GC