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‘Blistering’ EU report calls for copyright reform to combat large-scale AI data training
Study commissioned by European Parliament highlights ‘legal mismatch’ between AI training practices and current law
Latham and BCLP advise on Ulta Beauty’s acquisition of UK high street chain Space NK
Deal creates an opportunity for Ulta Beauty to enter the growing UK beauty market
Freshfields builds US M&A momentum with lead role on Merck’s $10bn Verona deal
US pharma giant turns to Freshfields as Latham counsels London-based Verona
AI boom fuelling surge in intangible asset investment, says WIPO
Intangible assets are increasingly attracting investment over tangibles
Blockchain tech provider Marinade Labs hires inaugural GC from BlockFi
Zalika Headley appointed for her digital assets legal, regulatory and compliance expertise
Bottling innovation: the future of scent
Bird & Bird luxury lawyers Nicola Conway and Deeba Moqani discuss the five trend indicators from the 2025 Fragrance Foundation awards
Withers promotes 16 partners in global round as US dominates
Expanded round sees firm achieve 50:50 gender split
Storytelling is key to brand differentiation – key takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London
Delegates heard from luxury luminaries like former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman and celebrated designers Julien Macdonald and Karen Millen
America’s largest online Asian supermarket Weee! appoints GC from Pivot Bio
Devang Shah fills seat left empty by Thomas Jeon’s departure in 2022
Baker McKenzie hires two former US Department of Justice lawyers in DC
Rod Rosenstein will lead the firm’s US national security practice, while Tim Finley joins as a partner in its antitrust practice
Trio of top M&A firms guide CoreWeave’s $9bn Core Scientific AI acquisition
David Polk and Kirkland & Ellis advise CoreWeave as Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz acts for Core Scientific in deal to meet AI power needs
Weil, Goodwin called in for L’Oréal’s acquisition of Color Wow
Deal strengthens L’Oréal’s professional products portfolio and positions Color Wow for global brand growth
Paul Weiss antitrust partner jumps to Paul Hastings in Washington DC
Joshua Soven served at the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission
Quartet of firms guide Apollo-backed Athora’s £5.7bn takeover of UK pension insurer PIC
Sidley Austin and A&O Shearman advise Athora as HSF Kramer guides PIC and Slaughter and May advises PIC shareholders including CVC
Medtronic hires next GC from Becton Dickinson as legal chief set to retire
Michelle Quinn will replace Ivan Fong, who has been at Medtronic since 2022
US nuclear innovator NuScale Power appoints CLO from Centrus Energy
Shahram Ghasemian takes up newly created role at the company
Latham tops global M&A rankings after strongest first half for dealmaking in three years
Los Angeles-founded giant comfortably ahead of Sullivan & Cromwell and Wachtell in second and third spot respectively
Jenner & Block adds mass torts team in Chicago from Mayer Brown
Partners Richard Bulger and Daniel Ring join with three more lawyers, will co-chair Jenner’s mass torts practice
Value of new ICC disputes hits record $102bn in 2024, study shows
Construction, engineering and energy disputes dominate, while Europe remains most active region
Federal judge throws out executive order against Susman Godfrey
Ruling marks BigLaw’s fourth victory over Trump after similar orders against Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale were overturned in May
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