North America/US
DLA Piper makes up 65 in latest partner promotions round
US sees most promotions in round again dominated by corporate practice
Freshfields makes up 25 in latest partner promotions round
London gains most new partners in round dominated by disputes and transactions practices
Kirkland, Mayer Brown act in Boeing’s $10.55bn sale of tech assets to Thoma Bravo
Kirkland counsels Thoma Bravo as Mayer Brown acts for Boeing in deal jet maker says will enable it to focus on core business
More than a third of world’s top law firms exacerbating climate crisis, study claims
Law Firm Climate Change scorecard shows most firms received D or F grades for their efforts to address global warming
A&O Shearman rings in first post-merger partner promotions round
Thirty-three make the grade in round that sees M&A and energy practices gain most new partners
Federal appeals court ruling underlines challenge of securing machine learning-based patents
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sides with Fox Corp in tussle with AI company over alleged patent infringement
Baker Donelson opens in New Jersey with 26-lawyer team from Epstein Becker
Healthcare transactions, litigation and real estate group joins to expand US national firm’s footprint into northeast
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
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
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