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DOJ drops fight against law firms targeted with executive orders
Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block and Susman Godfrey celebrate the DOJ’s filing for dismissal
Magic Circle trio guide $4bn data centre acquisition
Slaughter and May and Linklaters advise CPP and Equinix in acquisition of Nordic data centre operater atNorth, as Clifford Chance counsels owner Partners Group
Insurance giant Howden hires Alleghany’s legal head as CLO
Christopher Dalrymple will become Howden’s top lawyer on 23 March
US helicopter services provider Bristow Group names interim as full-time CLO
Anne Rappold is promoted to CLO, having stood in following the exit of GC Elizabeth Matthews in August
Former Freshfields US transactions chief joins White & Case in New York
Paul Tiger left Freshfields last year having joined in 2019 as part of high-profile Cleary team hire that was seen as launchpad for its US growth
Ropes & Gray, Wilson Sonsini guide Gilead’s $7.8bn cancer drugmaker acquisition
Ropes acts for Gilead as Wilson Sonsini counsels target Arcellx in deal that comes as pharmaceutical groups rush to buy smaller rivals with proven drug pipelines
Becton Dickinson hires Walgreens Boots Alliance CLO as next legal head
Lanesha Minnix replaces Michelle Quinn, who joined Medtronic last year
Latham raids Wachtell for finance, M&A partner duo in New York
Emily Johnson and Mark Stagliano continue string of historically rare exits from prestigious Wall Street firm
Simpson Thacher hires Kirkland partner to head up new capital structure solutions practice
David Nemecek brings vast distressed situations experience; firm plans Dallas opening as part of the new practice launch
Stella Legal partners with AI contracting platform Ironclad
Collaboration designed to address gap between technology investment and business outcomes
Barnes & Thornburg adds 35-lawyer team from Ballard Spahr, opens in Baltimore, Denver, Phoenix
New recruits include 25 partners, bolstering firm’s US public finance capabilities
Upcycling: fashion’s new infringement frontier
A balance between luxury brand rights and upcycling remains elusive, write Bird & Bird’s Cristiana Andreotta, Elisabetta Bandera, Rita Tardiolo, Manon Rieger-Jansen and Nina Dorenbosch
Opensity Solutions launches following three-way merger backed by Renovus Capital Partners
New managed services provider created through combination of K2 Services, Epiq GBTS and Forrest Solutions
GCs’ strategic value not always recognised by board members – survey
BarkerGilmore study shows strategic value is often missed as it is not directly communicated to the board
US healthcare business TailorCare hires Harbor Health head of legal as first GC
George Lyford brings more than 15 years of legal leadership experience in the healthcare industry
Martin Marietta hires Cravath’s former global M&A co-chair as next GC
George Schoen will replace long-time legal head Roselyn Bar, who is retiring
Goldman Sachs’ CLO Kathy Ruemmler to step down amid Epstein disclosures
DOJ documents show Goldman’s top lawyer received gifts from Jeffrey Epstein
Thomson Reuters acquires AI-powered deal data and analytics platform Noetica
Thomson Reuters said it will integrate the AI platform into its CoCounsel offering
Paul Weiss names M&A co-head as new corporate chief
Angelo Bonvino steps in after predecessor Scott Barshay took over as chair of Wall Street firm from Brad Karp earlier this month
LegalOn Technologies launches suite of agentic AI tools to support in-house lawyers
Company says its AI agents can expand what legal teams can accomplish