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Car rental firm Hertz hires CLO from US house-builder Homebound
Piero Bussani replaces GC Katherine Lee Martin, who left to join Lennar in August
Kirkland made up ‘at least 225’ partners in unannounced promotions round, new research reveals
Report by Pirical confirms record number of appointments at global giant, which has broken with years of tradition by not announcing its new partners
Quartet of firms lead Hologic’s $18.3bn take private by Blackstone and TPG
Kirkland, Wachtell, Ropes and Sidley advise on largest medical devices deal in almost two decades
Gym chain Planet Fitness hires GoTo Foods GC as next legal head
Sarah Powell replaces Justin Vartanian, who exited the business in June
NuScale Power makes second CLO appointment in less than four months
James Canafax brought in to replace Shahram Ghasemian, who joined as its first CLO in July
Q&A luxury and the law: what’s keeping brands on watch
From regulatory crackdowns to real estate revivals, Loeb & Loeb partner Michael Barry discusses the forces reshaping the luxury landscape
Latham builds US restructuring bench with Ropes & Gray partner trio
Ropes’ business restructuring chair, Ryan Dahl, leads team move across New York and Chicago
Starbucks ends hunt for new legal chief with TelevisaUnivision hire
Pilar Ramos brought in to replace Brad Lerman, whose departure was announced in June
Gen AI adoption more than doubles among US in-house counsel, ACC study shows
Some 52% of US corporate counsel started using Gen AI this year, compared to 23% in 2024
White & Case promotes 45 to partner as intake rises
Promotions spread across 20 of firm’s 43 global offices in largest cohort since 2022
Littler hires Brookdale Senior Living legal VP as firm’s first GC and CLO
Maralee Downey brings more than two decades of employment law experience
Trio of firms guide Carlyle’s €7.7bn acquisition of majority stake in BASF’s coating unit
Freshfields acts for Germany’s BASF as Milbank and Latham counsel Carlyle
Frost Brown Todd merges with New Jersey’s Gibbons in Northeast push
Tie-up brings FBT six new offices across Northeastern US, creates firm with 800 lawyers and $450m in revenue
US financial services group Equitable Holdings promotes life insurance head to CLO
Kurt Meyers, who was also previously deputy GC, replaces José Ramón González as legal chief
Weil continues US litigation build-out with Cooley partner hire in Boston
Adam Gershenson becomes Weil’s 14th litigation partner hire since the start of 2025
Trio of firms guide Qualtrics’ $6.75bn healthcare tech firm acquisition
Goodwin Procter and Simpson Thacher counsel Silver Lake-backed Qualtrics as Latham & Watkins acts for target Press Ganey Forsta
UK law firms lead responsible business index as US firms slide – study
Clyde & Co, DWF, Pinsent Masons, Simmons & Simmons and Taylor Wessing top list published by Lamp House and Chambers
Luxury lawyers share their favourite reads
In our annual reach-out, luxury advisory board members and partners recommend some of their most recent reads
US packaging business Greif appoints only second GC in 148-year history
Deputy GC Dennis Hoffman to replace Gary Martz, who is retiring in November
Haynes Boone leads on landmark US-UK listing amid AI boom
Linklaters and Vinson & Elkins also score roles advising underwriters as energy REIT Fermi lists on the Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange