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Corona-maker Constellation Brands lines up successor as CLO announces retirement
Senior legal counsel Jeff LaBarge will replace Jim Bourdeau in March next year
Trane Technologies names oil and gas industry veteran as next GC
Victoria Lazar replaces Evan Turtz, who is retiring in October
Handles fall off US luxury bag case
Freeths’ Martin Noble explores the recent dismissal of the proposed US class action against Hermès and the line between lawful and unlawful selling practices for luxury brands
Wachtell, Kirkland lead on EA’s record $55bn deal to go private
Six law firms called in for video game maker’s acquisition by consortium that includes Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s PIF, the largest take-private investment in history
Latham partner who helped steer Paramount Skydance deal lands CLO role
Makan Delrahim will replace interim legal chief Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon
Trio of firms called in for Fortegra’s $1.65bn sale to South Korean insurer DB Insurance
Ropes & Gray and Sidley Austin advise Fortegra as Latham & Watkins guides DB Insurance
US general counsel pay rises by a fifth since 2020, Equilar report shows
Median GC pay at the largest companies in the US hits $3.4m in 2024
US nuclear business The Nuclear Company hires former Tesla deputy GC as CLO
Robert Harmon joins from construction tech business ICON
Squire Patton Boggs makes twin transatlantic structured finance hire from Reed Smith
Trish O’Donnell will be based in New York, while Nathan Menon joins in London
Wachtell, Paul Weiss guide Pfizer’s $7.3bn buy of weight loss drugmaker Metsera
Wachtell advises Pfizer as it scrambles to win slice of booming obesity drug market with Paul Weiss-repped Metsera
US mortgage giant Freddie Mac hires MUFG Americas GC as next legal head
Matthew Abrusci replaces Heidi Mason, who retired at the start of this month
HSF Kramer marks first US partner hire since merger
Burr Eckstut joins as head of US tech transactions from White & Case
What Anthropic’s rejected appeal in AI case means for authors of copyrighted works
McKool Smith IP litigators Avery Williams and Joseph Micheli consider the implications of Anthropic’s recent proposed $1.5bn settlement for copyright infringement
Ropes & Gray’s IP litigation chair takes 20-lawyer team to Sheppard Mullin
Group joins across US and in Seoul as Sheppard Mullin moves to build preeminent IP practice
US gym franchise Crunch Fitness hires first GC from Restore Hyper Wellness
Company previously used AJB Law Group for legal counsel
Ropes & Gray hits Kirkland for M&A partner in New York growth push
Michael Brueck joins after 15 years as a partner at Kirkland where he led on deals for Danaher, GLP and Evercore
Microsoft promotes GC to CLO role as legal chief steps down
Jonathan Palmer is replacing Hossein Nowbar, who is exiting after two years in the role
Willkie names private equity leader as new joint chair
Jeffrey Poss to succeed longtime chair Thomas Cerabino at the start of 2027
Orrick, DLA Piper guide Workday’s $1.1bn acquisition of AI firm Sana
Orrick acts for buyer in second deal in a month as HR software consolidation heats up
Proskauer adds Cadwalader finance partner quartet for Charlotte debut
Cadwalader’s leveraged finance head, Ron Lovelace, joins with team to open office in second-largest financial centre in US