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Cooley partner Ethan Glass joins key client Compass as its next legal head
Glass has been representing residential real estate broker in high-profile dispute with Northwest Multiple Listing Service
Kirkland, Freshfields called in for drugmaker Zentiva’s €4.1bn sale to GTCR
Kirkland advises buyer as Freshfields guides seller Advent
Arrowhead strikes back at Ionis in patent infringement dispute over competing products
Calls Ionis’ claims “baseless” in legal battle at the US courts
Davis Polk, Latham in for Klarna’s $1.4bn IPO as US listings rebound
Davis Polk guides Swedish fintech company’s much-anticipated listing on NYSE as Latham counsels underwriters
US chemicals business Huntsman lines up ChampionX GC as next legal head
Julia Wright joins next month to replace David Stryker, who is retiring
Morgan Lewis secures trio of West Coast patent partners from Knobbe Martens
Arrival of second team to defect from Knobbe Martens in 2025 boosts tally of IP lateral partner hires to 11
Orrick hits Cadwalader for eight-partner finance team in London and US
Top-ranking team to enable firm to capitalise on convergence of CLOs and private credit
Latham, Jones Day called in for Cadence’s €2.7bn Hexagon unit buy
Latham acts for Cadence in acquisition of design and engineering business as Jones Day guides seller
Ex-assistant to solicitor general returns to Paul Weiss in Washington DC
Appellate litigator Masha Hansford rejoins firm following wave of litigation defections in wake of Trump deal
US asset manager Vanguard taps Principal Financial Group for next legal chief
Natalie Lamarque is replacing Tonya Robinson, who joined the company in October last year
Akin opens in Chicago with four partners recruited from Mayer Brown
Launch of 18th office follows hire of real estate funds and infrastructure M&A team in May
MoFo helps NeoGenomics secure cancer test kit patent infringement win against rival Natera
Ruling paves the way for NeoGenomics, advised by Quinn Emanuel, to commercialise its RaDaR test
DWF and DLA Piper UK called in for SMG Capital’s $50m acquisition of Fabergé
Tech entrepreneur Sergei Mosunov’s SMG Capital plans to increase Fabergé’s international presence and invest in its African mining operations
Association of Corporate Counsel lines up GE Appliances legal head as next CEO
Jason Brown set to replace outgoing CEO Veta Richardson at the start of November
Why perspective is a law firm communicator’s greatest skill
Law firm marketers need to wear many hats if they want to get their messaging right for all stakeholders, writes Vinson & Elkins’ chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg
US appeals court reignites bid to register F-word trademarks
In split decision, court rules USPTO’s reasoning in rejecting application lacked ‘sufficient clarity’
Chocolate giant Mars names new GC to head up legal team for global snacking business
Myriah Gambrell-Glenn is currently GC of Mars’s pet nutrition business
US firms post double-digit revenue and profit growth in first half of 2025, study shows
Robust start to the year was supported by higher billing rates, though fastest growth was at the largest firms, according to Wells Fargo survey
Before the doors close: helping distressed fashion retailers avoid costly mistakes during difficult times
Morrison Cohen lawyers Keith Markel, David J. Kozlowski and Alana Mildner Smolow discuss strategies for brands in a time of unprecedented fashion and retail bankruptcies
Paul Weiss, A&O and Stibbe advise on Keurig Dr Pepper’s €16bn purchase of coffee giant JDE Peet’s
Paul Weiss and Dutch firm Stibbe are advising Keurig Dr Pepper, while A&O is counselling JDE Peet’s