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Bitcoin start-up Thesis hires former Cooley lawyer as GC

Katherine Snow joins from crypto data platform Messari, where she was CLO

The race is on – UK vs US hiring markets

Higher lawyer salaries in the US are putting UK firms under pressure to compete and attract top talent amid buoyant hiring markets, writes Major Lindsey & Africa’s Nathan Peart

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Verizon persuades court to throw out $847m 5G patent infringement verdict

US judge grants retrial as jury’s verdict is ‘against the great weight of the evidence’

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News | US

US rail operator Amtrak promotes deputy GC to replace retiring legal chief

Byl Herrmann succeeds Eleanor Acheson, who has been in the role since 2007

Burns & Levinson announces closure

Boston stalwart to shutter following raids from larger rivals

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News | US

Jenner & Block names new co-managing partner

DC partner Ishan Bhabha to succeed Katya Jestin at the start of next year

Boies Schiller Flexner makes twin partner hire in New York and Washington

Peter Skinner returns from MoFo to co-lead investigations practice, while Andrew Smith joins from Holland & Knight

IMF appoints only second woman legal head in 80 years as deputy promoted to GC

Yan Liu will replace Rhoda Weeks-Brown, who is stepping down at the end of this month

Gibson Dunn hires Google’s chief privacy officer to expand AI practice

Keith Enright joins a growing group of former Silicon Valley executives at US firm

Freshfields to scrap ‘Bruckhaus Deringer’ in rebrand

Refreshed brand to be rolled out from October

End of the road as BMW secures victory in patent dispute over vehicle navigation tech

The automotive giant has been embroiled in a legal battle with Swiss-based Beacon Navigation for 13 years

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News | US

eBay lines up TriNet legal head as next CLO

Samantha Wellington replaces Marie Oh Huber, who left the e-commerce giant in June

Norton Rose Fulbright formalises new global leadership structure

Firm replaces global CEO role with global managing partner set up, currently jointly held by Jeff Cody and Peter Scott

Taft to combine with Sherman & Howard in latest large US merger

Tie-up to create firm with revenues of $810m and more than 1,000 lawyers

Kirkland, Freshfields guide $1bn acquisition of stake in BP Pipelines TAP

Freshfields advises BP as Kirkland counsells Apollo-managed funds on acquisition

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Deals | UK

Squire Patton Boggs hires former Trump defence secretary

Mark Esper joins in Washington DC to advise on national security, domestic and foreign policy

Today is the golden era for law firm communications and marketing

Vinson & Elkins’ chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg discusses the opportunities for law firms to get more creative with marketing and growing brand awareness

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Weil private funds buildout continues with Goodwin partner hire

Karen Chao is the fourth private funds partner to join Weil since late 2023

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