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AI automation business Nintex hires former Limeade GC as legal chief
Sarah Visbeek replaces Camden Hillas, who left to join UserTesting in February
Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover nears $3bn
Transatlantic firm cites balanced growth across practices as PEP pushes past $3m
O’Melveny hires LA media and entertainment partner from Sheppard Mullin
Leif Cervantes de Reinstein is O’Melveny’s second entertainment law lateral partner hire this year
Pallas Partners builds in New York with twin partner hire from Kasowitz
Finance litigation specialists join London-based boutique as cross-border finance and restructuring disputes ramp up
Morrison Cohen advises Valentino in US class certification bid win
New York district court judge denies class certification but will allow individual lawsuits to proceed
Eversheds adds 12-lawyer tax controversy team in Atlanta from Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Three partners join alongside two counsels and seven associates
Kirkland secures UK Court of Appeal victory for Lenovo in SEP battle with Ericsson
Lenovo prevails over Ericsson in its bid to secure interim licence to use its 4G and 5G patents
US financial services firm Ascensus hires senior WilmerHale counsel as CLO
Phillip Gillespie, who also spent more than 10 years at State Street, replaces Joe Dansky
Gunnercooke enters Chicago with ex-FisherBroyles team
Five corporate and transactions partners join to open platform firm’s second US office
Reed Smith makes partner raids on quintet of firms to launch in Denver
Firm adds 10 new partners from Akerman, Brownstein, Dentons, Foley Hoag and Greenberg Traurig
Paul Hastings hires Latham partner in Boston to co-head new global tech transactions practice
Sarah Gagan will team up with New York-based Amir Ghavi who joined from Fried Frank earlier this month
Greeting cards giant Hallmark promotes deputy GC to legal chief role
Erin Kobler will replace Jill Marchant, who is leaving the company
Latham elects 19 counsel to partner in latest promotions round
Round follows Los Angeles giant promoting 24 associates to partner in January
Condé Nast and Guardian among group accusing Canadian AI start-up of ‘wholesale, verbatim copying’
Launch of latest Gen AI suit follows victory for Thomson Reuters in tussle with legal research outfit ROSS
Latham, BCLP advise on Tapestry’s sale of luxury shoe brand Stuart Weitzman to Caleres
In a luxury shake-up, Tapestry divests high-end shoe company for $105m in cash to focus on Coach and Kate Spade brands
Simpson Thacher builds out in Boston with hires from Cooley, Ropes & Gray
Recently launched office bolstered with two partners practising across private funds and government investigations
Online radio broadcaster SiriusXM lures ex-Airbnb CLO out of retirement as new GC
Richard Baer is replacing Patrick Donnelly, who is retiring
Legal AI start-up Luminance, backed by Slaughter and May, raises $75m
Funding round marks one of largest capital raises by pure-play legal AI company in UK and Europe
Simpson Thacher taps Willkie Farr for four-partner registered funds team
Firm cites growing client focus on retail market products as partners join across New York and DC
Macfarlanes and Linklaters lead on Ferrari Group’s €785m IPO
Italian-based luxury logistics company sells 25% of founding family shares to fund transaction
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