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Gibson Dunn adds Paul Weiss product liability co-chief in three-partner team hire
Los Angeles-based Kimberly Branscome joins as co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s product liability practice as firm expands litigation bench yet again
Sidley, Latham score lead roles as Clearlake takes full control of Chelsea FC
Sidley guides Clearlake as it acquires stakes from Latham-repped US financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, in deal that values Chelsea at around £5bn, including debt
Jimmy Choo-owner Capri hires Tiffany & Co GC as next legal head
Catherine So fills the seat left vacant by Krista McDonough’s departure to Wella in June
Vehicle-related disputes push standalone US product liability claims to 10-year high
Lex Machina data shows total non-MDL filings reached 5,692 cases last year, a 31% year-on-year rise
Pérez-Llorca relocates Colombian partners to New York and Madrid
Move is part of a firm-wide initiative to capitalise on recent internationalisation process
US data centre start-up Montera hires Aligned Data Centers deputy GC as inaugural CLO
Justin Landfair will help build and lead company’s legal function
CME Group promotes associate GC for litigation to top lawyer role
John Marchese replaces Jonathan Marcus as the group’s GC
Legaltech giant Harvey raises $550m in funding round to hit $15.5bn valuation
Company also announces acquisition of AI security platform start-up Guardrails AI
US asset manager Pimco plans internal promotion for GC replacement
Head of alternatives business management Rick LeBrun will succeed Sung-Hee Suh at the start of next year
Linklaters lures Wachtell dealmaker to become Americas managing partner
Mark Gordon is the latest high-profile defection from Wachtell this year
The Associated Press names senior Dow Jones lawyer as GC
Craig Linder replaces Karen Kaiser, who joined the Clooney Foundation for Justice earlier this year
Fennemore to merge with Gallagher & Kennedy to reshape Arizona legal scene
Combination is the latest in a string of M&A deals for the fast-growing regional firm
Cloud communications business Bandwidth promotes deputy to GC role
Emily Harlan succeeds Brandon Asbill, who is retiring
AI-native firm Carta Law makes twin compliance hires in Europe and North America
Noah Levine and Karin Porstendörfer take up new director positions
Prediction markets start-up Onyx Odds taps Underdog Sports for company’s first GC
Former Orrick partner Nicholas Green joins after almost four years as GC at Underdog Sports
Weil adds Dechert, Kirkland PE partners in San Francisco
Incoming duo take Weil's private equity partner count to 20 in California as firm continues to build practice despite recent departures
US discount retailer Dollar General lines up assistant GC as legal head replacement
Kelly Collier will replace Rhonda Taylor as GC when she retires from the role in December
Fujifilm hires Elekta regional GC as legal head for its Americas business
Michael Hartman replaces Sarah Karlgaard, who left to join HealthPartners in May
Legora and US legaltech firm Intapp agree strategic partnership
Collaboration to drive foundation for joint agentic innovation for law firms
LA Dodgers-backer TWG Global hires Goldman Sachs litigation lawyer as legal chief
David Markowitz joins Mark Walter’s TWG Global amid federal probe into Walter’s business practices