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US utility business NW Natural promotes deputy to GC role
Former Baker Botts partner Megan Berge will replace long-time legal head MardiLyn Saathoff
Jones Day elevates 33 to partner in latest promotions class
London ties with New York and LA for most promotions with four new partners each
Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing UK announce transatlantic merger
Tie-up to create firm with 1,400 lawyers and revenue in the region of $1.6bn
Simpson Thacher appoints 59 to partnership in record promotions round
New York accounts for more than two-thirds of promotions, with women making up 47% of the class
Asset tokenisation business Securitize hires PayPal lawyer as GC
Jerome Roche was previously legal head for digital assets at the payments giant
Winston & Strawn in merger talks with Taylor Wessing UK
Possible tie-up could see Taylor Wessing’s UK arm leave firm’s European Verein to create firm with revenue of $1.6bn
Ropes & Gray appoints ex-Meta exec as head of AI strategy
Gretchen Greene appointed chief of artificial intelligence strategy to accelerate the firm’s use of the technology
Sidley Austin adds 29 to partnership in latest promotions round
Latest cohort drops from 38 a year ago, though women make up roughly half of promotions again
Transatlantic boutique dishes out ‘Cravath scale’-topping associate bonuses
Pallas Partners is awarding a maximum possible payout of $232k to associates and counsel on both sides of the Atlantic
Christian Dior legal director joins Luxury Law Alliance board
Benedicte Bayi-Mathijsen joins brands including Burberry, Charlotte Tilbury, Louis Vuitton, Rosewood Hotels, Marc Jacobs, L’Oreal, Manolo Blahnik and PVH Corp
Trio of US biotech companies appoint legal chiefs amid venture funding recovery
Sudo Biosciences, PepGen and Tonix Pharmaceuticals all recruit experienced biotech specialists
Fastcase and Alexi in legal dispute over licensing agreement
Clio-owned Fastcase alleges Alexi breached terms of licensing agreement to build rival legal data platform
Cravath, Latham, guide Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros
Cahill and Cleary also score roles advising in bid intended to beat out rival Netflix
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway appoints first GC
Michael O’Sullivan joins from Snap as Buffett plans to step down as CEO this year
Linklaters advises on Unilever’s Magnum Ice Cream Company demerger
Spin off comes amid legal dispute between Magnum brand Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever
US tech giant Apple raids Meta for its next GC
Jennifer Newstead will take over from Kate Adams in March next year
Skadden, Wachtell, Debevoise in for Netflix’s $82bn Warner Bros deal
Skadden acts for Netflix in blockbuster acquisition of Warner Bros’ TV, film studios and streaming division, with Wachtell and Debevoise across the table
How tariffs are reshaping holiday shopping trends for fashion, apparel and beauty brands
Foley & Lardner’s Arianna Benitez Colon discusses how tariffs are driving strategic shopping trends among luxury consumers, including earlier purchases and greater selectivity
Incyte secures Goodwin biotech and life sciences partner as GC
Richard Hoffman replaces Sheila Denton in the role
Paul Weiss adds Sidley finance partner trio in New York
Sidley’s leveraged finance co-head Nicholas Schwartz among those moving over