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Akin hits Mayer Brown for first Chicago partners
Hires comes as Akin plans Chicago office launch, according to sources with knowledge of the matter
White & Case, Milbank, Willkie Farr guide NRG Energy’s $12bn LS Power deal
White & Case counsels NRG Energy in deal to acquire fleet of natural gas-fired power plants from LS Power, repped by Willkie Farr and Milbank
McDermott, Schulte in merger talks to create $2.8bn firm
Tie-up would create top 20 US firm by revenue and headcount
US video games industry body ESA hires IP veteran to lead legal team
Stan McCoy replaces Gina Vetere who left the organisation in January
Potter Clarkson appointed as landmark UK AI inventorship case heads to the High Court
Computer scientist Steven Thaler seeks procedural clarity as UK IPO rejects patent applications for his DABUS system
Latham & Watkins, Paul Weiss lead on Skechers’ $9.4bn sale to 3G Capital
Kirkland & Ellis and Sullivan & Cromwell also called in for footwear industry’s biggest buyout to date
US pharma heavyweight Bristol Myers Squibb hires internally to fill GC vacancy
Cari Gallman is promoted to legal head role, replacing Sandra Leung who is retiring after 33 years at the company
Ex-Winston partner launches boutique with former Skadden associates who quit over Big Law’s Trump response
Lowell & Associates will represent clients facing investigations and litigation arising from the Trump administration
Latham, White & Case guide DoorDash’s £2.9bn Deliveroo acquisition
Cash deal marks largest UK take-private to date in 2025
Judge questions wisdom of law firm deals with Trump in striking down executive order targeting Perkins Coie
Federal judge says ‘some clients may harbour reservations’ about implications of some firms’ efforts to head off attacks over DEI policies through deals
BCLP launches redundancy consultation
Transatlantic firm to cut around 8% of business services staff globally
Sidley hits A&O Shearman for nine lawyers in New York, DC
Hires include A&O Shearman’s US head of financial services regulatory, a finance partner, two counsel and five associates
US private equity firm KHP hires Goodwin partner as general counsel
Real estate specialist Alex Lewis replaces veteran lawyer Judy Miles, who is moving to an executive advisor role
The Global Legal Post launches international Private Client comparative law guide
Edited by Katten’s Joshua Rubenstein, guide keeps readers abreast of latest tax and non-tax developments
US radio giant iHeartMedia hires former CBS Sports GC as next CLO
David Hillman replaces Jordan Fasbender, who left to join Comcast’s new cable business in March
Cahill hires trio of King & Spalding partners to launch tech IP disputes practice in DC
Chris Campbell to chair new group as firm builds on life sciences IP capabilities
Rate rises fuel double-digit revenue growth for Big Law in Q1, Wells Fargo reports
Am Law 200 grew revenue 11.3% in first quarter of the year, though demand growth did not live up to expectations according to bank’s research
Sullivan & Cromwell, Goodwin Procter guide Merck’s $3.9bn US biotech buy
Wall Street leader acts for longtime client Merck as Goodwin Procter counsels acquisition target SpringWorks
More than 700 Big Law partners file brief backing Susman Godfrey’s bid to overturn Trump executive order
Amicus brief argues executive orders “threaten the legal profession, the judiciary and the rule of law”
Nike takes on social media influencer in counterfeiting case
Sportswear giant entitled to an injunction against influencer who has more than a million followers on social media