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Weil taps Latham for two more IP litigators
Chris Henry and Gaby LaHatte arrive hot on the heels of Weil’s hire of Latham partner trio for new IP, technology and science litigation practice
Kirkland, Simpson Thacher steer Blackstone’s $6.5bn Enverus buy
Simpson Thacher guides Blackstone in acquisition of Kirkland-repped data analytics energy intelligence platform
US home construction giant Lennar hires Hertz GC as next legal chief
Katherine Lee Martin will replace Mark Sustana, who is retiring in September
Crowell adds 16 healthcare litigation partners across US from Reed Smith
Dozens of lawyers set to move across as part of team hire that will see Crowell open an office in Dallas
Latham, Alston & Bird lead on Amphenol’s $10.5bn CommScope buy
Wachtell also guides CommScope shareholder The Carlyle Group in deal for network provider’s connectivity and cable solutions unit
US soft toy-maker Build-A-Bear Workshop names new legal head as GC retires
Yevgeny Fundler, who was previously CLO at agtech business Benson Hill, replaces Eric Fencl
McDermott-Schulte merger goes live
McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel merged 1 August to form 1,750‑lawyer firm with revenues of $3bn
Womble Bond Dickinson adds 20-strong team from Nashville firm Neal & Harwell
Incoming group includes 15 partners, the majority specialising in litigation
Latham & Watkins hires ‘formidable’ antitrust litigator from Cravath in New York
David Marriott is the latest in a series of partner hires in Latham’s antitrust practice this year
Wachtell, Latham, Arnold & Porter advise on Palo Alto Networks’ $25bn CyberArk deal
Transaction is latest cybersecurity megadeal, following Alphabet’s acquisition of Wiz earlier in the year
Quinn Emanuel launches first BigLaw arts foundation
An outgrowth of the firm’s artist-in-residence programme, the foundation supports early and mid-career artists
Cozen O’Connor hires IP litigation team for planned San Diego office
Three lawyers join from Eversheds Sutherland alongside another from Buchalter to help launch firm’s second San Diego office
Greenberg Traurig hires Gulf hospitality law veteran from Squire Patton Boggs
Elias Hayek will co-chair GT’s Middle East and European hospitality group from its offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and London
Arnold & Porter hires partner group from K&L Gates to launch in Seattle
New Seattle office will be led by partner and Western US strategic growth chair Pallavi Mehta Wahi
US patent suit filed against Skechers over its popular ‘slip-in’ sneaker line
Represented by Boies Schiller Flexner, rival footwear brand Kizik alleges infringement of its hands-free technology
US supermarket giant Kroger hires former Dinsmore managing partner as GC
George Vincent will replace Christine Wheatley, who is retiring in September
Jones Day helps Medtronic prevail against $106m patent damages verdict
US appeals court rules that rival medtech company Colibri Heart Valve could not assert infringement under doctrine of equivalents
Eversheds Sutherland launches Silicon Valley office
Transtalantic firm hires Baker McKenzie litigation partner to build out newest California office
Adtech business MiQ hires group GC from Stagwell Brand Performance amid AI push
Matt Speiser, a former Weil private equity lawyer, takes on newly created role at MiQ
Tech-led school bus operator Zum hires next GC from US robocar start-up Glydways
JoAnn Covington is replacing former Tesla and Apple laywer Lynn Miller in the GC role