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End of the road as BMW secures victory in patent dispute over vehicle navigation tech
The automotive giant has been embroiled in a legal battle with Swiss-based Beacon Navigation for 13 years
eBay lines up TriNet legal head as next CLO
Samantha Wellington replaces Marie Oh Huber, who left the e-commerce giant in June
Norton Rose Fulbright formalises new global leadership structure
Firm replaces global CEO role with global managing partner set up, currently jointly held by Jeff Cody and Peter Scott
Taft to combine with Sherman & Howard in latest large US merger
Tie-up to create firm with revenues of $810m and more than 1,000 lawyers
Kirkland, Freshfields guide $1bn acquisition of stake in BP Pipelines TAP
Freshfields advises BP as Kirkland counsells Apollo-managed funds on acquisition
Squire Patton Boggs hires former Trump defence secretary
Mark Esper joins in Washington DC to advise on national security, domestic and foreign policy
Today is the golden era for law firm communications and marketing
Vinson & Elkins’ chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg discusses the opportunities for law firms to get more creative with marketing and growing brand awareness
Weil private funds buildout continues with Goodwin partner hire
Karen Chao is the fourth private funds partner to join Weil since late 2023
Eversheds Sutherland names new co-chief executives
Keith Froud and Lino Mendiola take the helm in first leadership change since firm's creation through 2017 merger
Jury orders Samsung to pay $192m in patent suit
Jury in Texas found telecoms giant infringed five patents belonging to tech start-up
Cadwalader global litigation co-chair joins Vinson & Elkins in New York
Jason Halper joins alongside newly-minted partner Sara Brauerman
US music publisher the Royalty Network taps Quinn Emanuel for first GC
Daniel Abowd returns to company after three-year hiatus, including spell at the US litigation heavyweight
Kennedys opens offices in Los Angeles and Seattle
UK firm continues US expansion after growth push that began with 2017 merger
Tinder-owner Match Group hires former Twitter GC as next CLO
Sean Edgett replaces Jared Sine, who left in February to join GoDaddy
Womble Bond Dickinson and Lewis Roca announce merger
Combination to create top 70 US firm with revenue of $740m and more than 1,300 lawyers
Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord cement $1.6bn merger
Troutman Pepper Locke to have 1,600 lawyers across 33 US and two European offices
Wall Street stalwarts score lead roles on Verizon’s $20bn Frontier acquisition
Debevoise, Cravath and Paul Weiss called in for deal to boost Verizon’s US fibre network
Panodil-maker Perrigo hires Haleon interim GC as legal head
Charles Atkinson to replace Todd Kingma, who retires from Perrigo for a second time
Major win for publishers in US ebook lending case
Internet Archive had been sued for infringing copyright by making digital copies of print books
US real estate group Amherst hires Lendlease Americas’ GC as legal head
Peter Campbell takes over the GC role from Gabriel Steffens