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US private security contractor Constellis fills vacant CLO seat
Olivia Fines takes over CLO role from Melissa Taylormoore, who left for White & Case last year
Global dealmakers expect M&A disputes to increase on economic, geopolitical woes
Berkeley Research Group survey shows that digital assets, energy and ESG will be key disputes areas in 2024
Norton Rose Fulbright adds Orrick public finance duo in New York
Alison Radecki joins as UK firm’s third NY partner lateral this year alongside senior counsel Helen Pennock
Fox Rothschild adds transactions team to open third Florida office in Sarasota
Partner Robert Stroud joins from Florida firm Blalock Walters alongside counsel and an associate
Pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots appoints CLO from Ecolab
Lanesha Minnix replaces former White House lawyer Danielle Gray, who departed in January
Blank Rome adds four-lawyer white collar team from Akerman
Bradley Henry joins in DC as practice vice chair as another partner, a counsel and foreign associate come aboard in New York
Winston names new leadership for litigation and transactions
Co-chairs to take up roles alongside incoming chair Steve D’Amore and other new leaders in June
King & Spalding to open in Dallas with partner hire from Gibson Dunn
Veronica Moyé will front new office alongside King & Spalding partners Sean Royall and Alfonso Chan
The perfect partner part two: a trusted evaluation process
Tougher operating conditions means law firm leaders may need to rethink their partner performance evaluation process, writes Moray McLaren
Wachtell, Vinson & Elkins and Latham lead on Chord’s $11bn Enerplus merger
Canadian firms Goodmans and Blake Cassels & Graydon also advise as consolidation in US gas and oil industry continues apace
BMW wades into dispute between Irish patent monetiser and its litigation funder
German car maker says it is still owed costs from one of the parties in a series of patent infringement actions
FBI names fourth GC in six years as deputy GC handed top job
Bradley Brooker will take over the legal reins at the US law enforcement agency from Jason Jones
Latham & Watkins makes up 19 counsel to partner in latest promotions round
Round follows Los Angeles giant promoting 34 associates to partner in January
Maryland District Attorney’s Office appoints Simpson Thacher partner as special counsel
Litigation specialist Alicia Washington returns to government role after just over two years at Wall Street firm
Simpson Thacher hires four-partner Skadden financial services team in New York and DC
Group led by Skadden financial institutions co-head Sven Mickisch specialise in M&A and regulatory law
Volkswagen is latest carmaker to join Avanci’s 5G licensing programme
Group that includes Audi and Seat joins more that 25 automotive brands that can now use the standard essential patents of more than 60 patent holders
Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell guide Capital One’s $35bn Discover acquisition
Biggest global M&A deal since start of 2024 continues rebound in megadeals following fallow 2023
US ski resort operator Vail Resorts promotes deputy to GC
Julie DeCecco will replace David Shapiro, who is leaving the company later this month
US legal data provider UnitedLex hires former Dell lawyer as inaugural GC
Renee Meisel to head up firm’s newly established general counsel function
Partial win for OpenAI in dispute with high-profile authors
Suit brought against ChatGPT creator partially dismissed by court, but unfair competition action upheld