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Skadden secures rare investor-state arbitration award annulment for client in dispute with Iraq
ICSID upholds challenge by Kuwaiti business after first instance tribunal awarded against it
Former FERC chairman James Danly rejoins Skadden to head energy regulatory group
Washington DC-based Danly spent seven years at government energy regulator
Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover hits $2.68bn
PEP jumps 20% to $2.74m as transatlantic firm marks return to growth after revenue and profit dips in FY22
USPTO says AI can be on a patent but humans must also make ‘significant contribution’
IP office provides guidance on whether AI can be on a patent application but there is no “bright line” test for determining the necessary input from people
Wachtell, Paul Weiss and Vinson & Elkins shepherd Diamondback’s $26bn Endeavor acquisition
Wachtell acts for Diamondback on acquisition that will make it third-biggest producer in largest US oilfield
GoDaddy swipes right for Match Group CLO to head up legal team
Jared Sine replaces Michele Lau, who departed last year to rejoin McKesson
Microsoft, Ford GCs among in-house teams collaborating on generative AI initiative
Factor’s The Sense Collective project seeks to accelerate AI adoption in corporate legal departments
Las Vegas Sphere-owner appoints legal chief from dating app Bumble
Laura Franco will also head up the legal team at Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Polsinelli secures 10-strong Maynard Nexsen cybersecurity team
Team including four former Maynard practice leaders joins across Birmingham, Raleigh and New York
Revlon announces GC change as bankruptcy-era legal chief steps down
David Schwartz will replace Andrew Kidd, who helped steer Revlon through its recent Chapter 11 proceedings
Arnold & Porter adds six partner team across US from BCLP
Multi-practice team joins across Chicago, Denver and New York
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Max Hill KC joins King & Spalding in London
Atlanta-based firm cites ‘ever-increasing convergence of the civil, criminal and regulatory strands of the law’
End in sight to dispute between BMW, patent monetiser and Susman Godfrey
Law firm had tried to withdraw as counsel, but parties now working on settlement in long running patent infringement action
Legalweek organiser condemns reported instances of sexual harassment at offsite parties
ALM pledges to champion ‘meaningful, positive change’ within legaltech community after LinkedIn post by woman attendee goes viral
Paul Weiss secures Dechert’s mass tort co-head in Los Angeles
Kimberly Branscome joins having counselled GSK, 3M and Johnson & Johnson in high-profile litigation
Neiman Marcus Group makes interim CLO’s role permanent
Tom Mattei takes over from Hannah Kim who has joined Chicago-based market research business Circana
Clyde & Co adds nine-lawyer team in Chicago from Lewis Brisbois
Partner Danny Worker takes team to UK firm as it builds insurance capability across North America
Kimberly-Clark rehires lawyer from American Airlines as GC
Grant McGee rejoins tissue paper giant Kimberly-Clark, replacing Jeff Melucci who is now chief business and transformation officer
Majority of global CLOs see in-house budgets shrink, workloads increase, ACC survey shows
Pressure to do more with less is increasing focus on operational efficiency and tech
Luxury EV-maker Lucid hires former Mercedes-Benz lawyer as GC
Matt Everitt takes up role after departure of former Tesla lawyer Jonathan Butler in July