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US companies increasing diversity efforts even amid more vocal pushback, study finds
Littler survey shows majority of companies expanding their diversity and inclusion commitments
Wachtell, Skadden called in for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper acquisition
Freshfields and Covington also advise on deal highlighting increased appetite for big ticket deals after slump in 2023
OpenAI says New York Times infringement claims “without merit”
The creator of ChatGPT responds publicly to lawsuit, claiming that the media group is “not telling the full story”
Cooley adds new chief operating officer from Fried Frank
Victor Nuñez joins in New York having earlier been global CFO at Norton Rose Fulbright
Shearman global co-managing partner takes six-strong M&A team to Linklaters in New York
UK firm hails 'transformational step' in US growth strategy as rainmaker George Casey joins as global co-chair of corporate alongside five more lawyers
Kirkland and Wachtell shepherd APA’s $4.5bn acquisition of oil rival Callon
M&A rankings leader Kirkland advises target Callon as energy sector consolidation continues apace
Blank Rome secures prominent patent litigator in Washington DC from Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Patent and trade secret specialist Andrew Kopsidas joins after less than two years at former firm
White & Case lures private equity heavyweight from Paul Weiss in New York
Taurie Zeitzer joins to co-head PE industry group having co-chaired Paul Weiss’s M&A practice
Around the house: Disney promotes GC to CLO role, Olympus lines up global GC replacement
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Circana, John Wood Group, Agoda and Northern Trains
Hogan Lovells adds 28 new partners in latest promotions round
Proportion of women falls from 60% in 2022 to 43% in round that sees US once again dominate
US appeals court refuses injunction against Abbott in diabetes patent dispute
Earlier settlement between rivals Abbott and Dexcom does not bar Abbott from challenging patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Kirkland tops global 2023 M&A rankings ahead of Latham as dealmaking hits 10-year low
Deal value fell 17% in 2023 to $2.9trn with volume down 6% to 55,200
K&L Gates promotes 25 to partnership as Akin Gump makes up 13
Akin’s round sees women again dominate as K&L Gates’ shrinks from last year’s 40-strong cohort
Willkie adds private equity partner in Houston from Shearman & Sterling
Energy specialist Sarah McLean joins ahead of Shearman’s merger with Allen & Overy
Former FisherBroyles practice leaders take 130 lawyers for new spin-off firm
Pierson Ferdinand among largest law firm debuts in US history
Sidley and Latham sew up Coupang’s $500m Farfetch rescue deal
Sidley advises South Korea’s Coupang on its acquisition of troubled luxury e-commerce platform, advised by Latham
The AI Pin: fashion-forward or tech’s next big thing?
Loeb & Loeb’s Melanie Howard and Kristen Klesh discuss AI Pins and potential US regulatory implications for luxury fashion’s newest wearable tech accessory
Vans’ IP dispute with Walmart has implications for UK practitioners
The recent trademark infringement dispute between Vans and Walmart has three points of interest for UK IP lawyers, writes Mewburn Ellis’s Emma Kennaugh-Gallacher
Ropes & Gray, Milbank and Wachtell lead on $14.9bn US Steel acquisition
Milbank and Wachtell advise US Steel as Ropes & Gray counsels Japan’s Nippon Steel on its biggest acquisistion to date
Stroock: a law firm that lost control of the narrative
Merger talk leaks and predatory rivals were a symptom, not the cause of New York firm’s malaise, reports John Malpas