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Simpson Thacher secures finance and credit duo in London from Weil
Infrastructure-focused partners Paul Hibbert and Emma Serginson join as latest in series of London laterals for top 25 US firm
US-listed gaming business Inspired Entertainment announces GC succession plans
Sportingtech CLO Simona Camilleri will replace Carys Damon at the start of July
Paul Hastings adds international arbitration co-chair from White & Case
Arbitration heavyweight Jonathan Hamilton joins in Washington DC after 25 years at rival firm
Herbert Smith Freehills names lawyer quartet to global ESG leadership
Firm names ESG leaders for UK, US and EMEA to support global practice head Silke Goldberg
Gibson Dunn revenue tops $3bn as PEP grows nearly 13.4%
Profit per equity partner at New York giant hits $5.58m in 2023 in 27th consecutive year of profit growth
Andy Warhol Foundation settles dispute with photographer in landmark copyright case
Lynn Goldsmith describes payment of just over $21,000 as a “drop in the bucket” of her legal costs
Kirkland’s revenue tops $7bn as PEP nears $8m
Chicago giant becomes first law firm to smash turnover milestone as PEP grows 6%
US sustainable battery leader Cirba hires CLO from lithium giant Albemarle
Jake Wilson brings almost two decades of corporate in-house legal experience
US components-maker ATI hires GC from energy business HF Sinclair
Vaishali Bhatia replaces Elliot Davis, who is retiring in October
McDermott adds seven-lawyer litigation team from Orrick as it eyes white-collar growth
Group joins in New York and DC alongside former SDNY prosecutor Sagar Ravi as McDermott anticipates uptick in FCPA work
Changes to IP laws ‘not necessary’ to deal with NFTs, says report
Study by USPTO and US Copyright Office finds current laws are “adequate” and new legislation could impede evolving technology’s development
Cooley pushes revenue to $2.03bn as lawyer ranks decrease
Tech-focused firm sees PEP grow 8.2% following almost 20% decline in 2022
Orrick adds top litigator from Akin as slew of firms mark DC hires
DOJ veteran Esther Lander joins tech-focused firm as Goodwin, Steptoe, Willkie and Weil also add DC partners
White & Case revenue nears $3bn as PEP jumps 12.7%
Top 10 US firm reverses 2022’s revenue and profit falls despite subdued global M&A market
Kirkland, Latham shepherd EQT’s $35bn Equitrans gas merger
Last year’s top M&A firms lead as flurry of US oil and gas dealmaking continues
‘If you want to stand out, be yourself and own it’: New York fashion designer Aysha Saeed
Aysha NY founder talks about emigrating to the US, design influences, the importance of personal style and building her own label
Weil adds SEC veteran to private funds practice in Washington DC
Christopher Mulligan joins after more than a decade at the agency amid a string of lateral partner hires in the US capital
US car insurance giant GEICO taps Wells Fargo for next CLO
Tangela Richter replaces Seth Ingall, who is retiring after almost 40 years with the insurer
Zoom announces new CLO to complete legal team reshuffle
Cheree McAlpine takes over from Aparna Bawa and follows departure of GC Jeff True last year
‘Couture is the perfect model for sustainability’: Atelier Tammam founder Lucy Tammam
Loeb & Loeb’s Melanie Howard and British designer Lucy Tammam discuss the complexities of navigating sustainability in today’s fashion industry