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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
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