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Sullivan & Cromwell hangs on to number one spot in global M&A legal advisor rankings
US firm topped ranking by deal value, narrowly ahead of Kirkland & Ellis and Davis Polk & Wardwell, according to Refinitiv
Kirkland & Ellis unveils latest record partner promotions round
Chicago giant promotes 205 to partnership, up from 193 last year
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling partners start voting on merger approval
Voting will conclude on October 13, with the results announced shortly after
$56m jury verdict upheld against Molson Coors in trademark tussle with craft brewer
Stone Brewing prevails in trademark infringement battle with beer giant
Around the house: LGBTQ social app Grindr hires first GC, ONEOK replaces retired GC with energy industry veteran
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at PensionBee, Faraday Future, WSFS Bank and Nixon Peabody
Thomson Reuters dispute with AI start-up to go to jury trial in US
Media company accuses AI outfit Ross Intelligence of illegally using its content to train its own competing AI-based platform
Around the house: Microsoft announces legal leadership change, Hilton names former Molson Coors CLO as GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Disney Parks, Alcoa, Webster Financial Corporation and Cogeco
Arnold & Porter adds senior Foley Hoag partner for Boston debut
Hemmie Chang joins to lead new life sciences-focused office
Wachtell, Morgan Lewis latest to benefit from Big Food consolidation as JM Smucker snaps up Hostess Brands
Deal valued at $5.6bn to buy Twinkie owner follows acquisitions by Campbell Soup and Mars
Cooley appoints first woman CEO as Conroy prepares to stand down after 16 years
San Francisco corporate head Rachel Proffitt to take over in 2024; Conroy to stay on as chair
Winston & Strawn names new chairman after almost two decades
Global litigation co-chair Steve D’Amore to succeed veteran chair Tom Fitzgerald in June 2024
Osborne Clarke to open in Miami to boost US arbitration and tech law strategy
Firm hires Samaniego Law’s Javier Fernández-Samaniego to head Miami office
US appeals court breathes fresh life into ‘Impossible’ trademark lawsuit
Ninth Circuit revises case for lack of personal jurisdiction involving Impossible Foods and Impossible X, run by ‘digital nomad’
Around the house: US Foods ends hunt to fill vacant GC role, Maximus raids GE Aerospace for GC replacement
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Sonder, Dave, Tanger Outlets and Spearmint Energy
Burford-backed claimants secure ‘extraordinary win’ after $16bn New York judgment against Argentina
Litigation funder due payout running into billions as CEO hails ‘major milestone’
Womble Bond Dickinson to open in Denver with partner duo from Hogan Lovells
Latest US office launch will be led by new partners Scot Anderson and Ana Maria Gutiérrez
Raft of top-tier firms advise on Smurfit Kappa’s $11bn acquisition of WestRock
Advisers include Matheson, Freshfields, Wachtell, Clifford Chance, Cravath and Paul Weiss
Paul Weiss unveils 13-partner transatlantic team after swoop on rival Kirkland
Team includes one partner from Linklaters as Wall Street firm also commits to new LA arm
Arnold & Porter adds five-partner product liability team in Houston and DC
Veteran litigators join amid uptick in federal and state regulatory scrutiny facing product manufacturers
Around the house: ADM taps Baker Hughes for GC, Moody’s hands GC role to long-serving in-house lawyer
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Swarovski, Cox Enterprises, Ceribell and Intact Financial Corporation