North America/US - Page 89
Shryne Group adds Houseplant GC amid plans to double cannabis store count
Cary Berger joins Californian cannabis holding company as CLO reporting to CEO and former Goodwin Procter attorney Jon Avidor
Barnes & Thornburg elects veteran litigator as next managing partner
Andrew Detherage to succeed Robert Grand in late 2022
Steptoe & Johnson elects litigation partner and general counsel as first woman chair
Gwendolyn Prothro Renigar, who also serves as vice chair, will succeed Philip West in January
Personal branding is not a luxury
Just as brands define luxury goods, they also define in-house counsel; Deborah Farone provides five personal branding tips for GCs to consider
Online sales present a myriad of challenges to luxury brands
Ex-Kirkland partner turned private equity CEO Rick Perkal on the complexities of omnichannel retailing and working with founders to accelerate growth
Deloitte Tax teams up with Thomson Reuters to help legal departments with digital transformation
Strategic alliance aims to advise clients on shift away from reliance on ‘outdated legacy systems’
SXSW taps Heineken USA legal leader as new general counsel
J. Carlos Kuri joins the Texas festival's legal team as it seeks to return to in-person events in 2022
Wilson Sonsini signs up Utah Supreme Court justice for Salt Lake City office launch
Palo Alto firm has also hired a partner from Holland & Hart as it becomes latest firm to target Silicon Slopes
The Global Legal Post launches online fashion law comparative guide
First of new series of Law Over Border guides showcases fast-developing fashion law
Six major law firms partner with US pro bono legaltech Paladin for UK launch
UK Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance among partners helping Paladin bring pro bono legal offering to UK audience
McDermott promotes 41 partners including eight in Germany in largest round ever
Transactions practice biggest beneficiary in round that sees proportion of women fall to just under one third
Davis Polk lands tax partner from Cleary Gottlieb in New York
Corey Goodman is the latest lawyer to join the Wall Street firm since it scrapped its pure lockstep system last year
Latham & Watkins promotes 44 to partner in largest round ever
US giant improves gender balance of latest cohort, with women making up 40% of those getting the nod
Integreon appoints former UnitedLex executive to leadership board
Gabriel Buigas set to lead the alternative legal service provider's contract management services arm
Harvard Law teams up with Evisort on legaltech start-up and innovation programme
Evisort founders and Harvard grads Jerry Ting and Memme Onwudiwe will teach on the course next spring
Clubhouse taps Pinterest legal leader as first-ever general counsel
San Francisco social-audio app went from $1bn to $4bn valuation in one year
What a company says about responsible fashion must be more than messaging
FAME Law Center director Barbara Kolsun on the luxury sector's challenges and opportunities and the secret to success as a fashion lawyer
Freshfields boosts US life sciences offering with Arnold & Porter partner duo
Kristen Riemenschneider and Vinita Kailasanath join in Washington DC and Silicon Valley
Patents and AI: the battle for inventorship intensifies
Recent court cases in multiple jurisdictions have demonstrated that IP law is not flexible enough to cater for non-human inventors, argues Richard Johnson
Cleary Gottlieb makes up 11 partners in Europe-focused round
More than half of Wall Street firm's promotions were made across its European network, including two in London