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Goodwin snags Jones Day litigation partner trio for Orange County launch
Cybersecurity, privacy and technology litigation team join to open Goodwin’s fifth West Coast office
Reed Smith hires partners from six Big Law rivals for Boston debut
Top 40 firm launches with partners hired from K&L Gates, White & Case, Goodwin Procter, Morrison Foerster, McDermott Will & Schulte and Weil
Wachtell, Clifford Chance lead on $10.5bn storage megadeal
Wachtell counsels Public Storage, the largest self-storage company in the US, on acquisition of Clifford Chance-counselled rival National Storage
Cooley’s turnover rises 10% as it approaches $2.4bn
London’s revenue contribution jumps 17% to $110.3m following an 8% decline in 2024
Walmart hires Kirkland & Ellis partner as next legal chief
Erin Nealy Cox replaces Rachel Brand, who left the business in January
Harvey teams up with specialist VC firm TLTF to invest in ‘outstanding’ legaltech start-ups
Harvey plans to provide financial backing and know-how to legaltech founders
US fintech Solifi hires Jaggaer GC as first chief legal officer
Kevin Smith brings more than 25 years of experience advising tech businesses
K&L Gates achieves certification for responsible AI use
US law firm says it is one of the first large law firms to be certified to the international standard for AI
Marriott Vacations Worldwide promotes deputy GC to top legal role
Andrew Marcus replaces James Hunter as GC, who is retiring at the start of April
Skadden adds Paul Hastings debt finance partner duo in New York, Chicago
Scott Heard joins in New York to lead Skadden’s private credit practice as Matthew Murphy joins corporate restructuring group in Chicago
Legora acquires Canadian agentic legal AI platform Walter AI
Legora says deal will help strengthen its position in the Canadian market
Digital infrastructure business US Signal hires Warner Norcross & Judd lawyer as first CLO
Nate Steed takes on first in-house role after almost 18 years working in private practice
US federal employment litigation jumps to seven-year high – study
Rise in cases linked to growth in disability accommodation and discrimination lawsuits, according to Lex Machina
Mayer Brown hits McGuireWoods for six partners across Houston, Washington DC
Group including McGuireWoods’ former Houston managing partner Yasser Madriz will boost Mayer Brown’s energy practice
Sidley Austin hires Debevoise finance head in New York
Jeffrey Ross bolsters Chicago firm’s 200-stong finance practice as it seeks further growth