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Ropes & Gray, Wilson Sonsini guide Gilead’s $7.8bn cancer drugmaker acquisition
Ropes acts for Gilead as Wilson Sonsini counsels target Arcellx in deal that comes as pharmaceutical groups rush to buy smaller rivals with proven drug pipelines
Becton Dickinson hires Walgreens Boots Alliance CLO as next legal head
Lanesha Minnix replaces Michelle Quinn, who joined Medtronic last year
Latham raids Wachtell for finance, M&A partner duo in New York
Emily Johnson and Mark Stagliano continue string of historically rare exits from prestigious Wall Street firm
Simpson Thacher hires Kirkland partner to head up new capital structure solutions practice
David Nemecek brings vast distressed situations experience; firm plans Dallas opening as part of the new practice launch
Stella Legal partners with AI contracting platform Ironclad
Collaboration designed to address gap between technology investment and business outcomes
Barnes & Thornburg adds 35-lawyer team from Ballard Spahr, opens in Baltimore, Denver, Phoenix
New recruits include 25 partners, bolstering firm’s US public finance capabilities
Upcycling: fashion’s new infringement frontier
A balance between luxury brand rights and upcycling remains elusive, write Bird & Bird’s Cristiana Andreotta, Elisabetta Bandera, Rita Tardiolo, Manon Rieger-Jansen and Nina Dorenbosch
Bermuda’s new arbitration centre is the right idea at the right time
For three decades, Bermuda has discussed the idea of a dedicated arbitral institution and hearing facility. That talk is finally becoming reality, writes Ben Rigby
Opensity Solutions launches following three-way merger backed by Renovus Capital Partners
New managed services provider created through combination of K2 Services, Epiq GBTS and Forrest Solutions
GCs’ strategic value not always recognised by board members – survey
BarkerGilmore study shows strategic value is often missed as it is not directly communicated to the board
US healthcare business TailorCare hires Harbor Health head of legal as first GC
George Lyford brings more than 15 years of legal leadership experience in the healthcare industry
Martin Marietta hires Cravath’s former global M&A co-chair as next GC
George Schoen will replace long-time legal head Roselyn Bar, who is retiring
Goldman Sachs’ CLO Kathy Ruemmler to step down amid Epstein disclosures
DOJ documents show Goldman’s top lawyer received gifts from Jeffrey Epstein
Thomson Reuters acquires AI-powered deal data and analytics platform Noetica
Thomson Reuters said it will integrate the AI platform into its CoCounsel offering
Paul Weiss names M&A co-head as new corporate chief
Angelo Bonvino steps in after predecessor Scott Barshay took over as chair of Wall Street firm from Brad Karp earlier this month