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White & Case, Milbank, Willkie Farr guide NRG Energy’s $12bn LS Power deal

White & Case counsels NRG Energy in deal to acquire fleet of natural gas-fired power plants from LS Power, repped by Willkie Farr and Milbank

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McDermott, Schulte in merger talks to create $2.8bn firm

Tie-up would create top 20 US firm by revenue and headcount

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US video games industry body ESA hires IP veteran to lead legal team

Stan McCoy replaces Gina Vetere who left the organisation in January

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Potter Clarkson appointed as landmark UK AI inventorship case heads to the High Court

Computer scientist Steven Thaler seeks procedural clarity as UK IPO rejects patent applications for his DABUS system

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Latham & Watkins, Paul Weiss lead on Skechers’ $9.4bn sale to 3G Capital

Kirkland & Ellis and Sullivan & Cromwell also called in for footwear industry’s biggest buyout to date

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US pharma heavyweight Bristol Myers Squibb hires internally to fill GC vacancy

Cari Gallman is promoted to legal head role, replacing Sandra Leung who is retiring after 33 years at the company

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Ex-Winston partner launches boutique with former Skadden associates who quit over Big Law’s Trump response

Lowell & Associates will represent clients facing investigations and litigation arising from the Trump administration

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Latham, White & Case guide DoorDash’s £2.9bn Deliveroo acquisition

Cash deal marks largest UK take-private to date in 2025

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Judge questions wisdom of law firm deals with Trump in striking down executive order targeting Perkins Coie

Federal judge says ‘some clients may harbour reservations’ about implications of some firms’ efforts to head off attacks over DEI policies through deals  

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BCLP launches redundancy consultation

Transatlantic firm to cut around 8% of business services staff globally

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Sidley hits A&O Shearman for nine lawyers in New York, DC

Hires include A&O Shearman’s US head of financial services regulatory, a finance partner, two counsel and five associates

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US private equity firm KHP hires Goodwin partner as general counsel

Real estate specialist Alex Lewis replaces veteran lawyer Judy Miles, who is moving to an executive advisor role

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US radio giant iHeartMedia hires former CBS Sports GC as next CLO

David Hillman replaces Jordan Fasbender, who left to join Comcast’s new cable business in March

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Cahill hires trio of King & Spalding partners to launch tech IP disputes practice in DC

Chris Campbell to chair new group as firm builds on life sciences IP capabilities

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