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Gibson Dunn promotes 42 to partner including 11 in London in record round
Global chair Barbara Becker is set to travel to London for an extended stay early next year
US food supply chain innovator GrubMarket hires O’Melveny partner as CLO
Jorge deNeve becomes the company’s first chief legal officer
AI, tariffs and IP issues top of mind for luxury brand executives
Roundtable held to coincide with Luxury Law Summit New York highlights the trends impacting the luxury market
US utility business NW Natural promotes deputy to GC role
Former Baker Botts partner Megan Berge will replace long-time legal head MardiLyn Saathoff
Jones Day elevates 33 to partner in latest promotions class
London ties with New York and LA for most promotions with four new partners each
Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing UK announce transatlantic merger
Tie-up to create firm with 1,400 lawyers and revenue in the region of $1.6bn
Simpson Thacher appoints 59 to partnership in record promotions round
New York accounts for more than two-thirds of promotions, with women making up 47% of the class
Asset tokenisation business Securitize hires PayPal lawyer as GC
Jerome Roche was previously legal head for digital assets at the payments giant
Winston & Strawn in merger talks with Taylor Wessing UK
Possible tie-up could see Taylor Wessing’s UK arm leave firm’s European Verein to create firm with revenue of $1.6bn
Ropes & Gray appoints ex-Meta exec as head of AI strategy
Gretchen Greene appointed chief of artificial intelligence strategy to accelerate the firm’s use of the technology
Sidley Austin adds 29 to partnership in latest promotions round
Latest cohort drops from 38 a year ago, though women make up roughly half of promotions again
Transatlantic boutique dishes out ‘Cravath scale’-topping associate bonuses
Pallas Partners is awarding a maximum possible payout of $232k to associates and counsel on both sides of the Atlantic
Christian Dior legal director joins Luxury Law Alliance board
Benedicte Bayi-Mathijsen joins brands including Burberry, Charlotte Tilbury, Louis Vuitton, Rosewood Hotels, Marc Jacobs, L’Oreal, Manolo Blahnik and PVH Corp
Trio of US biotech companies appoint legal chiefs amid venture funding recovery
Sudo Biosciences, PepGen and Tonix Pharmaceuticals all recruit experienced biotech specialists
Fastcase and Alexi in legal dispute over licensing agreement
Clio-owned Fastcase alleges Alexi breached terms of licensing agreement to build rival legal data platform