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Chocolate giant Mars names new GC to head up legal team for global snacking business
Myriah Gambrell-Glenn is currently GC of Mars’s pet nutrition business
US firms post double-digit revenue and profit growth in first half of 2025, study shows
Robust start to the year was supported by higher billing rates, though fastest growth was at the largest firms, according to Wells Fargo survey
Before the doors close: helping distressed fashion retailers avoid costly mistakes during difficult times
Morrison Cohen lawyers Keith Markel, David J. Kozlowski and Alana Mildner Smolow discuss strategies for brands in a time of unprecedented fashion and retail bankruptcies
Paul Weiss, A&O and Stibbe advise on Keurig Dr Pepper’s €16bn purchase of coffee giant JDE Peet’s
Paul Weiss and Dutch firm Stibbe are advising Keurig Dr Pepper, while A&O is counselling JDE Peet’s
Legaltech is more than just AI – key takeaways from ILTACON 2025
Paul Longhurst recaps his recent visit to ILTA’s annual conference in the US, where the focus on AI often overshadowed the benefits of other legaltech
Masimo sues US customs in ‘unique’ twist to patent battle over Apple watches
Medtech company rails against customs order it claims allows Apple to ‘bypass’ import ban on watches that infringe its technology
Sullivan & Cromwell, Jones Day among firms advising on $4.4bn Gildan-Hanes mega-merger
The deal creates one of the world’s largest basic apparel companies
Canada’s Manulife lines up former JPMorgan lawyer as next general counsel
Mike Coyne set to replace Jim Gallagher at the start of next month
Speakers from Jaguar Land Rover, Kenvue, Novo Nordisk and L’Oréal line up for Anti-Counterfeiting World Law Summit 2025
Conference at the Caledonian Club on 15 September brings together brand, legal and enforcement leaders to tackle the global counterfeit threat
Foley Hoag hires former US agency head as partner following Trump firing
Hampton Dellinger joins in Washington DC after being dismissed from the US Office of Special Counsel by president Donald Trump in February
King & Spalding secures IP litigator pair from Goodwin Procter
Duo join Atlanta firm a month after arrival of Neel Chatterjee from Goodwin to co-head IP disputes team
Littler expands in Canada with Montreal office opening
Firm hires of counsel Olivia Girouad from Globalization Partners to support launch
Agriculture financing business Farmer Mac hires former Freddie Mac lawyer as CLO
Geraldine Hayhurst replaces Stephen Mullery, who is retiring after 25 years with the company
Clifford Chance and Norton Rose Fulbright advise on $1.7bn ECA-backed A&K luxury cruise ship financings
Transaction marks growing momentum in the luxury cruise sector
McDermott hires Cadwalader corporate co-chair to lead new practice
Ira Schacter marks one of McDermott’s first big laterals since merger with Schulte