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Skadden, Wachtell called in for Versace’s $1.4bn sale to Prada Group

Skadden guides Prada as Wachtell counsels Versace owner Capri Holdings, which bought the Italian luxury stalwart for $2.15bn in 2018

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Susman Godfrey latest to be hit with executive order

Litigation firm vows to fight “unconstitutional” order

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Honeywell promotes international business GC to legal chief role

Su Ping Lu replaces Anne Madden, who is taking on a new role with Honeywell

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Sullivan & Cromwell tops global M&A rankings after strongest start for deal-making in three years

New York firm comfortably ahead of Davis Polk & Wardwell and Freshfields in second and third spot respectively

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Jenner & Block, WilmerHale seek to permanently block executive orders

Firms file for summary judgment against what Jenner called a ‘plain violation’ of First Amendement

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Cravath PE co-head defects to Sidley Austin in New York

Dave Perkins moves over after nearly 20 years at Wall Street stalwart

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US judge refuses OpenAI’s motion to dismiss New York Times copyright infringement claims

Part of a wave of litigation engulfing tech firms over using material to train AI models

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Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss, NRF guide Woodside’s $5.7bn LNG asset stake sale to Stonepeak

Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss counsel infrastructure-focused PE firm Stonepeak as Norton Rose Fulbright acts for Australia’s Woodside

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Brown Rudnick opens in Los Angeles with four-partner team hire

Entertainment, disputes and corporate lawyers join from local firm to found seventh US office

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A&O Shearman signals Chicago debut with hire of Mayer Brown duo

Arrival of energy and infrastructure partners sparks launch of Magic Circle UK firm’s 10th US office

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American Airlines hires Latham & Watkins partner to lead legal team

Anthony Richmond replaces former CLO Priya Aiyar, who left for Warner Brothers in February

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Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin approve merger to create top 20 global firm

Partnerships vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for combination, forging ‘transatlantic and transpacific’ firm with $2bn-plus revenue

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IBA reaffirms support for rule of law and diversity amid Trump attacks on legal profession

International Bar Association launches new initiative aimed at young lawyers to help safeguard rule of law

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Lenovo and Ericsson enter into SEP licensing agreement ending global litigation

Settlement ends all ongoing patent-related legal proceedings between the parties

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Hogan Lovells hires litigation partner quartet from Kramer Levin in Washington

Group were part of litigation boutique Robin Russell, which merged with Kramer Levin in 2022

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