North America - Page 37
What Anthropic’s rejected appeal in AI case means for authors of copyrighted works
McKool Smith IP litigators Avery Williams and Joseph Micheli consider the implications of Anthropic’s recent proposed $1.5bn settlement for copyright infringement
Ropes & Gray’s IP litigation chair takes 20-lawyer team to Sheppard Mullin
Group joins across US and in Seoul as Sheppard Mullin moves to build preeminent IP practice
US gym franchise Crunch Fitness hires first GC from Restore Hyper Wellness
Company previously used AJB Law Group for legal counsel
Ropes & Gray hits Kirkland for M&A partner in New York growth push
Michael Brueck joins after 15 years as a partner at Kirkland where he led on deals for Danaher, GLP and Evercore
Microsoft promotes GC to CLO role as legal chief steps down
Jonathan Palmer is replacing Hossein Nowbar, who is exiting after two years in the role
Willkie names private equity leader as new joint chair
Jeffrey Poss to succeed longtime chair Thomas Cerabino at the start of 2027
Orrick, DLA Piper guide Workday’s $1.1bn acquisition of AI firm Sana
Orrick acts for buyer in second deal in a month as HR software consolidation heats up
Proskauer adds Cadwalader finance partner quartet for Charlotte debut
Cadwalader’s leveraged finance head, Ron Lovelace, joins with team to open office in second-largest financial centre in US
Cooley partner Ethan Glass joins key client Compass as its next legal head
Glass has been representing residential real estate broker in high-profile dispute with Northwest Multiple Listing Service
Kirkland, Freshfields called in for drugmaker Zentiva’s €4.1bn sale to GTCR
Kirkland advises buyer as Freshfields guides seller Advent
Arrowhead strikes back at Ionis in patent infringement dispute over competing products
Calls Ionis’ claims “baseless” in legal battle at the US courts
Davis Polk, Latham in for Klarna’s $1.4bn IPO as US listings rebound
Davis Polk guides Swedish fintech company’s much-anticipated listing on NYSE as Latham counsels underwriters
US chemicals business Huntsman lines up ChampionX GC as next legal head
Julia Wright joins next month to replace David Stryker, who is retiring
Morgan Lewis secures trio of West Coast patent partners from Knobbe Martens
Arrival of second team to defect from Knobbe Martens in 2025 boosts tally of IP lateral partner hires to 11
Latham, Wachtell lead on Anglo American-Teck $53bn mega merger
Freshfields and Linklaters’ ally Webber Wentzel also among raft of firms called in for mining deal of the decade