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Photoshop-maker Adobe taps streaming platform Roku for next legal chief
Louise Pentland’s arrival ends search for GC replacement, after Dana Rao left last year
US cases to watch in fashion, beauty and apparel in 2025
Foley fashion, apparel and beauty law experts Jeff Greene, Ariba Ahmad, Tyler Dever and Allison Nelson explore some of the key luxury cases on the US docket this year
Latham, Willkie Farr guide Coinbase’s $2.9bn Deribit acquisition
Latham advises Coinbase with Willkie across the table in crypto industry’s biggest deal to date
Lumen Technologies hires former Motorola GC as second legal chief in a year
Mark Hacker replaces interim CLO Meredith Hayes, following departure of Chad Ho less than a year into the job
Akin hits Mayer Brown for first Chicago partners
Hires comes as Akin plans Chicago office launch, according to sources with knowledge of the matter
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
McDermott, Schulte in merger talks to create $2.8bn firm
Tie-up would create top 20 US firm by revenue and headcount
US video games industry body ESA hires IP veteran to lead legal team
Stan McCoy replaces Gina Vetere who left the organisation in January
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
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
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
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
Latham, White & Case guide DoorDash’s £2.9bn Deliveroo acquisition
Cash deal marks largest UK take-private to date in 2025
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
BCLP launches redundancy consultation
Transatlantic firm to cut around 8% of business services staff globally