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World’s largest cinema operator AMC Entertainment names interim GC
Edwin Gladbach steps up from legal VP role to replace Kevin Connor, who is retiring after 23 years with AMC
Travers Smith and Foley & Lardner among firms advising on Steve Madden’s Kurt Geiger acquisition
Steve Madden pays £289m in cash to acquire luxury UK brand Kurt Geiger from PE firm Cinven
Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue joins Twenty Essex as an arbitrator
Retired American judge took unusual step last year of correcting media reports over controversial ICJ Gaza genocide ruling
The media is dead, long live the media - law firm communications in the age of narrow media
Marketers need to embrace both old and new media as part of their comms strategies, writes Vinson & Elkins’ chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg
Legal sector is still unprepared for AI, IBA report highlights
The Future of Legal Services - White Paper 2024 reveals that legal professionals don’t consider AI a short-term priority
IBA denounces Trump sanctions against the International Criminal Court
IBA executive director Mark Ellis says US sanctions ‘weaken the rule of law globally’
KPMG hires Walmart chief ethics and compliance officer as GC in the US
Matt Miner fills spot left vacant by Tonya Robinson’s departure to Vanguard last year
Recently rebranded US financial data firm Octus hires GC from FactSet
Megan Jones replaces Rochelle Boas, who left in October when company was known as Reorg
Morgan Lewis secures quintet of West Coast IP partners from Knobbe Martens
US firm snaps up team with expertise in life sciences and technology space
Orrick raids Gunderson Dettmer in LA for four-partner venture capital team
Team of 13 lawyers includes co-founders of Gunderson’s Los Angeles arm
White & Case adds four-partner team in New York from Cadwalader
Partners bring broad M&A and shareholder engagement practices
Reed Smith appoints chief marketing and business development officer
Top 40 US firm says Gillian Ward’s role has been redefined to reflect focus on BD
AI platform Inflection hires Withers partner as first GC
Former LinkedIn GC Doug Mandell was previously global head of Withers’ founder practice
White & Case’s revenue climbs by 12.5% to break through the $3bn mark
London office revenue jumps by 25% and overall PEP increases 27% to $4m as firm points to strength of global network
Hogan Lovells’ legal battle to secure reparations for Yazidi women persecuted by ISIL fighters
No attempt is being made by Western governments to ensure victims of atrocities benefit from international sanctions imposed on the perpetrators, writes Hogan Lovells pro bono partner Yasmin Waljee