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WIPO reports return to growth in patents and trademarks filings in 2024
China was the leading country filer for patents and designs, while US took the top spot for trademarks
Kirkland’s revenue hits $8.8bn as PEP grows 16%
Chicago giant again sets turnover record for Am Law 100 as profits per equity partner climb to $9.25m
Automating communications with AI – TerraLex's CEO on its new intelligent assistant
Terri Pepper discusses legal network TerraLex's latest innovation, myLexi
Associates circulate open letter urging law firms to speak out against Perkins Coie executive order
Letter says it is not too late for bosses to take a stand against Trump administration’s attack on ‘rule-of-law norms’
Wachtell, Davis Polk lead $6.7bn merger of troubled drugmakers Mallinckrodt and Endo
Hogan Lovells, Paul Weiss and Ireland’s Arthur Cox and A&L Goodbody also act in tie-up of drugmakers with shared history of opioid crisis lawsuits
Domino’s Pizza promotes assistant GC to legal head role
Ryan Mulally takes over from Kevin Morris, who has been Domino’s legal head since 2017
Can the AI industry solve the transpacific IP tug-of-war?
Divergent approaches to IP protection in the US and China could impact the pace of AI development, writes Lusheng managing partner Landy Jiang
US on-campus bookstore Barnes & Noble Education hires former Six Flags GC as legal head
Christopher Neumann brought in to replace Michael Miller, who left the company back in September
IBA announces next phase of its gender equality project
Second stage of the 50:50 by 2030 study will include a global survey of women lawyers
Paul Hastings targets big-ticket public M&A with hire of Kirkland deals star in New York
Eric Schiele’s arrival as global M&A co-chair described as ‘major leap forward’ in fulfilling M&A ambitions
Reed Smith hits record $1.5bn in revenue
PEP rises nearly 14% to $1.8m while London office grows turnover 15% following two years of decline
Holland & Hart adds Perkins Coie environmental partners for Phoenix debut
National firm moves to exploit market’s growing demand for expertise across energy, environmental and construction sectors
Perkins Coie boosts IP litigation practice with Finnegan duo hire
Recruits will strengthen its Silicon Valley offering in emerging technologies like AI and medtech
Latham & Watkins sees revenue soar 23% to hit $7bn
Los Angeles giant’s PEP tops $7m following 29% growth last year
Covid-19 vaccine battle between Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech heats up in Germany and US
Freshfields leads Moderna to win in German court but pharma company is not so successful in the US