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US superyacht services business MarineMax appoints general counsel
Manny Alvare is promoted to GC, having previously run the legal department as VP of legal affairs
Goodwin, Covington shepherd Biogen’s $1.8bn acquisition of rare disease drugmaker
Covington counsels Biogen as Goodwin reps acquisition target Human Immunobiology Biosciences
Latham, Kirkland shepherd CyberArk’s $1.5bn Venafi acquisition
Latham guides CyberArk in acquisition of cybersecurity business from Kirkland-repped Thoma Bravo
Latham recruits life sciences partner duo in DC from Skadden, real estate partner in New York
Former FDA lawyers Jennifer Bragg and William McConagha move over in DC as Safehold CLO Douglas Heitner joins real estate team in New York
Nelson Mullins adds litigation team from London Fischer for new LA office
Product liability group including three partners join across national firm’s second LA office and in New York
US coal mining business Alpha rehires former CLO to head legal team
Mark Manno rejoins as general counsel, replacing Roger Nicholson who is exiting the company at the end of this month
Womble Bond Dickinson names successor to US chair and CEO Temple
Finance partner Merrick Benn to take over from veteran leader Betty Temple at the start of next year
Cahill adds lawyer trio from crypto boutique, launches Delaware office
Wall Street firm hires team including prominent crypto partner Lewis Rinaudo Cohen in move intended to create one-stop shop for crypto advice
US pizza chain Marco’s Pizza promotes former Subway lawyer to legal chief
Kristin Corcoran, who has been with the company since 2022, will replace CLO Todd Watson
Venable debuts in Colorado with eight-lawyer team from Sherman & Howard
Trial lawyer James Sawtelle joins to lead new office in Denver alongside seven commercial and employment litigators and counsellors
Latham, Skadden and Paul Weiss among firms advising on $6.9bn Squarespace take private
Private equity firm Permira is leading the deal, with support from General Atlantic and Accel
US Supreme Court says no time limit on damages in copyright dispute involving Warner Music
Uncertainty regarding impact of ruling over work sampled in artist Flo Rida’s music as it relies on a “discovery rule” that could be invalidated in future cases
Lument promotes deputy to GC as legal head steps aside
Stephanie Culpepper replaces Jim Henson, who will focus on his role as president of Lument Finance Trust
Sullivan & Cromwell eyes artificial intelligence growth with new practice launch
New AI practice will be co-led by partners Nader Mousavi, Mehdi Ansari and Presley Warner
Alston & Bird boosts US litigation group with Pryor Cashman partner hire
Scott Schirick joins in New York where he will focus on federal and state litigation, regulatory and white collar matters