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Latham & Watkins makes up 19 counsel to partner in latest promotions round
Round follows Los Angeles giant promoting 34 associates to partner in January
Maryland District Attorney’s Office appoints Simpson Thacher partner as special counsel
Litigation specialist Alicia Washington returns to government role after just over two years at Wall Street firm
Simpson Thacher hires four-partner Skadden financial services team in New York and DC
Group led by Skadden financial institutions co-head Sven Mickisch specialise in M&A and regulatory law
Volkswagen is latest carmaker to join Avanci’s 5G licensing programme
Group that includes Audi and Seat joins more that 25 automotive brands that can now use the standard essential patents of more than 60 patent holders
Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell guide Capital One’s $35bn Discover acquisition
Biggest global M&A deal since start of 2024 continues rebound in megadeals following fallow 2023
US ski resort operator Vail Resorts promotes deputy to GC
Julie DeCecco will replace David Shapiro, who is leaving the company later this month
US legal data provider UnitedLex hires former Dell lawyer as inaugural GC
Renee Meisel to head up firm’s newly established general counsel function
Partial win for OpenAI in dispute with high-profile authors
Suit brought against ChatGPT creator partially dismissed by court, but unfair competition action upheld
Skadden secures rare investor-state arbitration award annulment for client in dispute with Iraq
ICSID upholds challenge by Kuwaiti business after first instance tribunal awarded against it
Former FERC chairman James Danly rejoins Skadden to head energy regulatory group
Washington DC-based Danly spent seven years at government energy regulator
Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover hits $2.68bn
PEP jumps 20% to $2.74m as transatlantic firm marks return to growth after revenue and profit dips in FY22
USPTO says AI can be on a patent but humans must also make ‘significant contribution’
IP office provides guidance on whether AI can be on a patent application but there is no “bright line” test for determining the necessary input from people
Wachtell, Paul Weiss and Vinson & Elkins shepherd Diamondback’s $26bn Endeavor acquisition
Wachtell acts for Diamondback on acquisition that will make it third-biggest producer in largest US oilfield
GoDaddy swipes right for Match Group CLO to head up legal team
Jared Sine replaces Michele Lau, who departed last year to rejoin McKesson
Microsoft, Ford GCs among in-house teams collaborating on generative AI initiative
Factor’s The Sense Collective project seeks to accelerate AI adoption in corporate legal departments