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Around the house: State Street taps Barclays for GC, Xerox names deputy GC as new CLO
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at IAG, Parker, UFC Gym and Radiant Logistics
Kirkland, Latham advise on Chesapeake’s $7.4bn deal for Southwestern
Top M&A firms instructed on latest multibillion-dollar energy industry deal, with Wachtell Lipton also called in
US law firms see revenue and demand up but sagging productivity squeezes profits
Law firms undergo ‘sorting out’ as transactional work declines and clients shift work down market, according to new research by Thomson Reuters and Georgetown Law
US companies increasing diversity efforts even amid more vocal pushback, study finds
Littler survey shows majority of companies expanding their diversity and inclusion commitments
Wachtell, Skadden called in for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper acquisition
Freshfields and Covington also advise on deal highlighting increased appetite for big ticket deals after slump in 2023
OpenAI says New York Times infringement claims “without merit”
The creator of ChatGPT responds publicly to lawsuit, claiming that the media group is “not telling the full story”
Cooley adds new chief operating officer from Fried Frank
Victor Nuñez joins in New York having earlier been global CFO at Norton Rose Fulbright
Shearman global co-managing partner takes six-strong M&A team to Linklaters in New York
UK firm hails 'transformational step' in US growth strategy as rainmaker George Casey joins as global co-chair of corporate alongside five more lawyers
Kirkland and Wachtell shepherd APA’s $4.5bn acquisition of oil rival Callon
M&A rankings leader Kirkland advises target Callon as energy sector consolidation continues apace
Blank Rome secures prominent patent litigator in Washington DC from Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Patent and trade secret specialist Andrew Kopsidas joins after less than two years at former firm
White & Case lures private equity heavyweight from Paul Weiss in New York
Taurie Zeitzer joins to co-head PE industry group having co-chaired Paul Weiss’s M&A practice
Around the house: Disney promotes GC to CLO role, Olympus lines up global GC replacement
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Circana, John Wood Group, Agoda and Northern Trains
Hogan Lovells adds 28 new partners in latest promotions round
Proportion of women falls from 60% in 2022 to 43% in round that sees US once again dominate
US appeals court refuses injunction against Abbott in diabetes patent dispute
Earlier settlement between rivals Abbott and Dexcom does not bar Abbott from challenging patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Kirkland tops global 2023 M&A rankings ahead of Latham as dealmaking hits 10-year low
Deal value fell 17% in 2023 to $2.9trn with volume down 6% to 55,200