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White & Case announces 42-lawyer partner promotion class
Cohort edges down from 46 last year with proportion of women slipping from 52% to 36%
Womble Bond Dickinson hires trademark duo from Cozen O’Connor in New York
Transatlantic firm ‘rounds out’ IP capability at recently launched office
Paul Weiss adds O’Melveny partner to co-chair financial services group
Bank regulatory lawyer Jarryd Anderson joins in Washington DC and New York having also worked at Wells Fargo and TD Bank
Sidley Austin hires private equity team from Paul Weiss in New York
Incoming team includes partners Jeffrey Kochian, Gerald Brant and Brittany Harrison
Amazon to pay $46m in Alexa patent infringement case
Delaware jury orders the tech giant to cough up damages to voice technology company
Abry Partners to buy legal rankings platform Chambers in deal worth £400m
UK private equity firm Inflexion had owned Chambers since 2018 and secured a 4.7x return on its investment
BCLP adds 24 to partnership in latest promotions round
London office sees the most promotions with nine, though US dominates overall
Around the house: McKesson names GoDaddy CLO as next legal chief, US aid agency MCC hires Paul Weiss counsel as GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at America’s Public Television Stations, Coincover, Clover Health Investments and Adventist HealthCare
Wachtell rings in new top leadership
Corporate lawyer Andrew Nussbaum and litigator William Savitt to succeed veteran chairs Edward Herlihy and Daniel Neff
Global decrease in trademark filings, WIPO reports, but continued rise in patents
IP filings have “braved” the pandemic, but WIPO director general warns of geopolitical instability and an uncertain economic outlook
Kirkland & Ellis among law firms advising on WeWork bankruptcy case
Flexible office space provider filed for bankruptcy protection in the US on Monday
Kirkland, Milbank and Covington shepherd Bain’s $5.3bn Guidehouse acquisition
Kirkland advises marquee client Bain as Milbank and Covington counsel Guidehouse and tech investor owner Veritas
Sidley hires energy partner from Allen & Overy in New York to boost renewables coverage
Greg Lavigne joins the firm’s energy, transportation and infrastructure group
Most global law firms falling short on responsible business practices, study finds
Burges Salmon tops list of firms meeting client expectations on people, planet and governance, according to Lamp House Strategy
Around the house: ABB poaches Holcim’s legal head as latest GC, US firetruck-maker REV Group ends GC hunt
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Falcon’s Beyond, S&S Activewear, Amarin and The Oberkotter Foundation