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Norton Rose Fulbright’s global CEO Gerry Pecht steps down early and retires from partnership

US and EMEA managing partners to lead global giant for interim period

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Pérez-Llorca boosts New York arm with hire of arbitration specialist from White & Case

Arrival of Felipe Nazar as a partner adds disputes to office’s capabilities in corporate and tax

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Sullivan & Cromwell and Paul Weiss advise on Roark Capital’s acquisition of Subway

Deal could value US fast food chain at about $9.55bn subject to financial performance, according to reports

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ABA appoints new co-chair of influential arbitration committee

Senior AAA-ICDR arbitrator Luis Martinez takes up leadership of ABA’s international arbitration committee

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McDermott adds former EY general counsel in New York from Gibson Dunn

Ron Hauben to co-head McDermott’s accounting defence practice as accounting firms face increased regulatory scrutiny

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Skadden Arps, Latham called in for Danaher’s $5.7bn Abcam acquisition

Skadden advises US medical giant Danaher as Latham acts for UK’s Abcam in all-cash deal

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Pfizer and BioNTech seek to cancel Moderna patents at PTAB

Move marks latest round in Covid-19 mRNA vaccine patent litigation battle

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ABA launches task force to analyse impact of AI on legal industry

Task force will examine risks of AI, as well as potential opportunities to support lawyers

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K&L Gates hires Baker McKenzie’s US financial regulation co-chairs as partners

Jennifer Klass and Amy Greer join the investment funds and white collar practices respectively in New York

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'You can be an effective litigator in multiple different ways’: Allen & Overy’s Lisa Nguyen

West Coast IP partner on how clients increasingly recognise the value of looking more broadly for talent

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Patent platform Avanci launches single licence as carmakers gear up for 5G connected cars

Mercedes Benz becomes first car maker to sign up to 5G connected vehicle licensing programme

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Bakers and Willkie advise on Aldi's acquisition of Winn-Dixie, Harveys Supermarket

Deal sees supermarket giant add 400 stores in the Southeastern region of the US

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Twitter’s rebrand to X – an IP minefield or much ado about nothing?

Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter to ‘X’ could create a number of IP issues, writes Marks & Clerk associate Erik Rõuk

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Paul Weiss makes a splash in London with four-partner Kirkland raid

Hire of team led by ‘superstar’ Neel Sachdev signals move into practising English law

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