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Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling unveil ‘transformative’ merger plan to create $3.4bn firm
Deal would forge unique ‘integrated global elite firm’ both sides claim ahead of partner votes
Around the house: SCAN Group hires Crowell & Moring partner for CLO, Sonnedix taps Smiths Group for new GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at PROG Holdings, Sesame Workshop, LegalSifter and Go1
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to Family Asset Protection
Edited by Marcus Dearle, online resource explores how key jurisdictions approach divorce, finance and the media
Lewis Brisbois names new managing partner in wake of mass employment team exodus
'Outstanding leader' Gregory Katz succeeds founder Bob Lewis, who stepped down after more than 100 lawyers left to launch new boutique
US IP office axes patent that a jury had previously ordered Intel to pay $675m for infringing
A patent underlying a jury verdict of over $2bn in damages for infringement has been found unpatentable for obviousness by the US Patent and Trademark Office
Amazon and Canon join forces in fake goods lawsuit
The household names band together to file a joint trademark infringement lawsuit against fake Canon battery and charger sellers
Perkins Coie adds K&L Gates renewables practice leads on West Coast
Buck Endemann and Elizabeth Crouse join as Inflation Reduction Act heralds clean energy investment boom
Nixon Peabody and Stroock target summer merger deal, media report states
Talks follow team departures from New York-based Stroock as it seeks growth as 'number one priority'
Around the house: Swedish steelmaker lands new legal chief, Dollar Tree reveals interim GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Workbox, Korro Bio, Invariant and Cordance
Singapore partner succeeds London investigations specialist at helm of Baker McKenzie’s financial institutions group
Annual practice and sector group leadership refresh also ushers in new tax, IP and tech chiefs
Steptoe & Johnson bolsters Asia investigations practice in New York with Shearman & Sterling duo
Cáitrín McKiernan and Brian Burke join as latest in string of hires in Steptoe’s investigations and white collar defence team
Gilead prevails against US government in billion-dollar patent trial
In an unusual move, the federal government had accused the biotech firm of infringing its patents related to HIV prevention
Branding through talent: foreign employee recruitment for the US fashion industry
Foley & Lardner's Norka Lecca reviews the key US visa categories and requirements luxury fashion employers should know
Barnes & Thornburg adds healthcare and capital markets partners for Nashville debut
Five partners join from Holland & Knight, Baker Donelson and Bass Berry & Sims as US firm continues rapid expansion across the country
Should professional indemnity insurance be mandatory?
Paul Castellani of Kennedys assesses a recent IBA report aimed at assisting bar associations and regulatory bodies on professional indemnity insurance issues