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Consilio snaps up UK’s Lawyers On Demand and SYKE in major expansion of enterprise legal services business
Acquisition sees US firm add LOD’s pool of 4,500+ legal practitioners in 25 countries
Am Law 200 firm Dinsmore & Shohl merges with Florida boutique, gaining Orlando office
Cincinnati-based firm adds 19 lawyers and nearly two dozen business professionals through merger with Mateer & Harbert
Unveiling the power of generative AI: the key implications for legal departments
In-house lawyers should start exploring how generative AI can support their roles, writes independent consultant and business lawyer Greg Stern
Around the house: John Wick movie producer replaces GC with O’Melveny partner, Carling-maker names new CLO
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at adm Group, Hotelbeds, Andersen and Oportun
Blank Rome launches in Dallas with six partners from four rivals
Corporate, real estate and finance lawyers join from firms including Alston & Bird and Locke Lord
‘Robot wars’ ceasefire as AutoStore agrees to pay Ocado $250m
Success for Ocado’s global litigation strategy advisers Powell Gilbert as agreement reached over robotic technology patent dispute
Crafting your personal brand in the luxury sector
Lawyers need to spend some quiet time setting out their personal goals, writes Deborah Farone
Lalive and Boies Schiller secure $109m arbitration award against Tanzania
Tanzania loses ICSID minining arbitration as tribunal finds expropriation claims proven
Singer Selena Quintanilla’s father sues cruise company for trademark infringement
The lawsuit against cruise company alleges trademark infringement and violation of California’s right of publicity
Around the house: Taylor Swift calls on Venable for new GC; Mastercard taps US chipmaker for CLO
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Northrop Grumman, May Mobility, Angel Oak and Momnt
Freshfields adds Goodwin partner in New York to lead global funds team
Tim Clark latest in string of lateral private capital partner hires by UK Magic Circle firm
Akin Gump secures three-partner international trade team from Hughes Hubbard
Arrival of trio in Washington DC comes as rising geopolitical tensions fuel greater enforcement
US Appeals court reverses USPTO decision to invalidate five CRISPR patents
Five patents relating to groundbreaking gene editing technology cannot be quashed by interference proceedings used in previous US patent system
Pallas Partners grows in New York with hire of former federal prosecutor
Goldman Sachs insider trading prosecutor Josh Naftalis arrives as office’s third partner
Womble Bond Dickinson absorbs two California boutiques
Transatlantic firm adds partners in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Irvine as it prioritises California growth