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Boutique law firm Moyles IP joins forces with Womble Bond Dickinson
Quintet of IP lawyers including name partner move from Connecticut-based firm to transatlantic IP heavyweight
CAFC overturns two district court decisions in cases involving Philip Morris and Dell
Breather for vape pen seller in dispute with tobacco titan as case remanded back to the district court; second case relates to patent for digital storage
Around the house: Lowe’s chooses new legal head, Daimler Truck’s US business promotes GC to CLO role
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Vallourec, KMD, Dextra Partners and Vision RNG
White & Case revenue edges down to $2.83bn as PEP drops back from record high
New York firm expresses satisfaction with 2022 performance given economic headwinds as PEP declines by 20%
‘Such a vibrant light’ – renowned crisis management specialist Richard Levick dies at 65
Levick Strategic Communications' founder was one of the legal profession's best-known advisers
Starbucks hires veteran GC as new legal head after year-long search
Former Medtronic GC Brad Lerman comes out of retirement to take up role
Clifford Chance hires US insurance partner from Mayer Brown in New York
Frank Monaco is the latest in a recent spate of recruits for the firm’s US insurance practice
Goodwin Procter elects technology co-head to succeed Robert Insolia as chair
Anthony McCusker to 'carry torch forward' after receiving partners' 'overwhelming' support, according to Insolia
Skadden unveils generous partner promotions round upping cohort by 26% to 24
Promotions concentrated in US with just three new partners based overseas
Sullivan & Cromwell tops M&A rankings in Q1 as deal making tumbles to decade low
First quarter deal value is lowest since 2013 and slowest quarter since the start of the pandemic, according to Refinitiv
Around the house: M&G replaces outgoing legal head, BD hands acting GC full-time gig
This week’s roundup of top in-house hires also includes appointments at the ACC, Applied Industrial Technologies, JumpCloud and The Real Brokerage
Amazon removed six million counterfeit products in 2022 in fight against fakes
Retail giant reports progress in anti-counterfeiting drive as it bolsters seller verification process and expands brand protection programmes
Gunderson and Kirkland latest to cut US associates
Silicon Valley firm axes 10% of US staff; global giant also sees departures following March performance reviews
Latham, Kirkland, Paul Weiss and Pillsbury advise on UFC and WWE mega-merger
UFC owner Endeavor agrees to merge with WWE in deal that would value combined sports giant at more than $21bn
Third IP litigator moves from Wilson Sonini to BakerHostetler in Los Angeles
Erik Carlson joins BakerHostetler just a few months after veteran partners Olivia Kim and Ed Poplawski as Am Law 100 firm moves to build full service IP practice on West Coast