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Wachtell, Kirkland called in for 3D printer maker Stratasys’ $1.8bn merger with Desktop Metal
Wachtell counsels Stratasys alongside Israeli firm Meitar Law Offices as Kirkland advises longtime client Desktop Metal with help from Tel Aviv-Yafo’s Shibolet & Co
The elite Wall Street legal teams advising on the blockbuster A&O Shearman merger
John Malpas explores the thinking behind the appointment of Davis Polk and Simpson Thacher to advise on the planned A&O/Shearman tie-up
BCLP cuts 47 global business services roles
Move sees transatlantic firm join the likes of Cooley, Goodwin Procter and Dechert in laying off staff
Around the house: Albertsons taps CVS Health for new GC, Coursera promotes deputy GC to head legal team
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at G1 Therapeutics, Rockland Trust Company, Skyryse and Uplight
AI wants your name, image and likeness – especially if you’re a celebrity
Public figures can lean on existing legal frameworks to protect against unauthorised use of their name, image and likeness by AI, write Venable lawyers Sharoni Finkelstein and Alexandra Kolsky
US Supreme Court rules against Andy Warhol Foundation in dispute with photographer
Court rejects fair use defence in closely watched copyright case over photo of music icon Prince licensed to Condé Nast
Paul Hastings adds three-partner finance team in New York from Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Marc Lashbrook, Josh Zelig and David Barash continue run of finance hires by West Coast firm in London and New York
‘Opportunistic and strategic’ – Allen & Overy’s bold move to crack the lucrative US market
For the first time in decades the four international UK Magic Circle firms will no longer be marching in strategic tandem, reports John Malpas
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