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US judge refuses OpenAI’s motion to dismiss New York Times copyright infringement claims
Part of a wave of litigation engulfing tech firms over using material to train AI models
Fenwick opens Boston office with trio of Cooley partners
Silicon Valley-based firm adds to its East Coast presence as it targets city’s tech and life sciences sectors
Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss, NRF guide Woodside’s $5.7bn LNG asset stake sale to Stonepeak
Simpson Thacher, Paul Weiss counsel infrastructure-focused PE firm Stonepeak as Norton Rose Fulbright acts for Australia’s Woodside
Simmons leads fashion e-retailer Zozo’s $154m acquisition of UK rival Lyst
CMS is advising global shopping platform Lyst on the deal, which will continue to operate as a standalone business
InterDigital launches global SEP litigation against Disney
IP relates to video streaming technology, actions launched in US, Brazil, Germany and the Unified Patent Court
Paul Hastings to launch in Abu Dhabi following infrastructure team raid on White & Case
Incoming hires include Abu Dhabi-based Din Eshanov and London-based George Kazakov
Swedish engineering giant Sandvik hires Alleima GC as next legal chief
Johanna Kreft will arrive later this year and replace Åsa Thuman, who is joining Skanska
Paul Hastings hires Latham partner in Boston to co-head new global tech transactions practice
Sarah Gagan will team up with New York-based Amir Ghavi who joined from Fried Frank earlier this month
Fenwick opens Boston office with trio of Cooley partners
Silicon Valley-based firm adds to its East Coast presence as it targets city’s tech and life sciences sectors
European IP firms NLO and Ipsilon enter into PE-backed partnership
Firms hope to expand their range of specialisms and geographical presence
Paul Hastings, Weil called in for BlackRock’s $23bn Panama Ports deal
Paul Hastings advises seller CK Hutchison as Weil guides consortium led by BlackRock
Simmons leads fashion e-retailer Zozo’s $154m acquisition of UK rival Lyst
CMS is advising global shopping platform Lyst on the deal, which will continue to operate as a standalone business
Squire Patton Boggs hires former Trump defence secretary
Mark Esper joins in Washington DC to advise on national security, domestic and foreign policy
Moroccan independent URITI hires UGGC partner to open Paris arm
Laurent Sablé will also co-head firm founded in 2022 by former Dentons Morocco partner
Cravath PE co-head defects to Sidley Austin in New York
Dave Perkins moves over after nearly 20 years at Wall Street stalwart
Pinsent Masons set to cut roles in Germany
Cuts to affect 14 equity partners and all three German offices, according to reports
Debevoise, Nishimura called in for Nippon Life’s $8.2bn Resolution Life acquisition
Kirkland & Ellis and Herbert Smith Freehills also among nine law firm’s called in for the largest takeover by a Japanese insurer
BrewDog-backer TSG Consumer hires former Gibson Dunn lawyer as first CLO
Sean Sullivan joins from wine business Duckhorn, one of TSG Consumer’s portfolio companies
Squire Patton Boggs adds seven-lawyer team in Brussels from Fieldfisher
US firm beefs up environmental, safety and health practice with group led by partners Peter Sellar and Gerard McElwee
Brown Rudnick opens in Los Angeles with four-partner team hire
Entertainment, disputes and corporate lawyers join from local firm to found seventh US office
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