AECOM’s GC for corporate Manav Kumar will replace David Gan as chief legal officer in October | 2w
Engineering
Barbara van Koppen had been serving as interim GC since January, replacing Emily Barker in the role | 2mos
Ashurst Perkins Coie launches with more than 950 partners across 52 global offices | 3mos
Lars Sjobring will join as company’s top lawyer in May | 6mos
Tie-up adds four Australian offices to IP firm’s network, but the brands will operate independently | 1yr
Three lawyers join from Eversheds Sutherland alongside another from Buchalter to help launch firm’s second San Diego office | 1yr
Intangible assets are increasingly attracting investment over tangibles | 1yr
Decision provides clarity and certainty to business following consultation on post-Brexit regime | 1yr
Johanna Kreft will arrive later this year and replace Åsa Thuman, who is joining Skanska | 1yr
Firms hope to expand their range of specialisms and geographical presence | 1yr
Richard Ceeney second Reed Smith partner to defect to GT in London in a month | 1yr
Joiners arrive from Hausfeld, Pinsent Masons and Gowling WLG | 1yr
The way the request was processed still raises ‘significant concerns’, says the firm | 2yrs
Increase in defence spending as geopolitical tensions ratchet up could be behind the rise in military technology patents issued with secrecy orders | 2yrs
Team moves over from Lerner David strengthening medical device practice | 2yrs
Closely watched decision on assessing obviousness in dispute featuring General Motors dubbed blow to design owners | 2yrs
Ngai Zhang and Drew Schulte move over from Perkins Coie to the AmLaw 100 firm as it seeks to bolster its innovative technology capabilities | 2yrs
The top 25 US firm secures highly respected team of tech-focused IP litigators in Silicon Valley and Washington DC | 2yrs
Dan Antal returns to Leidos after three years at Rolls-Royce, replacing retiring GC Jerry Howe | 2yrs
Case alleging secret client referral fees can proceed in first appellate ruling on representative actions since Lloyd v Google | 2yrs