Sidley guides Clearlake as it acquires stakes from Latham-repped US financiers Mark Walter and Todd Boehly, in deal that values Chelsea at around £5bn, including debt | 2w
Sports, Entertainment and Recreation
Former Orrick partner Nicholas Green joins after almost four years as GC at Underdog Sports | 1mo
Firm advises Egyptian club on naming rights deal, the country’s largest ever sports sponsorship agreement | 2mos
Loeb assists long-time client Underwood in all aspects of the transaction including brand formation, commercial, IP and strategic partnership issues | 2mos
This comparative guide offers a practical overview of the enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards across multiple jurisdictions. | 4mos
Boost for US growth ambitions sees FIFA’s top counsel join as chair of the global sports practice | 2mos
Four partners join in New York alongside eight further lawyers; together the team has tried more than 200 cases | 3mos
Elie Mishory will work alongside chief legal officer Alex Wolf | 3mos
J. Colby Williams replaces CLO Jeffrey Welch, who is retiring at the end of the year | 3mos
Longtime PBS lawyer Jill Patrone replaces Katherine Lauderdale as the organisation’s legal chief | 3mos
Jim Kapenstein replaces general counsel Audrey Lee, who left the company last month | 4mos
Elizabeth Ryder returns to the role she vacated in 2022, replacing Rachel Morgan | 4mos
Christina Chang and Carron Joan Mitchell join Barnes in Los Angeles and Farrah Usmani joins its Nashville location | 4mos
Hires mean MoFo has added 10 lawyers to its partnership in London over the past year | 4mos
New York firm’s first office in Southern California to be led by former Skadden litigator Jason Russell | 5mos
Simkins’ former senior partner represented A-list entertainers including the Rolling Stones, Tina Turner and David Bowie | 5mos
Sullivan & Cromwell, White & Case and Dutch heavyweight Stibbe advise Pershing in offer to combine world’s largest music group with a blank-cheque company | 5mos
Incoming trio are New York-based Michael Kuh and Matthew Carpenter-Dennis and LA-based Eric Geffner | 5mos
Allen Lo replaces Laura Franco, who departed the business at the end of October last year | 6mos
Mark Zerdin latest in string of senior hires by US firm as it rebuilds London bench after slew of exits over the past year | 7mos
Eve Konstan replaces Richard Baer, who goes back into retirement after a year in the job | 7mos