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Sidley recruits M&A partners in New York from Jones Day, Simpson Thacher
David Grubman joins from Jones Day to co-lead Sidley’s global M&A practice as Adam Cromie moves over from Simpson Thacher
RPC names successor to managing partner Miller
Litigator Antony Sassi to take helm in May following James Miller’s eight years in the role
INTA files amicus brief in support of trademarking photorealistic facial images of people
Influential body argues image of a face ‘may well serve as a means to distinguish goods and services’
Clifford Chance taps Skadden for private capital heavyweight Embley in London
Bruce Embley co-headed Freshfields’ global M&A practice before joining Skadden in 2020
Cravath, Davis Polk advise on Johnson & Johnson’s $14.6bn Intra-Cellular acquisition
Cravath advises longtime client J&J as it boosts key neurological drugs division
Roomba-maker iRobot replaces GC for the second time in 12 months
Kevin Lanouette will succeed Tonya Drake, who was promoted to GC last January
Quinn Emanuel pushes London revenue past £200m
Turnover hits £220.1m in 2024 as profit dips slightly following 60% leap in 2023
Quinn Emanuel’s Brussels managing partner departs for Geradin Partners
Trevor Soames is the second competition partner to leave QE’s Brussels office in recent weeks
Jenner launches London public law practice with senior Baker McKenzie hire
Joanna Ludlam joins having co-led Bakers’ global investigations practice
Jaime Carey becomes first Chilean to take office as IBA president
Carey will split two-year term with Italy’s Claudio Visco after IBA approved first joint presidency
Reed Smith appoints successor to London managing partner Jenkinson
Brigid North takes helm following Andrew Jenkinson’s decade in post
Direct Line hires GC from Close Brothers amid Aviva merger plans
Angela Yotov is due to join the insurance giant in February, replacing Humphrey Tomlinson
Clyde & Co hires in London and Hamburg from Wikborg Rein and WFW
Hamburg office boosted by team move as oil and gas sector projects specialist joins in London
New Bar Council chair pledges to raise profile of the family Bar in inaugural speech
Barbara Mills KC – the first black woman to hold the post – also emphasises importance of diversity and wellbeing at the Bar
Skadden debuts in Middle East with senior Freshfields hire
New York firm taps corporate heavyweight Michael Hilton to lead Abu Dhabi launch
MoFo recruits senior private equity M&A partner in Singapore from Gibson Dunn
Scott Jalowayski replenishes MoFo’s Asia corporate bench following defections to CMS and Baker McKenzie
Morrison Foerster debuts in Amsterdam
US firm's fourth European office to offer privacy and data security services to tech and life sciences clients
In-house counsel fret about growing cyber and AI disputes risk, study finds
Baker McKenzie’s annual disputes survey shows global companies are also concerned about employment disputes
UK’s Independent Football Regulator appoints first legal head
David Riley joins from the CMA as shadow regulator waits for Football Governance Bill to pass into law
No5 Barristers’ Chambers names new leaders
Former leader of the Midland Circuit steps up to co-lead one of Britain’s largest sets alongside eminent planning silk
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