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Freshfields recruits Skadden New York head of tax
Steven Matays joins Magic Circle firm as it continues to push for more US market share
General Motors taps former Activision Blizzard legal chief as CLO
Grant Dixton is replacing Craig Glidden, who is now overseeing legal at GM’s autonomous vehicle business Cruise
Stephenson Harwood points to five-year plan as revenue climbs by 16%
Turnover hits record £264.2m as PEP rises 7% to £775K
Linklaters, Latham shepherd VW’s $5bn joint venture with Tesla rival Rivian
Linklaters acts for longtime client VW on proposed partnership that will see Rivian’s technology used in both companies’ electric vehicles
Major record labels sue AI start-ups
Sony, Universal and Warner Records bring action against two AI song generators over alleged copyright infringement
McDermott boosts London real estate practice with double Fried Frank hire
Arrival of Darren Rogers and Devina Rana will establish ‘more visible and cohesive offering in London and across Europe’
Baker McKenzie completes 2024 partner promotions with 45-strong round
Summer tally follows 21 North and Latin America appointments in January with the overall proportion of women rising to more than half
Digital giants beware, EC’s competition enforcer tells young European lawyers
Ben Rigby reports from the European Young Bar Association’s summer conference in Copenhagen
Paul Hastings absorbs 12-lawyer litigation team in Paris from local boutique
Top flight white collar and investigations partner Antonin Lévy takes entire team from Antonin Lévy & Associés to US firm
Ashurst agrees global partnership with legal AI platform Harvey
Anglo-Australian firm joins names such as A&O Shearman and Reed Smith to adopt Harvey’s technology
Fountain Court snaps up ex-Slaughters associate, criminal bar rising star
Katherine Hardcastle’s arrival further bolsters top commercial set’s criminal law capability
Paul Hastings adds finance partner in London from Weil
Reena Gogna latest hire to boost US firm’s lender-side leveraged finance offering in the City
Kirkland, Weil, CMS steer TPG’s €3.9bn acquisition of Aareal Bank tech unit
Kirkland reps TPG and Canadian investment group CDPQ on purchase of property lender’s prized unit Aareon
Paramount terminates GC’s contract, elevates deputy to acting legal head
Christa d’Alimonte to exit after 12 years with the company, with Caryn Groce to stand in as her replacement
Top 100 global firms’ fossil fuel-related deal work edges down, study finds
More than 40 firms rated ‘F’ in climate change scorecard, although renewable energy work increases sharply