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BCLP absorbs 12-lawyer Seattle litigation boutique Harrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen

New arrivals include Timothy Leyh, Randall Thomsen and Tyler Farmer, with Farmer co-leading BCLP’s Seattle office

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Coca-Cola, GSK, ITV among UK GCs embracing pro bono pledge to enhance access to justice

In-House Pro Bono Pledge seeks to increase corporate counsel involvement in pro bono activities over next three years

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Sidley adds PE M&A lawyer in New York from Paul Weiss

John Godfrey is the 12th Paul Weiss lawyer to decamp to Sidley in past 10 months

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Skadden and Foley & Lardner tap DOJ for antitrust partner hires in Washington DC

James Fredericks is heading to Skadden, while Mark Grundvig is joining Foley

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Stephenson Harwood expands Middle East practice with third partner hire in a month

Disputes lawyer John Lewis joins from Charles Russell Speechlys in the firm’s Dubai office

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Lewis Silkin makes up nine in record partner promotions round

Women make up more than half of cohort dominated by firm’s London headquarters

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Weil closes Beijing base, ‘in discussions’ to shutter in Shanghai

Move sees Weil become latest international law firm to retreat from mainland Chinese market

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Tiger King copyright case against Netflix revived at US appeals court

Court leans on landmark Andy Warhol judgment to partially reverse summary judgment that found in the streaming giant’s favour

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Zendesk hires former Everlaw and Google lawyer to head up legal team

Shana Simmons takes up CLO role after former GC Shanti Ariker left last year for JFrog

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Harbottle & Lewis name first female senior partner in firm’s history

Catherine Bedford to replace Gerrard Tyrrell, who is stepping down from the role after nearly 17 years

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Linklaters promotes 27 to partner as gender diversity target on track for fourth year

Women make up just over 40% of cohort, though overall promotions fell compared to 2023

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Ten get the nod in Fieldfisher’s latest partner promotions

London-dominated round sees women make up at least half of City firm’s new partners for third consecutive year

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Tractor-maker John Deere to replace long-time GC with veteran CLO hire

Eastman Chemical CLO Kellye Walker to replace Mary Jones as legal chief next month

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Paul Hastings advises on Trump-linked Truth Social SPAC merger

Nelson Mullins also advised on the deal, which propelled the value of Trump’s Truth Social stake to $4.6bn

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Lawyers react to EU digital markets probe into Apple, Alphabet and Meta

Investigations stem from the EU’s new Digital Markets Act, introduced to curb dominance of tech giants

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