News - Page 148
UK legal regulators urged to prioritise policing of ethics in response to Post Office scandal
Legal ethics academic Richard Moorhead highlights risks posed by culture of ‘adversarial partisanship’ and ‘excessive zeal’ in profession
Lady Chief Justice to headline London International Disputes Week
Conference organisers announce expanded agenda ahead of five-day event in June
Wachtell, Paul Weiss and Vinson & Elkins shepherd Diamondback’s $26bn Endeavor acquisition
Wachtell acts for Diamondback on acquisition that will make it third-biggest producer in largest US oilfield
Hogan Lovells secures 23-lawyer finance and M&A team in Italy from Orrick
Veteran finance partner Patrizio Messina leads departures representing one third of Orrick’s Italian lawyers
GoDaddy swipes right for Match Group CLO to head up legal team
Jared Sine replaces Michele Lau, who departed last year to rejoin McKesson
Freshfields and Hogan Lovells advise on Barclays’ £600m Tesco Bank deal
Tesco to unload credit card, loan businesses to Barclays, with the two companies also entering into a 10-year distribution deal
Microsoft, Ford GCs among in-house teams collaborating on generative AI initiative
Factor’s The Sense Collective project seeks to accelerate AI adoption in corporate legal departments
Willkie unveils Munich launch plans and new German leadership
Frankfurt office head Georg Linde becomes German managing partner, alongside co-managing partner Kamyar Abrar
Gateley and Fidal target African disputes with senior arbitration hires
Perenami Momodu joins Gateley from Aelex Legal, while Manuel Tomas joins Fidal from Foley Hoag
Las Vegas Sphere-owner appoints legal chief from dating app Bumble
Laura Franco will also head up the legal team at Madison Square Garden Entertainment
Simpson Thacher raids Skadden for London disputes partner
David Edwards to co-lead European disputes practice alongside Tyler Robinson
Nokia and China’s Vivo settle international patent dispute with 5G cross-licensing deal
Finnish telecoms equipment maker secures sixth 5G deal in 13 months as smartphone licence renewal cycle draws to a close
Revlon announces GC change as bankruptcy-era legal chief steps down
David Schwartz will replace Andrew Kidd, who helped steer Revlon through its recent Chapter 11 proceedings
Arnold & Porter adds six partner team across US from BCLP
Multi-practice team joins across Chicago, Denver and New York
Mason Hayes & Curran grows revenue 7% to €114m
Strong demand across all core industry sectors sees Dublin stalwart’s turnover top €100m for second consecutive year