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Blank Rome secures prominent patent litigator in Washington DC from Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Patent and trade secret specialist Andrew Kopsidas joins after less than two years at former firm
White & Case lures private equity heavyweight from Paul Weiss in New York
Taurie Zeitzer joins to co-head PE industry group having co-chaired Paul Weiss’s M&A practice
Around the house: Disney promotes GC to CLO role, Olympus lines up global GC replacement
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Circana, John Wood Group, Agoda and Northern Trains
Ex-Linklaters Middle East head takes back reins from successor after a year
Scott Campbell resumes leadership role following Jonathan Fried’s return to full-time practice
US appeals court refuses injunction against Abbott in diabetes patent dispute
Earlier settlement between rivals Abbott and Dexcom does not bar Abbott from challenging patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Kirkland tops global 2023 M&A rankings ahead of Latham as dealmaking hits 10-year low
Deal value fell 17% in 2023 to $2.9trn with volume down 6% to 55,200
Jern-Fei Ng becomes first King’s Counsel to join a Malaysian law firm
Arbitration specialist signs up with Lim Chee Wee Partnership as a registered foreign lawyer
Malaysia’s Shearn Delamore announces leadership change
Construction lawyer Rodney Gomez will succeed Dhinesh Bhaskaran as managing partner
K&L Gates promotes 25 to partnership as Akin Gump makes up 13
Akin’s round sees women again dominate as K&L Gates’ shrinks from last year’s 40-strong cohort
Willkie adds private equity partner in Houston from Shearman & Sterling
Energy specialist Sarah McLean joins ahead of Shearman’s merger with Allen & Overy
Signature signs up former Dechert arbitration partner in Paris
Philip Dunham was a member of the 13-strong arbitration team which quit Dechert last month
Former FisherBroyles practice leaders take 130 lawyers for new spin-off firm
Pierson Ferdinand among largest law firm debuts in US history
Standard Chartered’s GC and Latham partner among lawyers recognised in New Year Honours
DE&I champion Sandie Okoro awarded OBE while UK listings reformer Mark Austin becomes a CBE
‘Nobody should be experiencing these behaviours’: report highlights employee bullying at the Bar
Landmark research by the Legal Practice Management Association and Institute of Barristers’ Clerks found more than a quarter of Bar employees had been bullied
White & Case secures Macfarlanes partner to head London white collar team
Neill Blundell joins having led Macfarlanes’ corporate crime and investigations practice