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Standard Chartered’s GC Okoro sets up diversity taskforce with quartet of legal advisers
A&O, Eversheds Sutherland, Simmons and Sullivan will join bank in seeking ways of “improving opportunities for minority talent”
Around the house: BP lines up legal chief replacement, Baker Hughes promotes division GC to vacant CLO role
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Volvo, Gallup, Grammarly and Aptia
Allen & Overy helps ResMed invalidate seven New York University patents
Team advising medtech company on dispute before USPTO helped found A&O’s West Coast practice
Dentons CEO Portnoy to step down after more than a decade at helm
Firm to employ consultancy to help find successor for Portnoy, whose term ends in November 2024
US Copyright Office refuses to register AI-generated artwork
Van Gogh-inspired artwork was created by an artist and an AI app, the office has now refused to register it two times
UK legal services sector sees revenue climb in 2022 but pace of growth halves
Growth slows to 5.6% from 12.5% in 2021, according to TheCityUK’s annual UK legal services report
Seyfarth Shaw adds white collar quartet from dissolving Stroock
Co-chair of Stroock’s white collar and internal investigations practice among those moving over in New York and Washington DC
Resilient luxury market predicted to reach new record €1.5tr in 2023
Annual Bain & Company and Altagamma report says personal luxury segment is driving growth
Clyde & Co raids Dentons for Poland debut with 20-strong team
Three current and former energy-focused partners join with their teams in Warsaw
Eight Allen & Overy partners in running to lead A&O Shearman
Elections at UK Magic Circle firm will determine transatlantic giant’s leadership team
Pérez-Llorca adds 17 lawyers from rivals for Lisbon launch
Six partners and their teams join from firms including Portugal’s RRP Advogados as Spanish heavyweight continues international expansion
Stroock lines up highly-rated advisory team to wind down firm
Togut Segal & Segal serving as legal counsel alongside liquidation manager from Teneo and restructuring expert David Pauker
Around the house: AIG names interim as new GC after candidate pulls out, diamond giant De Beers appoints GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Macy’s, Vice Media, Pimco and CNX Resources
Marc Jacobs legal director joins Luxury Law Alliance advisory board
Ava Farshidi received the Luxury Law Rising Star Award in 2017
Skadden, Linklaters tuck into EG Group’s sale of 218 restaurants to KFC
Deal sees KFC buy all of Skadden-repped EG’s UK and Ireland KFC businesses