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Kirkland adds senior tax partner in London from Macfarlanes
Ceinwen Rees second tax lawyer to join Chicago giant in London this month as it restocks after raid by Paul Weiss
Around the house: Airbnb names ex-President Biden chief of staff as CLO, Reader’s Digest-owner replaces long-time GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Edward Jones, Pipedrive, ESM and UPMC
BCLP appoints corporate specialist as next UK managing partner
Jinal Shah will take over from senior partner-elect Segun Osuntokun in January
Freshfields and Skadden shepherd eBay-backed Adevinta’s €14bn take private
Wachtell, Clifford Chance and Cleary also among firms called in for one of Europe’s biggest buyouts this year
‘Aspiring for an inclusive culture is a permanent campaign’
IBA’s diversity and inclusion toolkit welcomed as ‘terrific resource’ for committed law firm leaders
‘Flexibility, adaptability and the ability to drive incremental change’ – IBA launches D&I toolkit
Free resource aims to help firms develop and implement diversity and inclusion plans
EUIPO mediation centre launched
Service aims to settle IP disputes in a single process avoiding the expense and complexity of litigation
Linklaters adds Norton Rose Fulbright partner to launch global risk advisory practice
Jane Caskey joins in London just days after cybersecurity partner duo left NRF for Allen & Overy
US creates design patent practitioner bar as applications rise
USPTO seeks to encourage “broader participation” in bar
David Boies to stand down as chair of Boies Schiller Flexner
Partners to vote on succession next month; renowned litigator to stay on as a partner
Winston & Strawn appoints four partners to new senior leadership roles
London and US partners to work with chair elect Steve D’Amore in areas including talent retention and international expansion
HFW adds 20-strong team in Australia and China from MinterEllison
Five partners join with core team to bolster HFW’s corporate, projects and regulatory offering in the region
Slaughter and May ups NQ pay to £125k
Nine percent pay bump sees Slaughters match Magic Circle rivals
Mayer Brown makes up 42 to partnership in banking and finance-focused round
Proportion of women falls from more than half in 2022 to 47% this time
Around the house: Fox Corp names replacement for outgoing legal chief, Campbell’s elevates deputy to GC role
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Tegna, Vox Media, Divert and Hipgnosis Song Management
White & Case announces 42-lawyer partner promotion class
Cohort edges down from 46 last year with proportion of women slipping from 52% to 36%
Freshfields, Herbert Smith Freehills steer Mars’ £534m Hotel Chocolat acquisition
Freshfields acts for longtime client Mars as HSF counsels AIM-listed Hotel Chocolat
McDermott snaps up White & Case’s former Brussels head
Axel Schulz adds depth to competition team following retirement of heavyweight Philip Bentley KC
UK Supreme Court rules Rwanda asylum policy unlawful
Baker McKenzie, Freshfields and Allen & Overy among firms helping to challenge controversial policy
Womble Bond Dickinson hires trademark duo from Cozen O’Connor in New York
Transatlantic firm ‘rounds out’ IP capability at recently launched office
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