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White & Case swoops for Ropes’ Europe secondaries lead in London
Alexandra Chauvin’s hire follows firm recruiting Ropes funds heavyweight Emily Brown last November
Clyde & Co ups revenue 10% as PEP hits £739k
Firm points to growth across sectors and geographies as revenue reaches £845m
Ranks of women judges grow, but black representation stagnates
‘Much more work to be done’ on boosting number of ethnic minority judges, report concedes
Orrick adds seven-lawyer healthcare regulatory team in DC, Boston
Trio of partners join from Wilson Sonsini and boutique Hooper Lundy & Bookman as Orrick continues life sciences push
US streaming platform Roku lines up Disney’s theme parks lawyer as next GC
Louise Pentland will replace Stephen Kay, who is retiring in November
Foley & Lardner opens in Raleigh after triple partner raid on K&L Gates
Raleigh office will target healthcare work and is top 50 firm’s 23rd US base
Weil adds Latham PE dealmakers for Los Angeles and San Francisco launches
Tana Ryan and Navneeta Rekhi join as New York firm targets West Coast growth
A&O grows revenue, profit in pre-merger year
Profit before tax jumps 17.2% to £1.0bn as PEP hits £2.2m ahead of tie-up with Shearman & Sterling
Harvard University hires former White House lawyer to end search for next GC
Jennifer O’Connor replaces Diane Lopez, who retired in February after 30 years at the university
‘Giant of the profession’ – IBA mourns death of former president Sternford Moyo
Revered Zimbabwean lawyer – the first African IBA president – has died aged 68
Shoosmiths' revenue passes £200m milestone as PEP jumps 16%
Strong performance across corporate and litigation practices fules 6% turnover trise to £206.7m as PEP hits £781k
Nirvana and Marc Jacobs to settle copyright dispute over smiley-face logo
Revered rock band and luxury fashion house are reaching settlement in long-running legal battle
Skadden tops M&A league rankings in first half as deal value rebounds
Paul Weiss and Latham & Watkins follow closely behind as megadeals contribute to 18% rise in global deal value
US security business Allegion lines up replacement for GC
Ingevity GC Stacy Cozad to succeed Jeff Braun, who is retiring later this year
Linklaters points to US revenue growth as turnover climbs 10% to hit £2.1bn
Performance comes in landmark year for UK Magic Circle as A&O Shearman merger beds down
Latham, S&C among raft of firms guiding Paramount’s $28bn Skydance merger
Ropes, Cravath and Simpson Thacher also acting in deal to intended to turn Hollywood icon into a tech-media hybrid
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer names Matrix Chambers barrister as attorney general
Richard Hermer KC takes over brief from shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry
Unified Patent court invalidates Dexcom diabetes patent
Glucose monitoring patent revoked across 17 UPC member states in ongoing dispute with rival Abbott
Robocar start-up Glydways hires former Electronic Arts lawyer as first legal chief
JoAnn Covington most recently served as CLO at electric bus-maker Proterra
High Court slashes ‘staggering’ £343m claimants’ costs budget in dieselgate litigation
Landmark ruling effectively reduces total costs budget for claimants and defendants – including expenses already incurred – from £650m to £388m
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