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Judge reverses copyright infringement verdict against Disney over special effects in Beauty and the Beast
Jury’s award for vicarious infringement over contractor’s use of software overturned by judge
Kirkland adds restructuring duo in Germany from Gleiss Lutz
Christian Halàsz and Friedrich Schlott build out Kirkland’s new Frankfurt office
Singapore Convention Week stresses ‘dialogue and innovation’
Singapore’s law minister praises multilateralism and warns of ‘much more challenging outlook for businesses and lawyers’
US law firms ring in strong performance in first half
Top 50 firms fuelled average 11.4% rise in revenue according to Wells Fargo report
Paul Weiss hires rising M&A star from Cleary in New York
Nickolas Bogdanovich joins after Cleary M&A partner James Langston defected to Paul Weiss in May
Mike Lynch: the legaltech pioneer embroiled in an epic transatlantic legal fight
Autonomy founder killed in Sicily yacht sinking had secured a memorable victory, but other legal battles loomed, reports Ben Rigby
‘Family man first, amazing lawyer second’: tributes paid to CC partner killed in Sicily yacht sinking
Clifford Chance ‘heartbroken’ after deaths of Christopher Morvillo and wife Neda are confirmed
Crash Champions hires former GEICO legal head as new CLO
Seth Ingall, who left GEICO earlier this year after nearly 40 years, replaces Paul Ruiter
A&O Shearman trainee sells AI start-up to Thomson Reuters
Legal publishing giant will use technology to improve its genAI assistant
Willkie hires 11-strong team from Mayer Brown in Chicago
Grouping includes capital markets co-head Edward Best and three other partners
US chemicals business Eastman hires CLO replacement from Clorox Company
Ike Adeyemi to join in September, succeeding Kellye Walker who joined Deere & Company in April
Consultancy firm BRG hires ex-Keating, Wilberforce Chambers CEO
Former senior clerk Declan Redmond to join consultancy as managing director from Kroll
Latham hires highly rated M&A partner from Saudi independent firm
Arrival of Leen Zaza comes amid heightened interest by international firms in Saudi Arabia’s legal market
US asset manager Vanguard raids KPMG for GC replacement
Tonya Robinson to join in October following Anne Robinson’s exit to IBM in July
Brazil lags on gender parity at senior levels across the legal profession
IBA study shows women make up 44% of all lawyer roles, though fewer hold senior positions
Former Mexico president to deliver opening keynote address at IBA Annual Conference
Ernesto Zedillo among array of high-profile speakers at September event in Mexico City
ESG increasingly shaping strategic decisions at US organisations, GC study finds
ESG strategy responsibilities also moving from legal team to broader C-suite, according to MoFo survey
Leading 39 Essex Chambers silk departs for new specialist arbitrator set
Former HSF partner David Brynmor Thomas KC has joined Newmans Row, which launched in March
Crypto exchange Bitget lands former Binance top lawyer as first CLO
Hon Ng to head up Bitget’s legal department after exiting rival exchange in July last year
Neuberger resigns from media freedom panel over Hong Kong judicial role
Decision follows court’s controversial rejection of appeal by pro-democracy demonstrators
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