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London International Disputes Week announces keynote speakers for arbitration-focused day of events
Lord Neuberger, Toby Landau KC and Karyl Nairn KC will headline International Arbitration Day
Perkins Coie marks China comeback with Shenzhen office
Ahead of planned merger with Ashurst, Seattle-headquartered firm targets region’s tech companies
Reed Smith boosts Boston office with disputes team hire from K&L Gates
Incoming group includes three partners, with a fourth joining in its Princeton office
Former NSW Bar Association president to become Australia’s first female solicitor-general
Ruth Higgins SC succeeds Stephen Donaghue KC in the role to create all-female law officer line-up
Brick Court’s Hollander to take silk in Hong Kong
Charles Hollander KC is only the second currently practising English barrister to have taken silk in London and Hong Kong
Trio of firms guide Pershing Square’s €55bn bid for Universal Music
Sullivan & Cromwell, White & Case and Dutch heavyweight Stibbe advise Pershing in offer to combine world’s largest music group with a blank-cheque company
US computer chip giant Intel taps Zoom for CLO replacement
Aparna Bawa replaces April Miller Boise as company moves to combine legal and HR functions
AXA UK & Ireland hires GC from Lloyds Banking Group
Former AXA legal counsel Caroline Riddy returns to the insurer, replacing Emily Coupland in the role
Gibson Dunn, Bär & Karrer guide Marriott and Lefay Resorts in luxury wellness joint venture
As the first brand dedicated exclusively to luxury wellness in Marriott’s line-up, Lefay provides a strategic lever in the growing holistic travel sector
Simpson Thacher eyes sports deals in triple partner swoop from Hogan Lovells, Sidley and the NBA
Incoming trio are New York-based Michael Kuh and Matthew Carpenter-Dennis and LA-based Eric Geffner
Sidley Austin adds Cravath VC co-head in New York
Scott Bennett joins top-10 global firm as head of its technology capital markets group, marking latest senior loss for Cravath in New York
Businesses consistently overlook culture when assessing M&A value – study
Persistent focus on financial metrics may mask cultural integration issues that cause deals to fail, RGP research shows
Renewable energy company BlueWave hires former US Department of Energy lawyer as GC
Becky Limmer replaces chief legal officer Deborah Collum, who retired in March
ALSP Proceed to benefit from Align Capital Partners’ $405m fund close
Single asset continuation fund will help finance Proceed’s next phase of growth
Hogan Lovells, Cleary, Clifford Chance, Wachtell advise on McCormick’s $44.8bn purchase of Unilever’s food business
Deal follows Unilever’s spin out of its ice cream business last year as it refocuses on its home and personal care brands