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Coca-Cola, GSK, ITV among UK GCs embracing pro bono pledge to enhance access to justice
In-House Pro Bono Pledge seeks to increase corporate counsel involvement in pro bono activities over next three years
Sidley adds PE M&A lawyer in New York from Paul Weiss
John Godfrey is the 12th Paul Weiss lawyer to decamp to Sidley in past 10 months
Skadden and Foley & Lardner tap DOJ for antitrust partner hires in Washington DC
James Fredericks is heading to Skadden, while Mark Grundvig is joining Foley
Stephenson Harwood expands Middle East practice with third partner hire in a month
Disputes lawyer John Lewis joins from Charles Russell Speechlys in the firm’s Dubai office
Lewis Silkin makes up nine in record partner promotions round
Women make up more than half of cohort dominated by firm’s London headquarters
Weil closes Beijing base, ‘in discussions’ to shutter in Shanghai
Move sees Weil become latest international law firm to retreat from mainland Chinese market
Tiger King copyright case against Netflix revived at US appeals court
Court leans on landmark Andy Warhol judgment to partially reverse summary judgment that found in the streaming giant’s favour
Zendesk hires former Everlaw and Google lawyer to head up legal team
Shana Simmons takes up CLO role after former GC Shanti Ariker left last year for JFrog
Harbottle & Lewis name first female senior partner in firm’s history
Catherine Bedford to replace Gerrard Tyrrell, who is stepping down from the role after nearly 17 years
Linklaters promotes 27 to partner as gender diversity target on track for fourth year
Women make up just over 40% of cohort, though overall promotions fell compared to 2023
Ten get the nod in Fieldfisher’s latest partner promotions
London-dominated round sees women make up at least half of City firm’s new partners for third consecutive year
Tractor-maker John Deere to replace long-time GC with veteran CLO hire
Eastman Chemical CLO Kellye Walker to replace Mary Jones as legal chief next month
Paul Hastings advises on Trump-linked Truth Social SPAC merger
Nelson Mullins also advised on the deal, which propelled the value of Trump’s Truth Social stake to $4.6bn
Lawyers react to EU digital markets probe into Apple, Alphabet and Meta
Investigations stem from the EU’s new Digital Markets Act, introduced to curb dominance of tech giants
Amazon seizes seven million counterfeit products in 2023
E-commerce giant’s report shows number of fake products jumped by a million, as it increasingly leans on AI to detect fakes
Arnold & Porter hires trio of lawyers to bolster US white collar and environmental teams
New partners include former government lawyer Lee Cortes and Preti Flaherty’s environmental chair Jeffrey Talbert
Clyde & Co to support Credit Suisse bondholders in Swiss expropriation claim
Proposed investment treaty arbitration to offer alternative to court proceedings against Swiss government
Macfarlanes makes up six in latest partner promotions round
Cohort brings top London independent closer to hitting gender diversity goals
Orrick shutters Shanghai, Taipei offices
US firm cites continued commitment to APAC as it becomes latest international practice to close a mainland China base
Katten adds financial services partner trio in London from Curtis
Funds duo Thomas Laurer and Ryan Hansen join alongside transactional tax planning lawyer Daniel Lewin
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