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Cineworld names new GC amid post-bankruptcy leadership refresh


John Henrich joins movie theatre chain from beauty supplies business Sally Beauty

DAC Beachroft builds litigation offering in Mexico City with boutique team hire

Twelve-strong group joins from Márquez & Castelazo in significant expansion for UK firm’s Mexico bench

Government introduces legislation to reverse UK Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling

Bill welcomed for ‘confining threat to litigation funding to history books’

Simpson Thacher secures finance and credit duo in London from Weil

Infrastructure-focused partners Paul Hibbert and Emma Serginson join as latest in series of London laterals for top 25 US firm

New Fashion Law guide addresses hot topics including rising power of influencers

Second edition of GLP’s Law Over Borders online fashion guide launches today

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US-listed gaming business Inspired Entertainment announces GC succession plans

Sportingtech CLO Simona Camilleri will replace Carys Damon at the start of July

McDermott signs up veteran dealmaker who led Kirkland’s London expansion in 2000s

Graham White, formerly of Kirkland and Fried Frank, adds gravitas to US firm’s transactional offering

Paul Hastings adds international arbitration co-chair from White & Case

Arbitration heavyweight Jonathan Hamilton joins in Washington DC after 25 years at rival firm

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Slaughter and May unveils latest partner promotions round

Five make the grade in round that matches firm’s long-term goal that women make up 40% of partner promotions

Herbert Smith Freehills names lawyer quartet to global ESG leadership

Firm names ESG leaders for UK, US and EMEA to support global practice head Silke Goldberg

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ESG | UK

Australia’s HWL Ebsworth mourns death of long-serving managing partner

Juan Martinez, who led the firm for almost four decades, passed away unexpectedly, aged 64

Gibson Dunn revenue tops $3bn as PEP grows nearly 13.4%

Profit per equity partner at New York giant hits $5.58m in 2023 in 27th consecutive year of profit growth

Tesco set for costly Clubcard logo rebrand after losing trademark dispute with Lidl

IP lawyers highlight potential new blueprint for challenging lookalike brands

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News | UK

Freshfields, Goodwin lead on AstraZeneca’s $2bn acquisition of Fusion Pharma

Deal second this month to see Freshfields advise acquisitive AstraZeneca

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Deals | UK

Next 100 Years launches campaign to raise £100k for undergraduate scholarship fund

Project aims to offer 30 students researching women’s legal history grants, mentorship and placements in UK law firms

Andy Warhol Foundation settles dispute with photographer in landmark copyright case

Lynn Goldsmith describes payment of just over $21,000 as a “drop in the bucket” of her legal costs

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News | US

Kirkland’s revenue tops $7bn as PEP nears $8m

Chicago giant becomes first law firm to smash turnover milestone as PEP grows 6%

Withers forms alliance with Indonesian boutique

Association with 17-lawyer Karna Partnership sees UK firm bolster offering in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy

US sustainable battery leader Cirba hires CLO from lithium giant Albemarle

Jake Wilson brings almost two decades of corporate in-house legal experience

Kinstellar marks Southeast Asia launch with 21-lawyer ‘sister’ firm

European powerhouse joins forces with Vietnamese outfit Asia Counsel

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