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Around the house: Taylor Swift calls on Venable for new GC; Mastercard taps US chipmaker for CLO

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Northrop Grumman, May Mobility, Angel Oak and Momnt

Herbert Smith Freehills posts 8% revenue rise to £1.19bn

‘Twin engines’ of transactional and contentious help nudge up PEP by 1% in challenging markets

Eversheds Sutherland and King & Wood Mallesons forge exclusive alliance

KWM will close six offices across Europe and the Middle East with the teams expected to transfer to Eversheds Sutherland

Freshfields adds Goodwin partner in New York to lead global funds team

Tim Clark latest in string of lateral private capital partner hires by UK Magic Circle firm

Kennedys adds nine-strong liability team from Plexus Law

Team led by partner Mark Dyson joins in London, Leeds and Newcastle after Plexus bought out of administration by owner of Ince & Co

Clifford Chance pushes revenue past £2bn as PEP holds steady

UK firm matches Magic Circle rival Allen & Overy in meeting revenue landmark as PEP remains at £2m

Pinsent Masons posts 7.8% hike in PEP against 14% rise in revenue

Results sees firm buck trend among UK rivals of revenue growth but flat profits

‘An incredibly exciting journey’: Bar Council’s international policy head steps down

Christian Wisskirchen is taking a sabbatical after 20 years advising on international affairs

Gibson Dunn hires nine-lawyer projects and infrastructure team from Linklaters in Paris

Energy hiring spree continues at US firm with group led by partner Darko Adamovic

Akin Gump secures three-partner international trade team from Hughes Hubbard

Arrival of trio in Washington DC comes as rising geopolitical tensions fuel greater enforcement

US Appeals court reverses USPTO decision to invalidate five CRISPR patents

Five patents relating to groundbreaking gene editing technology cannot be quashed by interference proceedings used in previous US patent system

Latham builds London funds team with twin hire from Sidley

‘Next generation’ partner Mateja Maher departs after three-and-a-half years at Chicago giant

Pallas Partners grows in New York with hire of former federal prosecutor

Goldman Sachs insider trading prosecutor Josh Naftalis arrives as office’s third partner

Kingfisher looks to Reckitt for next general counsel

Sapna Dutta to succeed Elizabeth Messud as FTSE 100 company’s top lawyer in October

Mismatch between GCs and law firms over generative AI adoption, report finds

In-house counsel expect law firms to adopt cutting edge tech more than law firms think they do

Around the house: Crypto giant Binance promotes Ex-Skadden lawyer to GC, Marlboro-maker names new GC

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Grupo Dia, Tejon Ranch, SATO Corporation and SmartRoof AI

Womble Bond Dickinson absorbs two California boutiques

Transatlantic firm adds partners in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Irvine as it prioritises California growth

Barclays succeeds in major UK Supreme Court bank transfer fraud decision

Banks breathe sigh of relief as apex court hands down bank transfer fraud ruling in their favour

Less than half of women lawyers believe measures to reduce gender inequality are effective

While hybrid and part-time working are now the norm, survey uncovers need for more practical support for women

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