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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
Pay frequency litigation in New York; avoiding an unfashionable trend for luxury retailers
Morrison Cohen lawyers Keith A. Markel and Alana R. Mildner Smolow discuss the increase in pay frequency lawsuits in New York, and offer guidance with state and federal cases
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
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
Quality and authenticity at issue in high-profile Chanel and WGACA case
Stobbs’ Harriet Berridge breaks down the issues and confirms that the burden is on resale platforms to ensure the goods they are selling are genuine
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
Cineworld names new GC amid post-bankruptcy leadership refresh
John Henrich joins movie theatre chain from beauty supplies business Sally Beauty
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
US-listed gaming business Inspired Entertainment announces GC succession plans
Sportingtech CLO Simona Camilleri will replace Carys Damon at the start of July
Paul Hastings adds international arbitration co-chair from White & Case
Arbitration heavyweight Jonathan Hamilton joins in Washington DC after 25 years at rival firm
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
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
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
Kirkland’s revenue tops $7bn as PEP nears $8m
Chicago giant becomes first law firm to smash turnover milestone as PEP grows 6%
US sustainable battery leader Cirba hires CLO from lithium giant Albemarle
Jake Wilson brings almost two decades of corporate in-house legal experience
US components-maker ATI hires GC from energy business HF Sinclair
Vaishali Bhatia replaces Elliot Davis, who is retiring in October
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