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Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover hits $2.68bn

PEP jumps 20% to $2.74m as transatlantic firm marks return to growth after revenue and profit dips in FY22

USPTO says AI can be on a patent but humans must also make ‘significant contribution’

IP office provides guidance on whether AI can be on a patent application but there is no “bright line” test for determining the necessary input from people

Wachtell, Paul Weiss and Vinson & Elkins shepherd Diamondback’s $26bn Endeavor acquisition

Wachtell acts for Diamondback on acquisition that will make it third-biggest producer in largest US oilfield

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GoDaddy swipes right for Match Group CLO to head up legal team

Jared Sine replaces Michele Lau, who departed last year to rejoin McKesson

Microsoft, Ford GCs among in-house teams collaborating on generative AI initiative

Factor’s The Sense Collective project seeks to accelerate AI adoption in corporate legal departments

Las Vegas Sphere-owner appoints legal chief from dating app Bumble

Laura Franco will also head up the legal team at Madison Square Garden Entertainment

Polsinelli secures 10-strong Maynard Nexsen cybersecurity team

Team including four former Maynard practice leaders joins across Birmingham, Raleigh and New York

Revlon announces GC change as bankruptcy-era legal chief steps down

David Schwartz will replace Andrew Kidd, who helped steer Revlon through its recent Chapter 11 proceedings

Arnold & Porter adds six partner team across US from BCLP

Multi-practice team joins across Chicago, Denver and New York

Former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Max Hill KC joins King & Spalding in London

Atlanta-based firm cites ‘ever-increasing convergence of the civil, criminal and regulatory strands of the law’

End in sight to dispute between BMW, patent monetiser and Susman Godfrey

Law firm had tried to withdraw as counsel, but parties now working on settlement in long running patent infringement action

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Legalweek organiser condemns reported instances of sexual harassment at offsite parties

ALM pledges to champion ‘meaningful, positive change’ within legaltech community after LinkedIn post by woman attendee goes viral

Paul Weiss secures Dechert’s mass tort co-head in Los Angeles

Kimberly Branscome joins having counselled GSK, 3M and Johnson & Johnson in high-profile litigation

Neiman Marcus Group makes interim CLO’s role permanent

Tom Mattei takes over from Hannah Kim who has joined Chicago-based market research business Circana

Clyde & Co adds nine-lawyer team in Chicago from Lewis Brisbois

Partner Danny Worker takes team to UK firm as it builds insurance capability across North America

Kimberly-Clark rehires lawyer from American Airlines as GC

Grant McGee rejoins tissue paper giant Kimberly-Clark, replacing Jeff Melucci who is now chief business and transformation officer

Majority of global CLOs see in-house budgets shrink, workloads increase, ACC survey shows

Pressure to do more with less is increasing focus on operational efficiency and tech

Luxury EV-maker Lucid hires former Mercedes-Benz lawyer as GC


Matt Everitt takes up role after departure of former Tesla lawyer Jonathan Butler in July

Allen & Overy, Morrison Foerster guide WillScot’s $3.8bn McGrath acquisition

A&O reps WillScot as modular office lease company moves to expand presence across North America

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Roomba-maker names new GC, promotes CLO to interim CEO after Amazon M&A deal collapses

Tonya Drake is promoted to GC, while CLO Glen Weinstein will lead iRobot Corporation on interim basis

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