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ExxonMobil names former Fox lawyer as next GC
Jeff Taylor will replace Craig Morford, who is retiring at the start of July
Brands, beauty and big issues: high-profile US cases to watch in 2024
From fast fashion to sustainability, Foley & Lardner luxury lawyers Jeff Greene and Owen Miklos examine the key cases before US courts in 2024
US data storage business Seagate fills vacant CLO seat with Maxar hire
Jim Lee replaces Kate Schuelke who joined Credo Technology in January
Norton Rose Fulbright hires 12-strong investigations team from BCLP in the US
Group includes four partners and will be spread across firm’s St. Louis and Denver offices
ArentFox Schiff hires eight-partner team in Boston from Burns & Levinson
IP and disputes group’s move follows ArentFox Schiff adding automotive partner quartet from Burns in Boston in April
Freshfields makes twin partner hire in New York from Kirkland, Davis Polk
Arrivals include M&A partner Joshua Ayal and capital markets partner Jacqueline Marino
Kirkland, Ropes & Gray steer Bain’s $5.6bn PowerSchool acquisition
Kirkland acts for longtime client PowerSchool as private equity-led deals show signs of picking up
Raft of firms called in for Waste Management’s $7.2bn Stericycle acquisition
Latham & Watkins, Hogan Lovells, Vinson & Elkins and Baker Botts steer deal to expand top US waste management company’s healthcare footprint
Allied Universal names next legal head as former GC retires
Loretta Cecil will replace David Buckman later this month
Kirkland, Latham lead on Champion’s $1.2bn sale to Authentic Brands
Kirkland acts for seller HanesBrands alongside Jones Day as Latham counsels Authentic
SoFi taps JPMorgan for GC hire as long-time legal head steps down
Stephen Simcock will replace Rob Lavet, who is retiring and moving to a director role
Latham, Orrick lead on SAP’s $1.5bn WalkMe acquisition
Israeli firms Meitar and Gornitzky & Co called in on deal to buy Israeli-founded SaaS company
TikTok parent ByteDance names former Warner Bros. legal chief as new GC
John Rogovin replaces Erich Anderson, who moves to a special counsel role amid a potential US ban on TikTok
Polsinelli adds second office in Utah’s Silicon Slopes
Firm becomes first in Am Law 100 to set up shop in wealthy resort town of Park City
Paul Hastings adds 11 restructuring and finance partners after mass raid on King & Spalding
Latest team hire sees up to 20 lawyers led by K&S restructuring and finance co-head Jennifer Daly join across US
IP trio join Polsinelli in New York and Denver
Team moves over from Lerner David strengthening medical device practice
US doughnut giant Krispy Kreme hires former Mars lawyer to head legal team
Atiba Adams will replace Catherine Tang as CLO, who announced her exit earlier this year
Wachtell, Kirkland lead on ConocoPhillips’ $22.5bn Marathon Oil acquisition
Wachtell guides ConocoPhillips as Kirkland counsels Marathon in latest energy industry mega deal
Elon Musk’s AI start-up hires former Airbus innovation centre GC as first legal chief
Robert Keele joined xAI earlier this month, Bloomberg reported
Cleary, DLA Piper and Sidley lead on T-Mobile’s $4.4bn buy of US Cellular’s wireless operations
Clifford Chance, Cravath and Washington DC boutique Wilkinson Barker Knauer also act in deal that will bring T-Mobile four million new customers
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