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A&O Shearman is now following the trajectory of other big law firm mergers that saw partner cuts shortly after deal completion.
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Paul Weiss Strikes Kirkland Yet Again in Latest London Partner Hire

The latest hire, this time in funds regulation, will be a boost to the firm's growing rapidly growing practice in London.
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Baker McKenzie Loses Second Australian Partner Within Days

Banking and finance specialist Charlie Detmold to join local firm Johnson Winter Slattery.
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BCLP Hires Paris Corporate Partner From Orrick & Other French Moves

Hughes Hubbard, DLA Piper, Bird & Bird and Mayer Brown also added to their Paris practices.
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Canadian Mining Company Settles Decadelong Lawsuits Over Human Rights Abuses at Former Guatemalan Mine

Neither the company, Hudbay Minerals, nor lawyers for the13 Mayan plaintiffs would say what prompted the settlement after so many years. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
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Osler, A&O Sherman Act for Chevron in Blockbuster $6.5 Billion Canadian Oilsands Divestiture

Bennett Jones is representing Canadian Natural Resources, which cements its dominant position in Canada's energy market with the acquisition from the U.S.-based energy giant.
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Cleary Creates Nonequity Partner Tier, Calling For 'Innovation and Adaptation'

"We are not doing it to create a different leverage model within the firm," said managing partner Michael Gerstenzang. "We are doing it to create more opportunities in promotion and development."
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Marisa Delgado was head of Pérez-Llorca's knowledge management department and helped oversee the adoption of Swedish generative AI tool Leya.
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Canadian Judicial Council Urges Caution in New Social Media Guidelines for Judges

The new guidelines issued by the federal body that oversees the Canadian judiciary offers detailed advice to the nation's judges about safe and appropriate use of social media.
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Jones Day Expands European Footprint with Global Disputes Partner in Madrid

Pablo Doñate Gazapo de Badiola joins Jones Day Madrid, boosting its growing global disputes practice amid rising legal complexities in European litigation and arbitration.
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Dechert partners Andrew J. Levander, Angela M. Liu and Neil A. Steiner have stepped in to defend Arbor Realty Trust and certain executives in a pending securities class action. The complaint, filed July 31 in New York Eastern District Court by Levi & Korsinsky, contends that the defendants concealed a 'toxic' mobile home portfolio, vastly overstated collateral in regards to the company's loans and failed to disclose an investigation of the company by the FBI. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Pamela K. Chen, is 1:24-cv-05347, Martin v. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. et al.

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Arthur G. Jakoby, Ryan Feeney and Maxim M.L. Nowak from Herrick Feinstein have stepped in to defend Charles Dilluvio and Seacor Capital in a pending securities lawsuit. The complaint, filed Sept. 30 in New York Southern District Court by the Securities and Exchange Commission, accuses the defendants of using consulting agreements, attorney opinion letters and other mechanisms to skirt regulations limiting stock sales by affiliate companies and allowing the defendants to unlawfully profit from sales of Enzolytics stock. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr., is 1:24-cv-07362, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Zhabilov et al.

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Clark Hill members Vincent Roskovensky and Kevin B. Watson have entered appearances for Architectural Steel and Associated Products in a pending environmental lawsuit. The complaint, filed Aug. 27 in Pennsylvania Eastern District Court by Brodsky & Smith on behalf of Hung Trinh, accuses the defendant of discharging polluted stormwater from its steel facility without a permit in violation of the Clean Water Act. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert, is 2:24-cv-04490, Trinh v. Architectural Steel And Associated Products, Inc.

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Michael R. Yellin of Cole Schotz has entered an appearance for S2 d/b/a the Shoe Surgeon, Dominic Chambrone a/k/a Dominic Ciambrone and other defendants in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The case, filed July 15 in New York Southern District Court by DLA Piper on behalf of Nike, seeks to enjoin Ciambrone and the other defendants in their attempts to build an 'entire multifaceted' retail empire through their unauthorized use of Nike’s trademark rights. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald, is 1:24-cv-05307, Nike Inc. v. S2, Inc. et al.

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Sullivan & Cromwell partner Adam S. Paris has entered an appearance for Orthofix Medical in a pending securities class action arising from a proposed acquisition of SeaSpine by Orthofix. The suit, filed Sept. 6 in California Southern District Court, by Girard Sharp and the Hall Firm, contends that the offering materials and related oral communications contained untrue statements of material fact. According to the complaint, the defendants made a series of misrepresentations about Orthofix’s disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting and ethical compliance. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Linda Lopez, is 3:24-cv-01593, O'Hara v. Orthofix Medical Inc. et al.

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