Gordon Rees' Managing Partner On A 'Generational Handover'
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Florida Pulse
Skadden PE Co-Head Goes In-House As OceanSound's CLOA longtime Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner has moved to private equity firm OceanSound Partners to serve as a partner and chief legal officer.
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California Pulse
Disney Atty Reflects On 'Star Wars' Maker Deal, New Starz JobAfter taking part in Disney's transformational transactions for almost three decades, Jim Kapenstein marked his last day at the entertainment conglomerate Wednesday and prepared for his next role as the top lawyer at Starz. Law360 Pulse spoke with Kapenstein before he took the reins of the legal team at the TV network.
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Courts
National Grid Attorney Among Picks For Mass. State BenchMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced three new judicial nominees for the state's intermediate and lower courts on Wednesday, including a senior litigation attorney at National Grid.
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California Pulse
DLA Piper Hires Ex-Investment Company GC In Palo AltoDLA Piper has brought on an emerging growth and venture capital partner in Palo Alto, California, whose most-recent role was working as the first general counsel and chief commercial officer of an investment company.
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In-House
Albertsons GC Saw Compensation Rise $4M In 2025, To $10MDespite fighting financial headwinds, the grocery chain Albertsons Companies paid its general counsel nearly $10.6 million in total compensation in 2025 — more than a $4 million increase over the previous year, according to a securities filing.
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Daily Litigation
Taft Amps Up Growing Denver Team With 3 Stinson PartnersTaft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has landed its second major lateral group hire in Denver this year, with a trio of new partners joining from Stinson LLP.
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Courts
Ex-DOJ Antitrust Chief In Washington Joins King & SpaldingKing & Spalding LLP announced Tuesday the hiring of the former chief of the Washington criminal section of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division for its business litigation practice group.
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Mid-Law
Next ABA International Ethics Chair Looks To Year AheadRob Misey, incoming chair of the American Bar Association's International Ethics Committee, brings a passion for international dialogue to his new role, set to begin in September. Misey discussed his goals of initiating ethics conversations throughout the ABA and with counterparts overseas.
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In-House
Sanford Heisler GC Takes Employment Practice To WigdorWigdor LLP announced on Monday that it has hired an employment lawyer who most recently was the general counsel of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP and co-chair of its executive representation practice group.
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Daily Litigation
All Attys In Miss. Suit DQd For Back-To-Back-To-Back AI FlubsA Mississippi federal judge who found herself in the "unusual scenario" of reviewing briefs with artificial intelligence-created errors filed by both parties in a lawyer's fee dispute against a Magnolia State municipality has terminated all four attorneys from the case.
