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Law Firm Mergers and New Offices

1. Jingtian & Gongcheng to absorb Hong Kong ally - Australasian Lawyer, (Mayer Brown), April 15, 2019

1. TransUnion completes sale of consumer reporting arm - Insider Media, (Squire Patton Boggs), April 16, 2019
2. RenaissanceRe's $1.5 Billion Acquisition Of Tokio Millennium Re AG And Tokio Millennium Re (UK) - Global Legal Chronicle, (Willkie Farr & Gallagher; Wachtell Lipton), April 15, 2019
3. Silvercrest to acquire Cortina - PE Hub, (K & L Gates), April 15, 2019
4. Campbell sells Bolthouse Farms for $510 million - FreshPlaza.com, (Weil Gotshal), April 15, 2019
5. TBC Acquires Top Payment Platform of Uzbekistan – “PayMe” - The FINANCIAL, (Baker & McKenzie), April 15, 2019
6. Entertainment One agrees $215M Audio Network deal - PitchBook News & Analysis, (Mayer Brown), April 15, 2019
7. Waste Management to Acquire Advanced Disposal for $4.9B - waste360, (Mayer Brown; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher), April 15, 2019
8. Alliance Data Enters Into Definitive Agreement To Sell Its Epsilon Business To Publicis Groupe For $4.4 Billion - MarTech Series, (Latham & Watkins), April 15, 2019
9. Siris Capital to buy Electronics For Imaging for $1.6 billion - KFGO News, (Kirkland & Ellis; Sidley Austin), April 15, 2019
10. New Jersey drug maker to buy Maryland's Paragon Bioservices for $1.2B - Baltimore Business Journal, (Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Fried Frank), April 15, 2019

1. Jane Scobie Joins Willkie’s Tax Practice in London, Willkie Farr, April 15, 2019
2. Leading in-house litigation and investigations lawyer Arwen Handley to join the global Financial Services Litigation practice at Hogan Lovells, Hogan Lovells, April 15, 2019
3. Sidley Adds Prominent International Arbitration Lawyers Tai-Heng Cheng and Simon Navarro in New York, Sidley Austin, April 15, 2019
4. Jason Grinnell joins nationally recognized Real Estate group, Thompson Coburn, April 15, 2019
5. Seasoned Litigator Andrew Kay Joins Venable's Commercial Litigation Practice in DC, Venable, April 15, 2019
6. Crystal Howard Joins Husch Blackwell in Kansas City, Husch Blackwell Sanders, April 15, 2019
7. Barbara Meeks Joins Moore & Van Allen Financial Regulation - The National Law Review, (Moore & Van Allen), April 15, 2019
8. Crescent Hires Garsek as Vice President, Senior Counsel - EIN News, (Winstead), April 15, 2019

1. Elite Document Technology Re-brands as Elite Discovery - GlobeNewswire, April 15, 2019
2. Northern Trust adds legal contracting to private equity blockchain - Ledger Insights, April 15, 2019

US FIRM NEWS

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1. Addleshaws Rebuilds Hong Kong Disputes Practice With Locke Lord Partner | LegalWeek - Law.com, (Troutman Sanders), April 16, 2019
2. Maverick Arranges $22.5M in First Mortgages for Indiana Portfolio - ConnectCRE, (Troutman Sanders), April 16, 2019

1. 9 Companies File IPOs To Bolster May Pipeline - Law360, (Goodwin Procter), April 16, 2019
2. Lori Loughlin Pleads Not Guilty in College Cheating Case - Courthouse News Service, (Nixon Peabody; Ropes & Gray), April 15, 2019
3. The Early Reports: 2019 Am Law 100/200 Financials | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Nixon Peabody; Goodwin Procter), April 15, 2019
4. Breyer Signals Tension Surge on Death-Penalty Cases - Courthouse News Service, (Ropes & Gray), April 15, 2019
5. Intellectual Property Market Size Estimated to Observe Significant Growth by 2024 - Honest Businessman, (Wilmer Hale), April 15, 2019

1. LA Firms Stay Competitive as Laterals Seek 'Known Quantity' | The Recorder - Law.com, (Manatt Phelps; Loeb & Loeb), April 16, 2019
2. Wake Up Call: Baker McKenzie Confirms Death of Global Chair Paul Rawlinson - Bloomberg Big Law Business, (O'Melveny & Myers; Quinn Emanuel; Morrison & Foerster; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher), April 16, 2019
3. Intellectual Property Market Size Estimated to Observe Significant Growth by 2024 - Honest Businessman, (Irell & Manella), April 15, 2019
4. City Corp Retirement Plan mistakes will hurt upcoming budget - Tri County Sentry, (Pillsbury Winthrop), April 15, 2019
5. The Early Reports: 2019 Am Law 100/200 Financials | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Loeb & Loeb; Pillsbury Winthrop), April 15, 2019
6. Goldman Says Some Women in Gender Bias Class Must Arbitrate - Bloomberg Law, (Paul Hastings), April 15, 2019
7. SEC proposes to expand 'test-the-waters' accommodation - International Law Office, (Morrison & Foerster), April 15, 2019
8. Lori Loughlin Pleads Not Guilty in College Cheating Case - Courthouse News Service, (Latham & Watkins), April 15, 2019
9. New Jersey drug maker to buy Maryland's Paragon Bioservices for $1.2B - Baltimore Business Journal, (Latham & Watkins), April 15, 2019
10. Alliance Data Enters Into Definitive Agreement To Sell Its Epsilon Business To Publicis Groupe For $4.4 Billion - MarTech Series, (Latham & Watkins), April 15, 2019

1. Wake Up Call: Baker McKenzie Confirms Death of Global Chair Paul Rawlinson - Bloomberg Big Law Business, (Jenner & Block; Mayer Brown; DLA Piper), April 16, 2019
2. Tompkins Wake Almost Doubles Auckland Team - Lawfuel, (Mayer Brown), April 16, 2019
3. The Early Reports: 2019 Am Law 100/200 Financials | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Locke Lord Edwards; Kirkland & Ellis; DLA Piper), April 15, 2019
4. Dentons Taps Chicago Finance Lawyer as New US Managing Partner | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Dentons), April 15, 2019
5. Federal Circuit Vacates and Remands District Court's Infringement and Willfulness Findings in Omega Patents v. CalAmp - IPWatchdog.com, (Sidley Austin), April 15, 2019
6. Jingtian & Gongcheng to absorb Hong Kong ally - Australasian Lawyer, (Mayer Brown), April 15, 2019
7. Server farms create huge real estate opportunities - Globes, (DLA Piper), April 15, 2019
8. TriSpan's Acquisition of sk:n Clinics - Global Legal Chronicle, (Katten Muchin Rosenman), April 15, 2019
9. Blockbuster IPO of Metropolis draws in $173m with Khaitan, AZB, Luthra, CC, Sidleys - Legally India, (Sidley Austin), April 15, 2019
10. TBC Acquires Top Payment Platform of Uzbekistan – “PayMe” - The FINANCIAL, (Baker & McKenzie), April 15, 2019
11. Two Women Advocates Stand Out Although Outnumbered at SCOTUS - Bloomberg Law, (Mayer Brown), April 15, 2019
12. Entertainment One agrees $215M Audio Network deal - PitchBook News & Analysis, (Mayer Brown), April 15, 2019
13. Waste Management to Acquire Advanced Disposal for $4.9B - waste360, (Mayer Brown), April 15, 2019
14. Husch Blackwell, White & Case Lawyers Join Trump White House Counsel's Office | National Law Journal - Law.com, (Kirkland & Ellis), April 15, 2019
15. Siris Capital to buy Electronics For Imaging for $1.6 billion - KFGO News, (Kirkland & Ellis; Sidley Austin), April 15, 2019
16. New Jersey drug maker to buy Maryland's Paragon Bioservices for $1.2B - Baltimore Business Journal, (Kirkland & Ellis), April 15, 2019
17. LA Firms Stay Competitive as Laterals Seek 'Known Quantity' | The Recorder - Law.com, (McDermott Will; Kirkland & Ellis), April 15, 2019

1. Tompkins Wake Almost Doubles Auckland Team - Lawfuel, (Clifford Chance), April 16, 2019
2. Bristow Flies Closer To Bankruptcy | General Aviation News - Aviation International News, (Wachtell Lipton), April 16, 2019
3. Goldman Says Some Women in Gender Bias Class Must Arbitrate (1) - Bloomberg Big Law Business, (Sullivan & Cromwell), April 16, 2019
4. Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli Plead Not Guilty in College Admissions Scandal - Fortune, (Willkie Farr & Gallagher), April 15, 2019
5. RenaissanceRe's $1.5 Billion Acquisition Of Tokio Millennium Re AG And Tokio Millennium Re (UK) - Global Legal Chronicle, (Willkie Farr & Gallagher; Wachtell Lipton), April 15, 2019
6. Apple and Qualcomm are about to begin their massive, multi-billion dollar patent trial - CNBC, (Hughes Hubbard), April 15, 2019
7. Wake Up Call: Baker McKenzie Confirms Death of Global Chair Paul Rawlinson - Bloomberg Big Law Business, (Boies Schiller; Weil Gotshal; Proskauer Rose), April 15, 2019
8. Second Circuit Allows Judges to Weigh Claim of Imminent Danger in Prisoners' Bid to Sidestep Litigation Curb | New York Law Journal - Law.com, (Holland & Knight), April 15, 2019
9. Cahill Sees Declines Amid Junk Bond Market Slowdown | New York Law Journal - Law.com, (Simpson Thacher; Davis Polk; Cravath Swaine & Moore), April 15, 2019
10. Campbell sells Bolthouse Farms for $510 million - FreshPlaza.com, (Weil Gotshal), April 15, 2019
11. New Jersey drug maker to buy Maryland's Paragon Bioservices for $1.2B - Baltimore Business Journal, (Fried Frank), April 15, 2019
12. Telefónica del Perú's $ 515.4 Million Senior Notes Offering - Global Legal Chronicle, (Davis Polk), April 15, 2019
13. Williams' $484.6 Million Sale Of 50% Interest In Jackalope Gas Gathering Services - Global Legal Chronicle, (Davis Polk), April 15, 2019
14. The Early Reports: 2019 Am Law 100/200 Financials | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Davis Polk; White & Case; Holland & Knight; Proskauer Rose), April 15, 2019
15. Blockbuster IPO of Metropolis draws in $173m with Khaitan, AZB, Luthra, CC, Sidleys - Legally India, (Clifford Chance), April 15, 2019
16. LA Firms Stay Competitive as Laterals Seek 'Known Quantity' | The Recorder - Law.com, (Skadden Arps), April 15, 2019
17. Waste Management to Acquire Advanced Disposal for $4.9B - waste360, (Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher), April 15, 2019
18. Husch Blackwell, White & Case Lawyers Join Trump White House Counsel's Office | National Law Journal - Law.com, (Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case), April 15, 2019

1. Dentons Taps Chicago Finance Lawyer as New US Managing Partner | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Drinker Biddle), April 16, 2019
2. In Wolk vs. LMSD — LMSD Tells Courts Dismiss Judge Smyth Injunction - TAPinto.net, (Drinker Biddle), April 16, 2019
3. In SDNY Sayoc Says He Felt Rushed Pleading Guilty Third Letter In The Mail No Curcio Like Tekashi 6ix9ine - Inner City Press, (Cozen O'Connor), April 16, 2019
4. Donald Trump, China Savior? Some Chinese Say Yes - New York Times, (Dechert), April 16, 2019

1. Silicon Valley Company Settles Whistleblower Case That Led to Ex-Akin Partner's Jailing | Litigation Daily | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Akin Gump), April 16, 2019
2. Bristow Flies Closer To Bankruptcy | General Aviation News - Aviation International News, (Baker Botts), April 16, 2019
3. 9 Companies File IPOs To Bolster May Pipeline - Law360, (Hunton Andrews Kurth), April 16, 2019
4. A New Definition for "Waters of the United States" - Ricochet.com, (Hunton Andrews Kurth), April 15, 2019
5. The Early Reports: 2019 Am Law 100/200 Financials | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Thompson & Knight; Hunton Andrews Kurth; Locke Lord Edwards; Bracewell LLP; Baker Botts; Akin Gump; Vinson & Elkins), April 15, 2019
6. Crescent Hires Garsek as Vice President, Senior Counsel - EIN News, (Winstead), April 15, 2019

1. LA Firms Stay Competitive as Laterals Seek 'Known Quantity' | The Recorder - Law.com, (Arent Fox; Crowell & Moring), April 16, 2019
2. Silicon Valley Company Settles Whistleblower Case That Led to Ex-Akin Partner's Jailing | Litigation Daily | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Akin Gump), April 16, 2019
3. TransUnion completes sale of consumer reporting arm - Insider Media, (Squire Patton Boggs), April 16, 2019
4. Two Women Advocates Stand Out Although Outnumbered at SCOTUS - Bloomberg Law, (Williams & Connolly), April 15, 2019
5. Wake Up Call: Baker McKenzie Confirms Death of Global Chair Paul Rawlinson - Bloomberg Big Law Business, (Williams & Connolly), April 15, 2019
6. Hogan Lovells Hires High-Ranking UBS Attorney in London - Bloomberg Big Law Business, (Hogan Lovells), April 15, 2019
7. Intellectual Property Market Size Estimated to Observe Significant Growth by 2024 - Honest Businessman, (Wilmer Hale), April 15, 2019
8. The Early Reports: 2019 Am Law 100/200 Financials | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Akin Gump; Covington & Burling), April 15, 2019

1. VB's city manager, former mayor didn't know arena loan closed before deal was terminated - WAVY-TV, (Greenberg Traurig), April 16, 2019
2. Silvercrest to acquire Cortina - PE Hub, (K & L Gates), April 15, 2019
3. Piper Alderman picks up projects pro to lead Sydney real estate team - Australasian Lawyer, (K & L Gates), April 15, 2019

1. China Investigates Ericsson Over Licensing as 5G Competition Heats Up - The Wall Street Journal, (Jones Day), April 16, 2019
2. The Early Reports: 2019 Am Law 100/200 Financials | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Thompson Hine), April 15, 2019
3. Husch Blackwell, White & Case Lawyers Join Trump White House Counsel's Office | National Law Journal - Law.com, (Husch Blackwell; Jones Day), April 15, 2019
4. He's gone from office, but Greitens is still paying legal bills - Webster County Citizen, (Husch Blackwell), April 15, 2019
5. Jones Day leads in bitter Sheffield United football dispute - The Lawyer, (Jones Day), April 15, 2019
6. Jones Day Discriminates Against Females, According to Complaint - Legal Reader, (Jones Day), April 15, 2019
7. Piper Alderman picks up projects pro to lead Sydney real estate team - Australasian Lawyer, (Jones Day), April 15, 2019
8. Aedifica's £450 Million Property Portfolio Acquisition - Global Legal Chronicle, (Bryan Cave), April 15, 2019
9. Black Lawyer Crisis: Nearly 10% major law firms have no Black attorneys - Rolling Out, (Baker Hostetler), April 15, 2019

1. Oregon's Child Welfare System Hit With Another Class-Action Lawsuit - The Chronicle of Social Change, (Davis Wright), April 16, 2019
2. Worker time clock maker Kronos: 'Mega' class action attempt 'epitome of gamesmanship, disregard for fair process' - Cook County Record, (Perkins Coie), April 16, 2019
3. The Early Reports: 2019 Am Law 100/200 Financials | The American Lawyer - Law.com, (Davis Wright), April 15, 2019
4. LA Firms Stay Competitive as Laterals Seek 'Known Quantity' | The Recorder - Law.com, (Perkins Coie), April 15, 2019

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1. Worldox and WindTalker Announce Strategic Integration Partnership, Worldox: Press Releases, April 15, 2019
2. Infographic: 3 Key Takeaways from the “State of Corporate Law Departments 2019” Report, Legal Executive Institute: Blog, April 15, 2019
3. ProLaw Once Again Recognized by National Law Journal, Thomson Elite: Press Releases, April 15, 2019
4. eBillingHub Accelerates through 2018 with Increased Market Share, Thomson Elite: Press Releases, April 15, 2019