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Emoke Starr joins Onna as vice president of people

Onna welcomes Emoke Starr as their new vice president of people. As a member of the executive team, Emoke will oversee Onna’s human resources function. She will relocate from San Francisco to join the Onna team in Barcelona.

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Hon. Randa M. Trapp (Ret.) joins JAMS in San Diego

JAMS announces the addition of Hon. Randa M. Trapp (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Trapp joins JAMS after serving 18 years on the San Diego Superior Court, including 10 years presiding over the Complex Civil Litigation Panel.

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Weil advises Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II in pending $1.3B business combination with The Topps Company, Inc.

Weil is advising Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II, a publicly traded SPAC sponsored by Mudrick Capital, in its pending $1.3 billion business combination with The Topps Company, Inc., a global leader in sports and entertainment collectibles and confections.

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Akin Gump advises Antara Capital in Innoviz Technologies Merger with Collective Growth Corporation

Innoviz Technologies, a technology leader of high-performance, solid-state LiDAR sensors and perception software, and Collective Growth Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company, today announced the completion of their previously announced business combination.

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Zapproved announces the release of their ZDiscovery platform

ZDiscovery unites Zapproved’s industry-leading legal hold management with its powerful processing and review engine to enable corporate legal teams to manage e-discovery more efficiently, cost-effectively, and confidently–with the built-in flexibility to bring in outside counsel for high risk and highly complex cases.

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Wrede Smith joins McGuireWoods as a partner in Washington, D.C.

Wrede Smith, a former U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawyer who advises global companies in antitrust investigations and litigation, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Washington, D.C.

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Morrison & Foerster represents American Airlines on financing aspects of $10B senior secured notes offering and loan agreement

Morrison & Foerster represents American Airlines on some of the financing aspects of a $10 billion senior secured notes offering and loan agreement, secured by American Airline’s AAdvantage® Loyalty Program.

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FTI Consulting appoints Charlene MacDonald as Americas head of healthcare & life sciences sector

FTI Consulting, Inc. announces the appointment of senior managing director Charlene MacDonald as the head of Healthcare & Life Sciences for the Americas in the Strategic Communications segment. She will report to Brian Kennedy, the Americas head of Strategic Communications.

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Catherine Turgeon joins Barnes & Thornburg as a partner in the private investment funds and asset management practice in New York

Barnes & Thornburg announces the arrival of Catherine Turgeon as a partner in the firm’s Private Investment Funds and Asset Management practice in New York.

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Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions releases LegalVIEW Insights report

Last year produced the biggest shakeup in the outside legal services market since the Great Recession as 90 percent of corporate legal departments (CLDs) reduced their active provider relationships, and 16 percent of attorney-client relationships that existed in 2019 were paused in 2020.

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