Wake Up Call: Kirkland Lands Big UK Defense Contractor Deal

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• Kirkland & Ellis advised UK defense contractor BAE Systems in a $5.55 billion acquisition of Ball Corporation’s space technology outfit. The deal is said to be the largest British acquisition of the year, and Kirkland’s first big mandate for BAE. (Law.com)
• Alston & Bird resolved a court battle with a disinfectant wipe company accusing the firm of giving it shoddy legal advice about how to label imported products near the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The terms of the resolution were not disclosed. (Reuters)
• Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley was caught editing her own Wikipedia page. She says the page “distorted my record” regarding statements on Covid-19 lockdown orders. (Newsweek)

Laterals, Moves, In-house

• Thomas C. Kus has joined Gordon & Rees as a partner in the Indianapolis, Ind. office as part of the environmental and toxic tort, drug and medical device, product and general liability, and commercial litigation practice groups.
• Emily Williams has been appointed to the role of chief compliance officer at the Cleveland Clinic.