Wake Up Call: Repro Rights Group Hires Ex-Debevoise Partner as First GC

In today’s column, Gibson Dunn topped $2 billion revenues for the first time in its 24th straight year of growth; Debevoise, Duane Morris, and Baker Botts also reported results; while some law firms in Italy are restricting staff movement because of the coronavirus outbreak; a litigation finance firm’s general counsel is set to teach a class at Baylor’s law school; and U.K. firm Ashurst opened its third U.S. office in Los Angeles.

• Leading off, former Debevoise & Plimpton partner and general counsel Andy Sommer, who was on that firm’s management committee and managed its London office for several years, has ...