Simpson Thacher adds Skadden funds partner for Boston debut

Kenneth Burdon to be joined by Simpson Thacher funds partner Nathan Somogie for launch later this year

‘A platform like no other’ – A&O Shearman goes live

Transatlantic merger creates global giant with nearly 4,000 lawyers and $3.5bn revenue

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Blank Rome hires 25-strong team from Burns & Levinson to open in Boston

Group includes 13 partners including Frank Segall and Josef Volman, who will co-chair new office

Herbert Smith Freehills launches global digital legal delivery practice

Four hundred-strong practice brings together alternative legal services and tech teams

GSK sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine technology

UK pharmaceutical firm enters the fray in the battle over mRNA technology used to develop blockbuster vaccines

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Encouragement and caution: USPTO’s guidance on AI-assisted patent drafting

The USPTO is leaning on old rules to help govern AI-related patent filings, write Holland & Hart partners Philip Harris and Nathan Mutter

Kennedys promotes more women than men to partnership for third year

Number of promotions dips to 17 from 20 last year as partnership grows to 349

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Mayer Brown to split from bulk of greater China arm, according to reports

Nikkei Asia reports that Hong Kong lawyers will revive historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand

Sustainability and circularity: luxury’s new priorities

Fashion’s shift to more sustainable practices, transparency and circular economy principles represents a straight line to a more responsible future, write Michelman & Robinson lawyers Warren Koshofer and Prachi Ajmera

Greenberg, Goodwin shepherd Ono Pharma’s $2.4bn Deciphera acquisition

Greenberg counsels Ono in deal to expand Japanese group’s oncology portfolio and US presence

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Kirkland hits Goodwin again for US funds lawyers

Four more lawyers join across US as partners after quintet defected from Goodwin in February

Quinn Emanuel and Clifford Chance advise as IBM’s high-stakes court battle with Swiss software company begins

Nine week trial in London’s Technology and Construction Court could impact EU’s Software Directive

Clifford Chance elects 29 new partners in latest promotions round

Eleven women included in round that sees firm exceed ethnicity targets for third year running

Sony Pictures Entertainment taps Disney for veteran GC replacement

Disney’s deputy GC Jill Ratner will succeed Leah Weil, who is leaving Sony after nearly three decades

Best practices for AI change management in legal technology

Integrating AI into everyday working life for lawyers means firms and in-house teams need to adopt a comprehensive change management programme, writes Litera’s Adam Ryan

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Integrating AI into everyday working life for lawyers means firms and in-house teams need to adopt a comprehensive change management programme, writes Litera’s Adam Ryan

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Local lawyer Bruno Nunes explains that luxury brands operating in Macau often overlook crucial data privacy regulations, which can result in significant fines

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Pay frequency litigation in New York; avoiding an unfashionable trend for luxury retailers

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