DLA Piper makes up 65 in latest partner promotions round
US sees most promotions in round again dominated by corporate practice
Czech billionaire Karel Komárek enlists Clifford Chance partner to lead legal team at KKCG
Prague-based David Koláček is a longtime adviser to Komárek, founder of Swiss investment firm KKCG
Ashurst unveils 20-strong promotions round
Reduced round follows record cohorts over past three years
Kirkland, Mayer Brown act in Boeing’s $10.55bn sale of tech assets to Thoma Bravo
Kirkland counsels Thoma Bravo as Mayer Brown acts for Boeing in deal jet maker says will enable it to focus on core business
Stephenson Harwood elevates 12 to partner in firm’s second largest promotions round
Cohort includes Adam Polonsky, who was part of team working on long-running CAT claim with Visa that settled today
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Federal appeals court ruling underlines challenge of securing machine learning-based patents
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sides with Fox Corp in tussle with AI company over alleged patent infringement
Baker Donelson opens in New Jersey with 26-lawyer team from Epstein Becker
Healthcare transactions, litigation and real estate group joins to expand US national firm’s footprint into northeast
Open for business: Court of Appeal greenlights class action against Apple in funder-friendly ruling
Funders backing class actions entitled to share of damages before their distribution to claimants
Dentons promotes 10 to partnership in latest UK, Ireland and Middle East round
UK dominates round, though total regional cohort is down from 12 in 2024
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Sean Sullivan joins from wine business Duckhorn, one of TSG Consumer’s portfolio companies
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Thomson Reuters survey shows that 26% of legal professionals are using Gen AI, up from 14% a year ago
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CMS is advising global shopping platform Lyst on the deal, which will continue to operate as a standalone business
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