‘That investigative instinct still drives a lot of what I do today’: Alibaba’s Matthew Bassiur

Luxury Law Awards winner talks about his investigative instinct, technology literacy, the importance of mastering the fundamentals and building a broad toolkit

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King & Spalding adds former Quinn Emanuel Paris head in latest arbitration hire

Thomas Voisin joins amid global disputes build-out as Signature Litigation also expands in Paris

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AI-native firm Carta Law makes twin compliance hires in Europe and North America

Noah Levine and Karin Porstendörfer take up new director positions

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Prediction markets start-up Onyx Odds taps Underdog Sports for company’s first GC

Former Orrick partner Nicholas Green joins after almost four years as GC at Underdog Sports

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Canadian AI legal management platform Clio hires Casetext co-founder as SVP of judiciary

Legaltech pioneer Pablo Arredondo joins to lead company’s courts expansion

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US legaltech services provider Consilio acquires Australian eDiscovery specialist icourts

Deal enables legaltech firm to continue its expansion in the Australian legal market

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Dispute erupts among claimant firms over control of landmark Mariana Dam litigation

Pogust Goodhead challenges move by client committee to transfer case to former partners

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Ogletree Deakins adds partner trio from rival Littler to launch in Monterrey

Firm’s second Mexico office will be led by David Leal Gonzalez, who leaves Littler after almost 13 years

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Norwegian AI legaltech start-up Newcode raises $13.5m in Series A funding round

Fresh capital will help finance the platform’s US expansion efforts

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App developers agree record £260m UK collective action settlement with Google

Competition Appeal Tribunal to rule on deal over Play Store commissions later this month

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Mayer Brown secures Baker McKenzie finance trio in London

Partners Rob Mathews, David Becker and Ben Bierwirth boost US firm's high-yield, term loan B and leveraged finance capabilities in the City

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Weil adds Dechert, Kirkland PE partners in San Francisco

Incoming duo take Weil's private equity partner count to 20 in California as firm continues to build practice despite recent departures

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Oil exploration company NABEP hires legal head from UK Serious Fraud Office

Sara Chouraqui joins alongside SFO colleagues Elizabeth Collery and Victoria Jacobson, joint case controllers in landmark prosecution of Glencore

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US discount retailer Dollar General lines up assistant GC as legal head replacement

Kelly Collier will replace Rhonda Taylor as GC when she retires from the role in December

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HFW makes twin disputes and luxury assets partner hires in London and Hong Kong

Jennifer Wu joins form Pinsent Masons in Hong Kong, while Toby Joy joins from Withers in London

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AI-powered litigants in person: a growing claims challenge for defendants?

Lauren Gosnell, Nicola Aspinwall and Fiona Hamilton-Wood of Kennedys examine the challenges that AI poses for the civil courts – and how defendants must navigate them

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Dupes or deception? The blurry line between legal copies and counterfeits

With a TikTok generation redefining the boundary between smart shopping and IP infringement, the luxury sector needs to catch up to the conversation, write Stocche Forbes lawyers Roberta Rodrigues Rozenthal and Thiago Porto Ribeiro

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Natural flows: local councils are seeking to recognise rights of rivers

In a summer of extreme drought conditions, the rights of rivers movement is one which should be respected, write Hogan Lovells Cadwalader lawyers Emily Julier and Yasmin Waljee OBE

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A new direction for UK collective actions?

Signature Litigation lawyers Becca Hogan, Tom Crawford and Nikki Sutton-MacGregor argue the case for striking the right balance for a more sustainable collective action regime

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Oct 2024 14 Jurisdictions Melissa J. Tarsitano, Lorne M. Lipkus

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The Luxury Law Alliance (LLA) is the world's premier global network for in-house counsel, founders, executives and brand managers at luxury companies around the world.

Dupes or deception? The blurry line between legal copies and counterfeits

With a TikTok generation redefining the boundary between smart shopping and IP infringement, the luxury sector needs to catch up to the conversation, write Stocche Forbes lawyers Roberta Rodrigues Rozenthal and Thiago Porto Ribeiro

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‘It is taking opportunities which keep life exciting and every day different’: Luxury Law Awards lifetime achievement award-winner Kate Anthony Wilkinson

Mulberry Group's former group general counsel, Kate Anthony Wilkinson, reflects on her career and what success means as a lawyer

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‘The biggest business risk is being too slow to start’: general counsel navigate the future of luxury

A&O Shearman/Luxury Law Summit roundtable explores themes including changing consumer behaviour, brand collaboration and partnerships, employment reforms and the impact of agentic commerce

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Luxury home furnishings company RH hires CLO from healthcare giant McKesson

Ryan Hassanein will lead the company’s legal and compliance function

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