Kirkland tops global M&A rankings after strongest first half for dealmaking since records began

Chicago-founded giant comfortably ahead of Skadden and Sullivan & Cromwell in second and third spot respectively

  • 3h

Sullivan & Cromwell launches German litigation practice with Hengeler partner duo

Commercial disputes lawyers Philipp Hanfland and Maximilian Bülau join in Frankfurt as practice co-heads

  • 1h

Goldman Sachs promotes deputy to acting GC role after Epstein-linked CLO officially steps down

Michael Bosworth replaces Kathy Ruemmler, who resigned from the role on 30 June

  • 5h

Board Intelligence strikes partnership with Danish legaltech start-up Juristic

Collaboration will help board technology and advisory firm strengthen its Nordic presence

  • 1h

Latest Stories

Majority of business leaders expect M&A activity to increase in 2026 - report

Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket survey shows 52% of execs anticipate rising deal levels

  • 13h

Macfarlanes ups NQ salary to £150k, matches Magic Circle

Leading City independent ups NQ salary from £140k alongside pay bumps for trainees that sees it exceed the Magic Circle

  • 1d

Withers promotes 12 partners across the US, UK and Singapore

New CEO Ceri Vokes says global round reflects firm’s talent pipeline and international ambitions

  • 1d

Eversheds Sutherland adds Paris funds team from Willkie Farr

Partner Tiana Rambatomanga joins at head of three-strong team to launch UK-headquartered firm’s Paris fund structuring practice

  • 1d

Sidley hits Clifford Chance for top restructuring duo in London

Clifford Chance’s global restructuring co-head Philip Hertz and London restructuring lead Melissa Coakley join Sidley as US firm continues City hiring spree

  • 1d

Reed Smith launches AI Leadership Programme based at Cornell University

Initiative will help firm’s partners advance their AI strategy and governance know-how

  • 1d

Balfour Beatty lines up legal head replacement as GC heads for SSE

Ed Egerton will join from AtkinsRéalis in September, succeeding Tracey Wood

  • 1d

Simmons posts 12% revenue jump to £690m as PEP grows 11%

Latest results continue long-term growth trend, with profits increasing 43% in five years

  • 2d

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader cement $3.9bn merger

Combination touted as the ‘largest law firm merger in history’ goes live today

  • 2d

Harley-Davidson hires ex-Exelon legal chief and former federal prosecutor as next CLO

Gayle Littleton replaces Paul Krause, who is leaving the motorbike-maker after a decade

  • 2d

Popular Stories

The hallucination epidemic: why AI risk and reputation now arrive together for law firms

Senior lawyers must take responsibility for AI verification to reduce regulatory risk, write Byfield co-managing director Michael Evans and Kingsley Napley partner Julie Norris

  • 1w

AI and luxury brands in Brazil: when algorithmic creativity meets the regulatory vacuum

Stocche Forbes lawyers Thiago Porto Ribeiro, Mateus Lino Ferreira and Felipe Faria Savassi Stehling analyse the impacts of using AI tools in the creation of luxury products and how technology amplifies counterfeiting risks

  • 2w

Private equity and UK legal: the regional squeeze – scale without substance

Adil Taha of advisory firm Taha & Co provides a data-backed view of the investment challenges for private equity firms in the UK’s regional legal market

  • 2w

Law Over Borders Comparative Guides

Law Over Borders offers global legal insights in a digital format.

Intellectual Property Law Guide

Dec 2024 12 Jurisdictions Jeffrey H. Greene

This first edition of the Intellectual Property Law Over Borders Comparative Guide provides insight into how businesses can obtain, protect and enforce their intellectual property rights in a range of...

Luxury Law Alliance

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.

AI and luxury brands in Brazil: when algorithmic creativity meets the regulatory vacuum

Stocche Forbes lawyers Thiago Porto Ribeiro, Mateus Lino Ferreira and Felipe Faria Savassi Stehling analyse the impacts of using AI tools in the creation of luxury products and how technology amplifies counterfeiting risks

  • 2w

Winners announced at Luxury Law Summit Awards 2026 in London

Legal professionals from brands including Ferrari, Vivienne Westwood and Manolo Blahnik among those honoured

  • 3w

Cyber: protecting the brand, not just the bag

Pinsent Masons’ lawyers Ellie Ludlam and Harriet McCarthy explore the growing risk and complicated consequences of cyber attacks in the luxury sector

  • 1mo

Mango at the Met: fruit, fashion and IP

Remfry & Sagar’s Bisman Kaur examines the IP protections available when fine art crosses into fashion

  • 1mo
Top