Raft of law firms score roles on Pizza Hut's $2.7bn sale

Weil, Mayer Brown, Paul Weiss, Greenberg Traurig, Sidley Austin and Fangda Partners advise on two separate Yum Brands disposals

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Freshfields adds private equity specialist in Madrid from Pérez-Llorca

Pablo González Mosqueira joins as a partner to lead Madrid private equity team in global M&A expansion

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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

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Mishcon de Reya adds litigation trio from Watson Farley & Williams in the UAE

Incoming team includes partner Charlotte Bijlani, who joins as co-head of its UAE disputes practice

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Former Lord Mayor of London and ex-Lord Chancellor among lawyers recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Alastair King and David Gauke both received knighthoods, while ex-Treasury Solicitor Susannah McGibbon KC (Hon) received a damehood

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AI will expand demand for legal talent despite automation, McKinsey Institute director tells legal leaders at IBA M&A conference

Massive investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is accelerating technological change, but judgement, workforce transformation and strategic adaptation will determine who succeeds, says Tanguy Catlin

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Orrick adds four partners across US, UK as it continues structured finance buildout

Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers

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Military veterans-focused social enterprise Brighton Marine names next GC

Deputy GC Brian Ewart is promoted to GC, with ex-GC Adam Hellman moving to the COO role

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Weil, Goodwin guide Fox’s $22bn Roku acquisition

Weil guides Fox in deal that will create third-largest player in US television by viewer share

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Directors and officers increasingly worried about geopolitical liability insurance risk - study

WTW and Reed Smith survey shows geopolitics listed as a top-seven risk for the first time

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Seven UK Court of Appeal judges appointed

Two women and an Asian judge among appointees as Sir Richard Snowden joins Supreme Court

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Legal intelligence firm Relativity acquires AI document automation platform Gavel

Deal will enable Relativity to better integrate its AI platform with Microsoft Word

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Addleshaw Goddard debuts in the Netherlands with local merger

Tie-up with 17-partner corporate firm Florent continues AG’s Europe and Middle East expansion drive

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Las Vegas casinos-owner Red Rock Resorts hires Campbell & Williams co-founder as GC

J. Colby Williams replaces CLO Jeffrey Welch, who is retiring at the end of the year

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King & Spalding hires heavyweight five-partner arbitration team from WilmerHale

Renowned practitioner Gary Born, WilmerHale’s global arbitration chair, joins with four more partners across London, Washington DC and New York

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Directory rankings: what’s really changed in the last decade and what happens next

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

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