Kirkland, Slaughter and May guide Reckitt’s $4.8bn Essential Home sale to Advent

Kirkland acts for marquee client Advent as Slaughters counsels Reckitt in deal meant to help revamp its portfolio and sharpen focus on core brands

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DAC Beachcroft unveils leadership change alongside 6.4% increase in revenue to £348m

Head of insurance Helen Faulkner to succeed David Pollitt as managing partner

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‘Transformative support’: City lawyers mark social mobility success

London lawyers celebrate a decade of the City Solicitors Horizon programme, underscoring why inclusion matters, writes Ben Rigby

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Simmons marks second Middle East launch in two months with Abu Dhabi move

UK-headquartered firm follows up Riyadh debut with planned launch in Abu Dhabi Global Market

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Tech-led school bus operator Zum hires next GC from US robocar start-up Glydways

JoAnn Covington is replacing former Tesla and Apple laywer Lynn Miller in the GC role

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Dentons’ UK, Ireland and Middle East revenue tops £300m after 9% growth

Global giant’s UKIME arm points to investment in high growth markets as topline hits record high

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Anthropic, Meta fair use rulings in AI training expose judicial split on market harms

Recent US copyright rulings on Gen AI model training disputes suggests plaintiffs may need to build stronger cases around ‘market dilution’ harms, write McKool Smith lawyers Avery Williams and Joseph Micheli

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A&O Shearman New York partners exit, launch litigation boutique

David Esseks and Gene Ingoglia launch firm specialising in trials, high-stakes litigation, investigations and white-collar defence

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Roblox unveils new licensing platform with Netflix and Lionsgate deals

Platform aims to streamline licensing deals between Roblox creators and major IP holders

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CILEX appoints new CEO and president amid uncertainty on its regulatory future

Former IfATE head Jennifer Coupland is named CEO, while NHS lawyer Sara Fowler is named president

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Willkie builds in Dallas with PE partner trio from Akin, A&O Shearman

PE-focused office has doubled partner headcount since opening 14 months ago

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Cadwalader boosts London leveraged finance team with Paul Hastings partner hire

Edward Holmes joins Cadwalader’s leveraged finance and private credit practice

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Cooley recruits Ashurst tech M&A co-head in London

Jonathan Cohen will support US firm’s venture capital offering in the UK

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Taylor Wessing reports record revenue as UK PEP pushes past £1m

Anglo-German firm grows topline 10% to £526.2m as UK PEP hits £1.1m

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Anthropic, Meta fair use rulings in AI training expose judicial split on market harms

Recent US copyright rulings on Gen AI model training disputes suggests plaintiffs may need to build stronger cases around ‘market dilution’ harms, write McKool Smith lawyers Avery Williams and Joseph Micheli

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Bottling innovation: the future of scent

Bird & Bird luxury lawyers Nicola Conway and Deeba Moqani discuss the five trend indicators from the 2025 Fragrance Foundation awards

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Latham and BCLP advise on Ulta Beauty’s acquisition of UK high street chain Space NK

Deal creates an opportunity for Ulta Beauty to enter the growing UK beauty market

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Bottling innovation: the future of scent

Bird & Bird luxury lawyers Nicola Conway and Deeba Moqani discuss the five trend indicators from the 2025 Fragrance Foundation awards

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Storytelling is key to brand differentiation – key takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London

Delegates heard from luxury luminaries like former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman and celebrated designers Julien Macdonald and Karen Millen

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Weil, Goodwin called in for L’Oréal’s acquisition of Color Wow

Deal strengthens L’Oréal’s professional products portfolio and positions Color Wow for global brand growth

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