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Former fashion GC turned healthcare legal chief Lee Gage discusses his role at Practice Plus Group and the impact of AI on legal teams

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Kirkland, Paul Weiss, Linklaters advise on Volkswagen’s €7.4bn majority-stake sale of marine engine unit to Bain

Volkswagen sells 51% stake in marine engine-maker Everllence to US private equity firm Bain Capital

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McDermott hires investment funds partner from Linklaters in Frankfurt

German investment funds partner Olena Tokman will join McDermott after seven years at Linklaters

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Kennedys builds US bench with 12-lawyer trial team from Tyson & Mendes

Four partners join in New York alongside eight further lawyers; together the team has tried more than 200 cases

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Kennedys hits Clyde & Co in London for aviation partner

Rob Ireland returns after a decade at Clydes, bringing more than 25 years’ experience handling complex aviation liability and contentious matters

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Fish & Richardson launches proprietary AI patent tool to support patent workflows

Tool built in-house designed to help lawyers deliver for clients’ IP portfolios

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Pogust Goodhead teams up with Quinn Emanuel for next phase of Mariana Dam litigation

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Which? advances multibillion-pound class action against Apple

CAT grants collective proceedings order amid claims that US tech giant abused its dominant position in relation to its iCloud storage product

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Baker McKenzie completes 2026 partner promotions with 30-strong international round

Summer tally follows 17 Americas promotions in January with the overall number the smallest for the firm in the past decade

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Pérez-Llorca opens Abu Dhabi office targeting sovereign wealth funds

Launch makes Pérez-Llorca first Ibero-American law firm with a physical presence in the city

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‘If you take a crap process and put AI on top of it, it will still be crap’: LegalTechTalk speakers reflect on the Gen AI boom

Nick Huber detects a mood of excitement and anxiety at last week’s LegalTechTalk conference in London

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US sports betting app Novig hires ex-CFTC lawyer as chief regulatory and legal affairs officer

Elie Mishory will work alongside chief legal officer Alex Wolf

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Legal education firm BARBRI acquires AI learning tool provider Lega

Lega’s AI training platform provides practical experiences, workshops and simulations

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

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