Simpson Thacher takes five-partner Kirkland team for Chicago debut

Firm cites aim to build transactional, regulatory and disputes practices in Chicago as it opens office with team of private investment and family office partners

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Merricks prepares to distribute £100m to consumers after settling dispute with Mastercard class action funder

Class representative considers giving consumers option to donate their share of settlement to charity

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AI dispute intelligence start-up Aavalynx raises £1.5m in pre-seed funding round

Jersey-based firm founded by former Quinn Emanuel of counsel helps businesses manage dispute risk

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Stephenson Harwood points to disputes volatility as profits fall by 12%

Revenue dips by 2% to £303m as CEO cites timing of success-based fees

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BigHand acquires UK-based AI-powered legal pricing specialist Ayora

Deal builds on strategic partnership amid growing demand for AI pricing solutions

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Wordsmith AI extends Series B funding round, raises another $14m

New investment led by Intact Private Capital takes total financing to more than $100m

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US district court patent filings hit 10-year high in 2025 - Lex Machina study

Apple, Samsung and Google were among the most active patent defendants last year

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Holland & Knight targets defence work with debut in Alabama boomtown

Florida-based firm opens office in Huntsville led by former IP chair for Southeastern firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

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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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Sidley Austin adds 11-lawyer fund finance team in New York from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

US firm continues hiring spree with two-partner group that includes a former co-head of legacy Cadwalader's fund finance practice

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AI workforce training platform Skillsoft names former Pegasystems GC as CLO

Matthew Cushing replaces interim legal chief Scott Semel

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Northern Ireland law society council member resigns as pressure mounts over chief exec’s reference for paedophile cousin

Philip Armstrong refers to society decisions ‘with which I cannot in all conscience agree’ in LinkedIn post

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Brown Rudnick hires 34-lawyer IP litigation team from HSF Kramer, opens in Silicon Valley

US firm’s biggest-ever team hire sees group led by seven partners join across Silicon Valley and New York

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ArentFox Schiff opens in Silicon Valley with Reed Smith trademark team

US firm points to ambition to grow corporate and real estate offering alongside IP in new office as it takes on team of around 10 attorneys and paralegals

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King & Spalding adds WilmerHale duo in London to continue arbitration build-out

Steven Finizio and Jonathan Lim become latest WilmerHale partners to join King & Spalding’s disputes team

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Selling luxury in Brazil: contractual considerations for international brands

Luxury brands may need to adapt their commercial documentation to local legal standards when entering the Brazilian market, write Stocche Forbes lawyers Flavia Câmara e Castro and Thiago Porto Ribeiro

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The in-house legal teams that adopt AI thoughtfully can redirect their energy toward the strategic, high-value work that matters most, writes Dentons’ global CEO Kate Barton

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

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Country music singer Carrie Underwood taps Loeb & Loeb for wellness brand launch and fitness app expansion

Loeb assists long-time client Underwood in all aspects of the transaction including brand formation, commercial, IP and strategic partnership issues

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Selling luxury in Brazil: contractual considerations for international brands

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