Contributed Articles

Winston Taylor, Linklaters line-up on Frasers’ deal to buy Harvey Nichols out of administration

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported to have paid about £40m for the struggling luxury retailer

14 Aug 2026

Paul Hastings, Goodwin, Sidley and Skadden among firms advising on Thoma Bravo’s $4bn Accelerant take private

Firms including Maples Group, Walkers, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Ropes & Gray also on deal

13 Aug 2026

Aperture to expand investment capacity of litigation funding platform to $1bn

Asset manager says its Litigation Finance Private Credit platform now has more than $600m in assets

12 Aug 2026

Pizza giant Papa Johns reappoints legal chief amid leadership reshuffle

Caroline Miller Oyler resumes legal duties as GC John Matter moves to chief development officer role

12 Aug 2026

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

6 Aug 2026

AI workforce training platform Skillsoft names former Pegasystems GC as CLO

Matthew Cushing replaces interim legal chief Scott Semel

5 Aug 2026

Dubai crypto exchange Bybit hires ex-regulator legal head as CLO

Peter Loo was formerly GC at Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority

4 Aug 2026

Egyptian firm El Wakeel advises Al Ahly football club on landmark Vodafone stadium deal

Firm advises Egyptian club on naming rights deal, the country’s largest ever sports sponsorship agreement

3 Aug 2026

‘We’re the first female-founded UK bank, so diversity and inclusion are core to our values’: Starling’s group GC Monica Risam

Monica Risam discusses how her team is set up at Starling Bank, the shifting expectations on in-house lawyers and the group's first panel review

31 Jul 2026

‘The biggest business risk is being too slow to start’: general counsel navigate the future of luxury

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

30 Jul 2026