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Geradin Partners boosts Finnish arm with partner hire from local rival

Brussels-based firm secures former head of competition at Borenius

17 Nov 2025

Big win for Pogust Goodhead as UK’s High Court rules BHP liable for Brazil dam collapse

Anglo-Australian miner found liable for 2015 Mariana dam disaster under Brazilian law in multi-billion pound London litigation

14 Nov 2025

Squire Patton Boggs to open in Azerbaijan

Firm’s 48th global office to be led by SPB white collar partner Richard Gibbon

12 Nov 2025

Reed Smith hires Bird & Bird’s Middle East head in regional growth push

Anders Nilsson joins the US firm as a partner in Abu Dhabi

10 Nov 2025

Quinn Emanuel adds disputes heavyweight in London from McDermott

Andrew Savage founded McDermott’s London commercial disputes team

10 Nov 2025

Lord Goldsmith leaves Debevoise to return to the Bar

Former Attorney General to rejoin Fountain Court in January following retirement from Debevoise, where he co-leads the London office

10 Nov 2025

London sets invest in arbitrator appointments

Two former High Court judges rejoin 7 King’s Bench Walk while Littleton Chambers makes a US arbitrator appointment

5 Nov 2025

McDermott recruits financial disputes partner in London from Arnold & Porter

Hilton Mervis brings leading reputation in representing private equity firms and hedge funds

4 Nov 2025

Independent law firms assert global influence, new report finds

Independent firms are thriving by making the most of their agility and networks, according to report launched at IBA's annual conference in Toronto

3 Nov 2025

Head of London’s Littleton Chambers is appointed as a High Court judge

Gavin Mansfield KC, who became a deputy High Court judge in 2018, leaves the Bar after more than three decades

31 Oct 2025

Simpson Thacher hires private equity partner from Kirkland in London

Nick Appleton is the latest partner to join Wall Street firm in London after a series of partner hires

30 Oct 2025

IBA launches initiative with accountants to combat money laundering as Toronto annual conference looms

Project, launched at Caribbean conference, aims to help professional bodies equip members with AML know-how

29 Oct 2025

Stephenson Harwood debuts in Saudi Arabia with three-partner team

UK law firm joins Reed Smith, Bird & Bird and Pinsent Masons in expanding Middle East operations

28 Oct 2025

McDermott Will & Schulte elevates 74 to partner in bumper promotions round

First post-merger class is significantly bigger than predecessor cohorts, with women making up 31% of overall promotions

27 Oct 2025

London litigation market defies volatility as partner moves surge

IP and international arbitration partners in high demand, research by Macrae finds, but gender gap is widening

22 Oct 2025

Class action reform could give UK economy £24bn annual boost, study claims

Stephenson Harwood report outlines recommendations to improve opt-out regime’s effectiveness

20 Oct 2025

Reed Smith expands in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia office launch

Venture will be overseen by European and Middle East managing partner who is being seconded to Riyadh

20 Oct 2025

Prominent London M&A partner swaps Latham for Gibson Dunn

Energy specialist Simon Tysoe joins after a decade at Latham

16 Oct 2025

Legal Services Board moves to sanction SRA for oversight failures in SSB collapse

LSB review conducted by Carson McDowell concludes that the SRA ‘did not act effectively or efficiently’

16 Oct 2025

London Arbitration Week launches programme

Inaugural event aims to foster collaboration and innovation in international arbitration, as LIDW announces its 2026 theme

15 Oct 2025