Commercial

Nic Vetta unveils eponymous firm Vetta to manage commercial contracts for investment-backed businesses | 1w

Franziska Katterbach joins in Frankfurt from Oppenhoff amid run of German hires | 3w

Technology partner Shahin Baghaei joins with three EY colleagues as the firm looks to expand its legaltech and AI capabilities | 1mo

Mulberry Group's former group general counsel, Kate Anthony Wilkinson, reflects on her career and what success means as a lawyer | 1mo

Firm advises Egyptian club on naming rights deal, the country’s largest ever sports sponsorship agreement | 1mo

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 | 2mos

Hire of Richard Offord follows trio of tech-focused M&A partners joining from Morrison Foerster in May | 3mos

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 | 2mos

Media lawyer Nicki Schroeder discusses her GC role at Daily Mirror-owner Reach and the impact of AI on the publishing industry | 4mos

The 11th edition of Cuatrecasas Acelera will target start-ups operating in highly regulated sectors | 4mos

Usman Wahid, who co-founded AI legal platform VennSpace, will focus on fintech deals | 5mos

Iona Silverman and Eleanor Bradberry from Freeths explain how brands can advertise wellness products in the UK without attracting complaints | 5mos

Remfry & Sagar lawyers Bisman Kaur and Aarti Aggarwal explain why dupe culture tests the resilience of trademark protection, the flexibility of comparative advertising and the credibility of marketing narratives | 5mos

New York-based Crosby deploys AI and lawyers working in tandem to review contracts | 5mos

Hogan Lovells’ Adrián Fernández de Pedro examines how hardship clauses are becoming a strategic contractual tool for luxury retailers operating in a volatile global environment | 6mos

Hogan Lovells’ Adrián Fernández de Pedro examines how Spain’s new customer service law reshapes legal obligations for luxury retailers | 7mos

Coty’s GC for commercial and licensing discusses the growing beauty and wellness industry, compliance gaps, responsible innovation and beauty bag must-haves | 7mos

Jeremy Drew leaves RPC after two decades, bringing expertise in IP, retail, brands, sport and tech | 7mos

Next buys luxury shoe brand out of administration for £3.8m, adding to portfolio that includes FatFace and Made.com | 8mos