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Disruption and the digital age: key business and legal challenges impacting the entertainment and media industry
In the first of a two-part series, members of Van Bael & Bellis’s digital counselling practice examine some of the key issues impacting the entertainment and media industry, and consider what businesses can do to navigate these challenges
Raft of firms called in for $14.5bn Nord Anglia acquisition
Latham, Cravath, Ropes and Debevoise act on international school operator’s acquisition by consortium
Kirkland marks first structured finance hire in London
Chicago giant replenishes London ranks following raids by Paul Weiss; also hires structured credit partner from Milbank in New York
European Law Institute calls for ‘light-touch’ litigation funding regulation
Excessive regulation could lead to funders exiting the market, potentially reducing access to justice, ELI study suggests
Paul Weiss raids Kirkland’s London funds team again for latest partner hire
Revathi Raghavan is fifth partner to join Paul Weiss this year in London from Kirkland’s investment funds team
4 Stone Buildings rings changes with new leadership and clerking co-heads
Shake-up will see hugely respected senior clerk David Goddard take consultancy role
UK government unveils long-awaited Employment Rights Bill – what next?
The Bill will ring in seismic shifts that substantially raise the bar for employers, write Ashurst’s Crowley Woodford and Ruth Buchanan
GSK sues Moderna over Covid and RSV vaccines
Latest lawsuits in mounting patent litigation over vaccines against the two viruses
Japan’s Nishimura & Asahi to open in London and Brussels
Offices set to open early next year with mix of Japanese and local lawyers
Greenberg Traurig expands in Milan with triple partner hire from Molinari Agostinelli
Team is led by Italian banking and finance heavyweight Riccardo Agostinelli
Paris Arbitration Week reshuffles leadership, elects three new board members
White & Case lawyer among those appointed to board of landmark arbitration event
‘A brilliant lawyer with vast experience’ – Brick Court mourns death of leading competition barrister
James Flynn KC died on 10 October after a short illness
Covington recruits ICO general counsel in London
Claudia Berg latest in string of senior hires by US firm in the City in recent months
The art of PMS deployment timing: ‘Better three hours too soon than a minute too late’
Upgrading a practice management system requires careful time planning to ensure project delays don’t create deployment challenges, writes 3Kites’ Paul Longhurst
Co-founder of Powell Gilbert joins Morgan Lewis
Arrival of Tim Powell continues US firm’s European IP push
Capsticks expands construction expertise with Mills & Reeve, Bevan Brittan partner hires
Duo includes experienced construction law experts Catherine Kay and Matthew Phipps
Paul Weiss raids Kirkland for another London partner
Prem Mohan joins as head of European financial services regulation as US firm continues rapid City build out
Women and Diversity in Law Awards unveil 250-plus nominees for 2025 ceremony
Roster of awards nominees spans all levels of seniority and wide variety of roles and initiatives
Debevoise recruits PE M&A partner in London from Goodwin
James Grimwood’s move follows funds partner Shawn D’Aguiar leaving Goodwin for Debevoise in April
UK lawyers reflect on World Mental Health Day
Messages of support underline need for legal profession to prioritise mental health in workplace
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