Europe
Goodwin swoops on Travers for London private equity partner duo
Ian Keefe and George Weevil latest partners to switch firms as lateral hiring spree across City continues
Gateley affiliate Austen Hays launches class action against Grindr, advised by Cooley
High Court Claim alleges misuse of highly sensitive information including about HIV status
Stewarts’ partner count nears treble figures as firm promotes six
Disputes firm caps year of growth with women-majority promotions round
UK Supreme Court refuses Marks & Clerk permission to appeal in secret commissions case
Trial expected next January as judges say appeal bid ‘does not raise an arguable question of law’ over group claims
Ashurst unveils another record promotions round as 30 make partner
Women make up half of internal partner promotions at Anglo Australian firm over five-year rolling average
Women make up 60% of newly promoted Eversheds Sutherland international partners
Forty-strong round marks third consecutive year women have outnumbered men across UK, EMEA and Asia promotions
Addleshaw Goddard makes up 26 in record partner promotion round
Women make up majority of round for firm in strong growth mode
‘One of a kind’ – distinguished shipping lawyer Julian Clark has died, aged 60
Tributes paid to former Ince & Co senior partner and global head of shipping at Hill Dickinson
Energy transition tech specialist ENODA hires first general counsel
Former Siemens GC Aniela Foster-Turner joins at ‘pivotal moment’ for Edinburgh company
Dentons rehires partner from Faegre Drinker to lead UKIME restructuring team
Sue Moore returns to global giant having earlier led Stephenson Harwood’s global finance practice
Reed Smith, Shoosmiths lead on Concord’s £1.1bn Hipgnosis takeover
DLA Piper and Latham also called in for deal to save embattled song fund
Norton Rose Fulbright grows revenue 8.3% to $2.26bn
PEP soars by 32.7% as equity partner ranks shrink by more than 100 lawyers
UK sets high standards on financial regulation but better global benchmarks needed, study finds
UK business secretary Kemi Badenoch also says regulatory burden is too high during TheCityUK conference speech
BT Group offers automatic panel spot to firm that makes best use of AI
Latest roster reduced from 15 to 11 firms; carrot of free place for most tech-savvy firm offered for next review
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to cryptoassets
Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee, online resource outlines emerging legal frameworks for cryptoassets
Paul Hastings, Weil called in for sale of majority stake in Edinburgh Airport
Paul Hastings acts for buyer Vinci in £1.27bn deal as Weil counsels seller Global Infrastructure Partners
Clyde & Co elevates 19 to partner in latest promotions round
Women account for 47% of cohort, the highest in four years, though overall promotions fall by more than a quarter
The end of an era as HSF’s arbitration head Paula Hodges bows out
After 16 years at the helm, Hodges will hand reins to new practice co-heads, reports Ben Rigby
Freshfields beats gender target for fourth year in a row in latest partner promotion round
Magic Circle firm elevates 23 to partner, with women accounting for more than half of promotions
Fieldfisher raids SKW Schwarz to boost media and entertainment practice in Germany
UK firm recruits 11 lawyers, seven from SKW Schwarz, as part of plans to build out a pan-European media and entertainment practice
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