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UK legaltech company Avvoka secures £14m funding from British billionaire couple
Capital injection from Mark and Lindy O’Hare’s Valhalla Ventures will help finance Avvoka’s US growth ambitions
The Barrister Group launches outsourced clerking service
Private equity-backed group to officially unveil VENTRiQ at annual conference this week
‘Disruption for in-house legal departments is coming from the companies they represent’: FjordStream’s Bjarne Tellmann
In-house veteran Bjarne Philip Tellmann talks about his new advisory business, the impact of AI on legal teams and how the GC role is evolving
‘Women continue to face barriers’: lawyers reflect on International Women’s Day
Legal leaders share their thoughts on the challenges that still persist for women across the profession
Taylor Wessing UK hires Travers Smith’s competition head
Stephen Whitfield rejoins firm in London after 15 years at Travers Smith
Freshfields and Gibson Dunn advise on Axel Springer’s £575m Telegraph acquisition
Deal scuppers rival deal from the owner of the Daily Mail, advised by Slaughter and May
BCLP, Taylor Wessing secure real estate-related hires in London
Private equity partner Claibourne Harrison joins BCLP, while tax lawyer Gemma Grunewald joins Taylor Wessing
International Women’s Day: Needed now more than ever
The National Pro Bono Centre is holding an event to highlight the pivotal role law firms can play strengthening women's rights, writes Hogan Lovells' Yasmin Waljee
Hogan Lovells partners with LawFairy to offer pro bono support for undocumented children in the UK
Technology-led initiative will assist undocumented children applying for British citizenship
DLA Piper adds four partners across London and Luxembourg
PE M&A, finance and tax trio join in London as financial services regulatory specialist comes aboard in Luxembourg from Simmons & Simmons
Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover tops $3bn
Merger-bound transatlantic firm cites balanced growth across practices as PEP hits $3.5m
Macfarlanes to open New York office
Representative arm will help UK firm target US private capital and private wealth markets
Sullivan & Cromwell adds Weil finance partner as London buildout continues
Jenny Choi is third Weil finance partner to join S&C this year as it continues rapid City growth focused on private capital
‘A wonderful person’: tributes paid to late Hogan Lovells partner
Nicholas Heaton, who was head of Hogan Lovells’ competition litigation practice and a former president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association, has died aged 57
Insurance giant Howden hires Alleghany’s legal head as CLO
Christopher Dalrymple will become Howden’s top lawyer on 23 March
Number of UK-founded legaltech businesses jumped by 17% in 2025
Legaltech investment rises 35% to £188.8m as government pledges fresh funding for LawtechUK and court AI pilots
HSF Kramer, Linklaters guide Engie’s £10.5bn acquisition of UK Power Networks
HSF Kramer counsels French utility’s acquisition of UK’s biggest electricity distribution company from Hong Kong-based CK Infrastructure Holdings, counselled by Linklaters
UK businesses not doing enough to address governance blind spots – study
TCGI survey shows most executives are focused on compliance, but only 22% see regulatory environment as a risk
Squire Patton Boggs makes up 20 partners and boosts UK network with hires from Eversheds and Gowlings
Eversheds Sutherland’s former Leeds head of pensions, Gemma Hanley, has rejoined SPB
Eversheds Sutherland hires GC from Pinsent Masons to head in-house legal team
Andrew Cheung is replacing Simon Crossley, who has been GC since 2023