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WilmerHale adds ex-UnitedHealth legal chief in London
Rupert Bondy to co-chair US firm’s crisis management group
Quinn Emanuel boosts London litigation bench with Milbank partner hire
William Charles’s arrival follows the hire of Andrew Savage from McDermott in November
Hogan Lovells elevates 28 to partnership ahead of Cadwalader merger
Promotions round matches 2025 and 2024’s 28-strong partner classes
Humphries Kerstetter boosts ranks with partner hire from Clifford Chance
Matthew Scully joins London disputes boutique alongside experienced former senior clerk Stephen Penson
Latham adds trio of real estate finance partners from A&O Shearman in London
Team includes A&O’s global real estate finance head David Oppenheimer
Disputes firm Hausfeld promotes five to partner in 2026 promotions round
Latest intake matches last year’s round, though the number of female promotions falls by half to two
Trio of senior disputes partners depart firms to practise as independent arbitrators
A&O Shearman, White & Case and Orrick have all parted company with seasoned practitioners
Doughty Street silk becomes Bar Council chair as battle lines are drawn up over UK jury reform
Kirsty Brimelow KC succeeds Barbara Mills KC as UK and Ireland’s ‘Four Bars’ unite to oppose plan to curtail juries
Ex-Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce and Linklaters’ Paul Lewis recognised in New Year Honours
First woman of colour to lead society and Linklaters’ global managing partner among array of lawyers and judges to receive awards
Campaign for Greener Arbitrations appoints new co-chairs
Laura Halonen and Andrew Mackenzie succeed Christine Falcicchio and Cherine Foty, who have led the CGA since 2020
Clifford Chance elects Adams for second term as global managing partner
Charles Adams will begin his second term at the start of May next year
‘So many common threads’ - the architects of the $1.75bn Winston Taylor merger on the rationale for their deal
Winston & Strawn’s Stephen D’Amore and Taylor Wessing UK’s Shane Gleghorn explain why they have pinned their firms’ destinies together
Law Society and Bar Council push back on UK anti-money laundering reforms
Reforms ‘fly in the face of the government’s own growth agenda’, claims society president Mark Evans
UK Supreme Court restores CAT judgment in £2.7bn FX cartel case
Landmark ruling is a significant moment for the UK’s collective actions regime
‘Genuinely novel’: McDermott partner proposes arbitration clause to strengthen enforcement of cross-border judgments
Hilton Mervis has devised a mechanism allowing unpaid court judgments to be converted into arbitral awards
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader unveil $3.6bn merger deal
'Largest law firm combination in history' ends speculation about future direction of New York-based Cadwalader
Longtime Wilberforce practice director Nicholas Luckman to hand over reins to deputy
Andrew Barnes will succeed Luckman after an 18-month transition period during which they will operate as joint practice directors
Gibson Dunn promotes 42 to partner including 11 in London in record round
Global chair Barbara Becker is set to travel to London for an extended stay early next year
UK government confirms plans to reverse PACCAR ruling on litigation funding
Funders and legal professionals react to announcement from courts minister Sarah Sackman KC
Norton Rose Fulbright UK unveils social mobility targets and enhanced D&I policies
Longer parental leave and religious leave swap among measures as UK LLP reaffirms commitment to D&I