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Latham, Wachtell lead on Anglo American-Teck $53bn mega merger
Freshfields and Linklaters’ ally Webber Wentzel also among raft of firms called in for mining deal of the decade
David Lammy becomes first black Lord Chancellor in Keir Starmer’s cabinet reshuffle
New justice secretary replaces Shabana Mahmood, who moves to home secretary role
Decisive change needed to tackle ‘systemic sexual harassment and bullying’ at the Bar
Independent review into bullying and harassment unveils ‘radical’ reforms to tackle ‘unsustainable situation’ at the Bar
Orrick hits Cadwalader for eight-partner finance team in London and US
Top-ranking team to enable firm to capitalise on convergence of CLOs and private credit
Speaker John Flint of Kenvue on what he hopes to learn at the upcoming Anti-Counterfeiting World Law Summit
He will discuss why Turkey is a new focus for counterfeiting at the the one-day event on 15 September in the Caledonian Club
DWF grows revenue 8% in first full year after PE acquisition
UK firm’s topline hits £466m in year marked by large team hires and redundancies
Squire Patton Boggs boosts UK coverage with quartet of regional partner hires
New recruits join in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester from Mayer Brown, Deloitte, Eversheds and DLA Piper
Dentons appoints UK banking partner as global chair to help lead ‘next phase’ of development
Susan Kelly to take up non-executive role alongside recently appointed CEO Kate Barton
Shoosmiths taps former DLA Piper leader as advisor
Simon Levine joins UK-headquartered firm’s board to shape its international growth and drive innovation
DWF and DLA Piper UK called in for SMG Capital’s $50m acquisition of Fabergé
Tech entrepreneur Sergei Mosunov’s SMG Capital plans to increase Fabergé’s international presence and invest in its African mining operations
Quadrant Chambers boosts ranks with former 4 Pump Court commercial disputes barrister
Senior junior Andrew Stevens adds experience in energy, construction and shipping disputes
Geradin Partners makes double partner hire in Brussels and adds former Tory MP in London
Firm also officially opens new offices in Berlin and Cologne as part of German expansion
Sullivan & Cromwell adds Kirkland’s Asimacopoulos and ex-Weil office head Francies in London
Restructuring specialist Kon Asimacopoulos will co-head London office; corporate heavyweight Francies is lured out of retirement
Ex-Withers group launches London office for German tech law firm
Group led by Withers Tech creator James Shaw to open YPOG’s first international office
Financial Times owners sue search engine Perplexity for copyright infringement
FT accuses the AI company of ‘undermining journalism’, suit adds to the mounting legal pressure on AI firms over use of protected works to train models
London partner welcomes progress of campaign in son’s memory to end university zero-tolerance drug policies
Arnold & Porter partner Hilton Mervis launched SafeCourse in memory of his son Daniel, who died after becoming addicted while at Oxford University
Kennedys ‘deeply sorry’ after Church of England abuse redress scheme data leak
Firm accidentally disclosed email addresses of potential scheme participants
Singapore’s Duxton Hill Chambers launches in London
Move marks the first time a Singapore group practice has established a presence at the Bar of England and Wales
Sullivan & Worcester hires trade finance specialist from HFW in London
Matthew Cox joins US firm’s London office as a partner
SkyKick’s impact: English courts begin trimming broad trademark specifications
Recent Wise trademark dispute suggests end of an era for broad specifications going unchallenged, write Katten Muchin Rosenman lawyers Nathan Smith and Anita Hodea