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A&O Shearman, Slaughters shepherd American Axle’s £1.16bn acquisition of UK car parts group Dowlais
Cravath also called in for deal that continues exodus of companies from London Stock Exchange
Value of ALSP market climbs to $28.5bn
Growth in demand for alternative legal services far outpaces traditional law firm segment, according to Thomson Reuters
EU competition law ‘pathfinder’ and former IBA president Michael Reynolds has died, aged 75
Tributes led by IBA president Jaime Carey and former A&O senior partner David Morley
McDermott Will & Emery adds arbitration partner from Curtis in London
Milo Molfa is the firm’s 11th lateral hire in the past 12 months
Arnold & Porter, Latham advise on Kim Kardashian-backed investment in 111SKIN
Reality TV star’s SKKY Partners makes minority investment in London-based luxury skincare company 111SKIN
CMA’s problems ‘greater than one man’ - competition lawyers reflect on ousting of regulator's chair
UK government cites pro-growth agenda as Competition and Markets Authority chair Marcus Bokkerink resigns
IP bodies urge UPC to reconsider ban on in-house lawyers appearing before it
Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal will decide whether to uphold first-instance decision
Morgan Lewis builds in London with partner hires from Baker McKenzie, Akin
Competition lawyer Paul Johnson joins from Baker McKenzie as structured finance lawyer Dasha Sobornova moves over from Akin
King’s Counsel appointments rise to 105 in largest cohort for four years
A&O Shearman partner among tally; Bar Council expresses concern over absence of Black appointees
Burges Salmon names successor to senior partner Seaton
Renewables boss Ross Fairley to succeed Chris Seaton in May
Disney+ hires former Netflix lawyer as EMEA legal and business affairs VP
Deepti Burton spent six years at rival Netflix as EMEA head of business and legal affairs
Deferred prosecution agreements are no get out of jail free card for individuals
Deferred prosecution agreements can penalise businesses for wrongdoing without them facing prosecution, but they don’t shield culpable individuals, write Grosvenor Law’s James Broomhall and Darius Latham-Koenig
Leading Pakistani human rights lawyer to co-chair IBA’s Human Rights Institute
Hina Jilani has succeeded distinguished Swedish lawyer Anne Ramberg
Comedian loses High Court copyright battle with Steve Coogan’s production company over sitcom format
Harry Deansway laments ‘notoriously difficult’ copyright law after Baby Cow Productions defeats claim
‘Watershed moment’ for lookalike products as Aldi shot down at appeals court in trademark tussle with Thatchers
West Country firm Stephens Scown scores notable win for independent brewery as discount supermarket found to have taken unfair advantage of Thatchers' trademark
Gearing leaves Fountain Court to build on Singapore connections
Former co-head of arbitration to go solo in London but continue at Singapore’s Duxton Hill Chambers
White & Case adds Travers’ tech and commercial transactions head in London
Dan Reavill’s exit follows Travers commercial and IP partner Ben Chivers leaving for Temple Bright earlier this month
Simmons bags DLA Piper’s UK competition head
Sarah Smith joins as head of Simmons’ UK competition and antitrust team following predecessor’s exit for Kirkland last year
Blow for Getty Images after UK judge removes class representative in copyright dispute with Stability AI
Case highlights challenges of bringing infringement claims against AI platforms, currently the subject of a government consultation exercise
Moving to the cloud: next steps
3Kites’ consultant Luke Axon outlines how law firms can get the most out of their cloud environments once they have migrated to the cloud