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Is AI really here yet, have we missed the boat, are we struggling to keep up?
Law firms continue to wrestle with how to adopt AI and the potential impact on their businesses, write Paul Longhurst, Jenni Tellyn and Richard Kemp
Kirkland secures tax partner from Linklaters in London
James Morgan’s hire follows 12-partner raid on Kirkland by Paul Weiss that included two London tax partners
The changing landscape of UK sanctions against Russia
Current regulation could lead to a much wider range of entities being caught by sanctions than previously thought, write James Ellis-Rees, Christopher Jefferies and Emily Evans of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Harneys hires Walkers partner to lead expanded London litigation and insolvency offering
John O’Driscoll joins having led Walkers’ London insolvency and dispute resolution team
Abry Partners to buy legal rankings platform Chambers in deal worth £400m
UK private equity firm Inflexion had owned Chambers since 2018 and secured a 4.7x return on its investment
Fieldfisher to cut ties with its Italian arm
Verein arrangement to end next March as UK-based firm seeks ‘solid, long-term position in Italy’
Legal profession welcomes bill set to underscore London as leading arbitration hub
Bill implementing reform to Arbitration Act 1996 praised by arbitration professionals, but Bar Council hits back over underfunding of court system
BCLP adds 24 to partnership in latest promotions round
London office sees the most promotions with nine, though US dominates overall
D’Agostino wins second term as Herbert Smith Freehills CEO
Hong Kong-based D’Agostino to begin second four-year term next May
Hill Dickinson names successor for veteran CEO
Business services group head Craig Scott will replace Peter Jackson next year
Global decrease in trademark filings, WIPO reports, but continued rise in patents
IP filings have “braved” the pandemic, but WIPO director general warns of geopolitical instability and an uncertain economic outlook
What is a fractional IT director and do I need one?
Small and mid-size firms can benefit from IT director services without having to hire a full-time IT director, writes 3Kites’ Jon Howells
Stewarts boosts tax disputes team with Eversheds partner hire
Giles Salmond joins specialist disputes firm having been Eversheds’ head of indirect taxes and tax disputes resolution
Most global law firms falling short on responsible business practices, study finds
Burges Salmon tops list of firms meeting client expectations on people, planet and governance, according to Lamp House Strategy
SRA and Law Society at odds as compensation fund levy looms over Axiom Ince intervention
Solicitors Regulation Authority concedes additional levies are likely as law soc flags ‘atypical’ business model of collapsed firm
Eversheds Sutherland absorbs group of KWM lawyers in London
New arrivals, including five partners, join as part of Eversheds’ and KWM’s cooperation agreement struck in July
Travers Smith names new senior partner
Corporate M&A and ECM head Andrew Gillan to succeed acting senior partner Siân Keall in January
CMS names new senior partner for UK LLP
UK corporate co-head Charles Currier to succeed veteran leader Penelope Warne next May
Paul Hastings hires European restructuring co-chair in London from KKR
William Needham’s hire continues string of partner laterals in London by US firm
Law Society strikes bullish note as report upholds England and Wales as leading legal jurisdiction internationally
London commercial and arbitration courts outperform rivals in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore, report finds