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Keystone grows revenue 8% to £75.3m as profits inch up
Adjusted profit hits £9.1m as virtual firm grows headcount in competitive recruitment market
Edinburgh to launch arbitration festival in September
Inaugural event will rival London International Disputes Week and has backing of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration
One-in-five large law firms issue warnings over use of generative AI or ChatGPT, survey finds
Half of legal professionals agree generative AI should be used for legal work, despite concerns over accuracy, privacy, confidentiality and security
Clyde & Co announces bumper partner round following BLM merger
City insurance giant elevates 26 new partners in first post-merger partnership appointments round
‘Will globalisation continue, or recede?’ New foreign direct investment guide explores impact of Covid-19 and geopolitical upheaval
Practical online comparative Global Legal Post guide for businesses and their advisers features contributions from array of top firms
Supermarket sweep for Lidl as it wins battle with Tesco over their logos
Budget chain secures comprehensive victory against rival in clash over yellow circle and blue background logos
Ashurst announces another record partner promotions round – but proportion of women dips
Twenty-five strong cohort matches last year as percentage of women falls from 48% to 32%
INTA issues white papers on NFTs and the metaverse
Influential trademark association produces reports to help brand practitioners keep pace in a fast moving technological field
Law firms that cut corners on content risk losing business, GC survey finds
Almost half of US and UK GCs won’t use firms that don’t keep them updated on legal developments, according to a Passle study
Paul Weiss secures big pharma double advising Merck and GSK on multi-billion dollar acquisitions
Latham and Skadden also win lead roles as pharma deal market sparks into life with Prometheus and Bellus sales
CMS and Addleshaw Goddard unveil record partnership rounds – but fewer women make the grade
Gender diversity of new partners slips at both firms after strong gains for women in recent years
HSF announces new antitrust leadership
Kyriakos Fountoukakos to serve as managing partner of global competition and trade team
Linklaters ‘redesigns’ low-cost arm and commits to remote working model
Limitless by Linklaters will offer alternative legal services without need for regional hub, firm says
Freshfields beats gender target for third year in a row in latest partner promotion round
Magic circle firm elevates 30 to partner – three more than in 2022 – with women accounting for 53% of promotions
Will the metaverse be the end of returns for fashion brands?
DLA Piper lawyers Gareth Stokes and Kurt Davies review legal considerations for digital twins in the metaverse
Ince Group calls in administrators
Troubled listed top 50 UK law firm seeks buyer after major creditor withdraws support
London disputes boutique hires HSF partner to launch white-collar practice
Herbert Smith Freehills proves fertile ground for senior Seladore Legal recruits
Sullivan & Cromwell tops M&A rankings in Q1 as deal making tumbles to decade low
First quarter deal value is lowest since 2013 and slowest quarter since the start of the pandemic, according to Refinitiv
Around the house: M&G replaces outgoing legal head, BD hands acting GC full-time gig
This week’s roundup of top in-house hires also includes appointments at the ACC, Applied Industrial Technologies, JumpCloud and The Real Brokerage
Amazon removed six million counterfeit products in 2022 in fight against fakes
Retail giant reports progress in anti-counterfeiting drive as it bolsters seller verification process and expands brand protection programmes