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AI-native firm Carta Law makes twin compliance hires in Europe and North America
Noah Levine and Karin Porstendörfer take up new director positions
Dispute erupts among claimant firms over control of landmark Mariana Dam litigation
Pogust Goodhead challenges move by client committee to transfer case to former partners
Norwegian AI legaltech start-up Newcode raises $13.5m in Series A funding round
Fresh capital will help finance the platform’s US expansion efforts
App developers agree record £260m UK collective action settlement with Google
Competition Appeal Tribunal to rule on deal over Play Store commissions later this month
Mayer Brown secures Baker McKenzie finance trio in London
Partners Rob Mathews, David Becker and Ben Bierwirth boost US firm's high-yield, term loan B and leveraged finance capabilities in the City
HFW makes twin disputes and luxury assets partner hires in London and Hong Kong
Jennifer Wu joins form Pinsent Masons in Hong Kong, while Toby Joy joins from Withers in London
Pinsent Masons adds IP partner duo in Germany from Vossius
Kai Rüting and Philipp Widera join firm in Düsseldorf
AI-powered litigants in person: a growing claims challenge for defendants?
Lauren Gosnell, Nicola Aspinwall and Fiona Hamilton-Wood of Kennedys examine the challenges that AI poses for the civil courts – and how defendants must navigate them
Legora and US legaltech firm Intapp agree strategic partnership
Collaboration to drive foundation for joint agentic innovation for law firms
Thomson Reuters launches first proprietary LLM to take on legal AI startups
Business trains legal-focused model for just $40m using its own vast library of legal content
Collyer Bristow and Michelmores invest in new disputes leadership
Collyer Bristow recruits new commercial disputes chief from Joelson as Twenty Essex silk arrives at Michelmores as head of international arbitration and trade
Natural flows: local councils are seeking to recognise rights of rivers
In a summer of extreme drought conditions, the rights of rivers movement is one which should be respected, write Hogan Lovells Cadwalader lawyers Emily Julier and Yasmin Waljee OBE
Orrick, Cleary, Fenwick & West guide Stripe’s multibillion-dollar OpenRouter buy
Orrick and Cleary advise OpenRouter as Fenwick acts for Stripe in deal reportedly worth around $8bn that deepens payments company’s push into AI
Regional powerhouse Knights steps up South East expansion with £27m Moore Barlow deal
Listed regional firm will add 160 legal professionals to its ranks with acquisition of target’s commercial and private wealth business lines
Harvey enters into partnership with AI legal drafting platform Avvoka
Collaboration will enable Avvoka users to draft within Harvey’s AI platform