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Sullivan & Cromwell hangs on to number one spot in global M&A legal advisor rankings
US firm topped ranking by deal value, narrowly ahead of Kirkland & Ellis and Davis Polk & Wardwell, according to Refinitiv
TikTok’s Oliver Walsh joins Rouse’s IP enforcement team
Rouse beefs up its intellectual property enforcement team with two new appointments in response to client need amid the changing anti-counterfeiting landscape
Considerations for a laptop deployment project revisited
As hybrid working becomes more entrenched, laptops are being preferred to traditional desktop PCs, writes 3Kites’ Jon Howells
Women and Diversity in Law Awards extend nominations deadline
There is still time to nominate those helping to make UK legal profession more diverse, equitable and inclusive
Regulator takes control of Axiom Ince to protect clients’ interests
Solicitors Regulation Authority makes what is expected to be the largest – and most costly – intervention into a law firm
Kirkland & Ellis unveils latest record partner promotions round
Chicago giant promotes 205 to partnership, up from 193 last year
Long-awaited Law Commission report suggests only minor tweaks to ‘gold standard’ of arbitration
Review finds Arbitration Act still fit for purpose, but could benefit from minor improvements, write Faegre Drinker lawyers Robert Campbell, Christopher Jefferies and Emily Evans
Axiom Ince to close as regulator ponders intervention
Firm applies for notice to appoint administrators; team departures continue
London claimant firm secures landmark $552m financing deal
Pogust Goodhead, which is taking on BHP and Mercedes, secures ‘watershed’ deal with investment manager Gramercy
Cooley hires Jenner & Block’s global arbitration practice chair in London
Charlie Lightfoot’s arrival underscores Cooley’s growing arbitration ambitions
João Negrão takes the helm as the new EUIPO executive director
Portuguese national and former EUIPO Boards of Appeal president began his new role on 1 October
UK ethics institute sets up taskforce examining legal profession’s work for oligarchs and kleptocrats
City law firms are facing scrutiny for their relationships with such individuals in non-criminal matters
Axiom Ince feared on brink of closure as fate of trainees and support staff uncertain
Ince & Co website unavailable and most phone lines down, while City of London Law Society says it will support impacted trainees
Patents and the automotive industry – an explosion of litigation could be coming
Car manufacturers need to be wary of potential IP infringements as they increasingly rely on non-traditional tech suppliers, write RPC lawyers Matthew Jones and Ricky Cella
Orrick hires first chief digital officer from Pinsent Masons
Nigel Tranter will head up the firm’s data and business transformation team in Birmingham