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Bakers hits Ashurst for London ECM duo days after UK firm agrees transatlantic merger
London head of ECM and global head of US securities depart as Ashurst prepares to merge with Perkins Coie
Clifford Chance to cut back office roles as AI use takes hold
UK firm to axe up to 50 roles according to Financial Times report, citing increased use of AI among factors driving change
Mayer Brown elevates 36 to partner in latest promotions round
Latest intake is down from 39 in 2024 but overall promotions including counsel are 12% higher
Osborne Clarke appoints new senior partner for UK LLP
Bristol office head Lara Burch to take helm on 1 January 2026, succeeding Peter Clough
Ex-CAT president: undermining the collective actions regime would only benefit corporate wrongdoers
The UK’s fledgling opt-out system provides a crucial means of calling to account big businesses, writes former Competition Appeal Tribunal president Sir Gerald Barling
Willkie promotes 30 to partner in London-heavy round
Seven London promotions boosts Willkie’s partner bench in the city by 25%
Pogust Goodhead recruits MoFo partner to lead Mariana litigation after landmark victory
Morrison Foerster’s former London head of litigation Jonathan Wheeler to oversee development of mammoth case into damages phase
‘It’s a scale game now’: Ashurst has finally ended its decades-long search for a willing US merger partner
Victoria Basham assesses the prospects of the third substantial transatlantic law firm merger deal to be unveiled in less than three years
‘I’ve been driven by a desire to fix things’: TrialView’s founder on start-up’s next steps
Boosted by a £3m investment, barrister turned legaltech entrepreneur Stephen Dowling is targeting US expansion
Hogan Lovells, NRF guide merger to form UK’s largest listed infrastructure investment firm
Carey Olsen also acts in HICL Infrastructure’s £5.3bn merger with The Renewables Infrastructure Group
Women GCs network The Eagle Club calls on employers to improve support for IVF treatment
New report offers guidelines and policy considerations to help employees impacted by fertility treatment
Geradin Partners boosts Finnish arm with partner hire from local rival
Brussels-based firm secures former head of competition at Borenius
Ashurst and Perkins Coie announce landmark $2.7bn transatlantic merger
Tie-up to create top 20 global law firm by revenue with more than 3,000 lawyers
Big win for Pogust Goodhead as UK’s High Court rules BHP liable for Brazil dam collapse
Anglo-Australian miner found liable for 2015 Mariana dam disaster under Brazilian law in multi-billion pound London litigation
Gibson Dunn, Cooley advise on Merck’s $9.2bn purchase of flu drug-maker Cidara
Gibson Dunn also advised Merck on its $10bn acquisition of Verona Pharma earlier this year