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Greenberg Traurig hires Gulf hospitality law veteran from Squire Patton Boggs

Elias Hayek will co-chair GT’s Middle East and European hospitality group from its offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and London

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Judge rules car makers including Mercedes, Ford must disclose redacted documents in diesel emissions case

UK court says previously redacted legal documents will now be made public, despite commercial confidentiality claims from major car manufacturers

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HFW to launch $5bn investor-state claim against Switzerland following Credit Suisse collapse

Dispute is related to the value of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds being written down to zero during UBS’s takeover of the bank

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Iceland v Iceland: Iceland Foods loses appeal at EU court in prolonged battle with country over trademarks

EU General Court reaffirms that geographical names must remain available for public use

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Gibson Dunn taps 3 Verulam Buildings for senior arbitration hire in London

Christopher Harris KC joins US firm to take up arbitration leadership roles

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Freshfields’ Dawson elected to serve a second term as senior partner

Co-managing partner Rafique Bachour to step down; Alan Mason and Rick van Aerssen will remain in post

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Simmons & Simmons absorbs Dublin employment boutique

Dedicated Irish employment practice launched via acquisition of boutique CC Solicitors as partner Vicky Wickremeratne rejoins in London

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Legacy HSF grew revenue by 4% to £1.36bn in final pre-merger year

Modest topline growth accompanied by 8.6% rise in PEP to £1.4m

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Adtech business MiQ hires group GC from Stagwell Brand Performance amid AI push

Matt Speiser, a former Weil private equity lawyer, takes on newly created role at MiQ

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Clifford Chance flags US push as global revenue climbs 9% to £2.4bn

UK Magic Circle firm says US revenue grew 50% over last two years; PEP edges up

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IBA and Ukrainian bar launch mentorship programme for war crimes lawyers

Scheme is part of IBA’s continued support for Ukrainian legal profession amid ongoing Russian invasion

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Linklaters points to US growth as turnover climbs 11% to exceed £2.3bn

Record year for UK Magic Circle firm sees PEP hit £2.2m and pre-tax profit pass £1bn for the first time

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Macfarlanes’ PEP tops £3m as new senior partner is unveiled

Head of tax Damien Crossley will succeed Sebastian Prichard Jones in March 2026

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Warnings about an unchecked rise in mass litigation are simply wrong

Hausfeld global co-chair Anthony Maton takes issue with a think tank’s claim that class actions could cost the UK economy £18bn

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Air Products hires former BASF general counsel as next legal chief

Matthew Lepore will join next month, replacing Sean Major who quit earlier in July

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