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UK Supreme Court upholds Russia sanctions in landmark ruling
Court dismisses two appeals to overturn sanctions, setting precedent for proportionality in sanctions cases
A&O Shearman, Slaughter and May guide Brookfield’s £2.4bn Just Group acquisition
A&O Shearman reps Brookfield in deal that deepens Canadian investment giant’s push into UK pension risk transfer market
CMS pushes global revenue past €2bn milestone
Firm highlights corporate practice as biggest contributor as topline grows 5.9% to €2.07bn
Deutsche Bank lines up Freshfields’ European white-collar crime head as next GC
Simone Kämpfer will replace Friederike Rotsch in September
Penningtons Manches reappoints CEO, grows revenue to £120m
Helen Drayton re-elected unopposed following UK firm’s 16th consecutive year of growth
Quinn Emanuel launches first BigLaw arts foundation
An outgrowth of the firm’s artist-in-residence programme, the foundation supports early and mid-career artists
Simmons & Simmons sees revenue increase to £615m as PEP exceeds £1m
Latest results continue long-term growth trend, with profits increasing more than 70% in five years
Osborne Clarke posts record revenue as international business continues to grow
Overall revenue hit €547.5m while UK business saw PEP push through £800k for the first time
Travers Smith, Mishcon de Reya raise NQ pay
Travers to dish out £130k, Mishcon £100k as battle for junior talent continues
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
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
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
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
Gibson Dunn taps 3 Verulam Buildings for senior arbitration hire in London
Christopher Harris KC joins US firm to take up arbitration leadership roles
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