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Pinsent Masons strengthens IP offering in London with Deloitte team
New hires bolster expertise in the brand protection and technology space
Reed Smith hires prominent white-collar crime KC in London
Richard Kovalevsky has joined from US disputes boutique Cohen & Gresser after leaving the Bar in 2018
HSF’s merger with Kramer Levin goes live
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer boasts revenue of more than $2bn; points to focus on US growth
Law Society of England and Wales elects Dana Denis-Smith as deputy vice president
Denis-Smith will take up the role in October, alongside incoming president Mark Evans and vice-president Brett Dixon
Withers names private client disputes partner as new chair
Paul Hewitt to succeed Justine Markovitz at helm of private client powerhouse on 1 July 2025
Eversheds Sutherland to launch new ‘fully integrated’ Irish practice after local arm’s talks with William Fry break down
Up to 20 partners are likely to join new Eversheds Sutherland arm for expected September launch
City lawyers raise ‘overregulation’ fears over LSB’s enforcement action against SRA
City of London Law Society warns unprecedented move prompted by collapse of Axiom Ince risks ‘undermining’ legal market’s competitiveness
UK GCs say they will keep more work in-house as cost pressures bite – study
GenAI adoption also likely to prompt a greater shift to value-based billing, according to Thomson Reuters report
Bar Standards Board announces about-face on diversity and inclusion proposal
Plan to require barristers to advance DE&I ditched amid claims it lacked clarity and would be unenforceable
Courts minister Sarah Sackman to open London International Disputes Week main conference
Former Matrix Chambers barrister to deliver opening keynote at QEII Centre on 3 June
Former UK prime minister David Cameron in talks to join DLA Piper
Ex-PM in ‘discussions’ for advisory role relating to geopolitical risk
HSF teams up with Kramer ahead of merger for London reinsurance IPO
Willkie Farr and Latham also called in for Third Point Investors’ proposed all-share combination with Malibu Life Reinsurance and re-IPO
Merricks v Mastercard – landmark settlement or Pyrrhic victory?
A bitter clash between funder and claimant has laid bare deep tensions at the heart of collective actions in the wake of the UK’s largest collective settlement, reports Ben Rigby
Cleary to shutter Frankfurt office after 34 years
Closure follows departure of senior partners from shrinking office in recent years
Temu enters anti-counterfeiting alliance alongside Apple and Chanel
Coalition enlists e-retailer as founding council member and EU proposes plans to introduce €2 flat fee on small packages