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Freshfields hires two leading infrastructure partners from Paul Hastings in London
Jessamy Gallagher and Stuart Rowson return to the Magic Circle having co-headed Linklaters’ infrastructure practice before joining Paul Hastings two years ago
Keystone Law adds partners from Kirkland, Memery Crystal in latest hiring round
Platform firm continues to attract talent from top firms as it continues hiring push
Solicitors Regulation Authority chief executive to step down later this year
Paul Philip is retiring after more than 11 years leading the regulator, which faced heightened scrutiny over £60m collapse of Axiom Ince
PE investment in UK legal sector hits record high
Investment of £534m last year boosted five-year figure to £1.2bn, according to research by Acquira
Pérez-Llorca grows revenue 33% to record €165m
Results follow Spanish firm’s landmark merger with 100-lawyer Mexican firm in 2024
European CLOs see responsibilities grow beyond legal advice, ACC study finds
Almost three-quarters of European CLOs now oversee multiple corporate functions
Lobbying over UK government’s Gen AI copyright plans reaches fever pitch
Lawyers, publishers and top musicians all had their say on closing day of consultation on use of copyrightable material to train AI models
What law firms need to know about deploying Gen AI tools across their business
Womble Bond Dickinson’s chief innovation officer Sam Dixon shares his top tips on how to make law firm Gen AI projects a success
UK Arbitration Act receives royal assent to legal sector approval
Members of arbitration community welcome new law which aims to bring 1996 act up to date
The £14bn class action claim that dwindled to £200m: profession reflects on landmark Mastercard settlement
Ben Rigby reports on controversial resolution of eight-year, headline-grabbing battle over credit card fees
Lessons will need to be learned from £200m Mastercard class action settlement
Fate of claim once valued at £14bn mustn’t become blueprint for future cases if CAT regime is to succeed, argues Calunius Capital chair Leslie Perrin
Freshfields adds Latham M&A partner for Boston debut
Matthew Goulding joins to launch London-based firm’s fourth US office
DWF taps Kennedys for partner quartet in London
Arrival of group led by Kennedys’ marine practice head follows large team hires in Australia and Canada
Staying the course on second medical use SPCs – UK Court of Appeal confirms alignment with CJEU in Santen
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Priyanka Madan reports on a case involving a Merck SPC which was keenly anticipated by both innovators and generic manufacturers