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Digital giants beware, EC’s competition enforcer tells young European lawyers
Ben Rigby reports from the European Young Bar Association’s summer conference in Copenhagen
Paul Hastings absorbs 12-lawyer litigation team in Paris from local boutique
Top flight white collar and investigations partner Antonin Lévy takes entire team from Antonin Lévy & Associés to US firm
Ashurst agrees global partnership with legal AI platform Harvey
Anglo-Australian firm joins names such as A&O Shearman and Reed Smith to adopt Harvey’s technology
Fountain Court snaps up ex-Slaughters associate, criminal bar rising star
Katherine Hardcastle’s arrival further bolsters top commercial set’s criminal law capability
Paul Hastings adds finance partner in London from Weil
Reena Gogna latest hire to boost US firm’s lender-side leveraged finance offering in the City
Kirkland, Weil, CMS steer TPG’s €3.9bn acquisition of Aareal Bank tech unit
Kirkland reps TPG and Canadian investment group CDPQ on purchase of property lender’s prized unit Aareon
Top 100 global firms’ fossil fuel-related deal work edges down, study finds
More than 40 firms rated ‘F’ in climate change scorecard, although renewable energy work increases sharply
Ashurst hires pair of senior Indian lawyers as international firms ramp up interest in India market
Anglo-Australian firm identifies India as a ‘key strategic focus’ as it recruits former partners from Khaitan & Co to grow global practice
Two former Foot Anstey partners launch IP boutique with Excello Law
Paul Cox and Roy Crozier create Ionic Legal with the support of UK law firm Excello Law
Skadden and Cleary advise French giants LVMH and Accor on deal to revive Orient Express brand
US law firms step in as French groups team up on relaunch of historic brand that will operate luxury train routes, cruises and hotels
‘We have to be transparent and sustainable’: key takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London
Maura O’Malley reports from London’s premier luxury law conference, which featured lawyers from brands including Loewe, Chanel, Tapestry and Stella McCartney
The challenges of protecting quiet luxury brands
Quiet luxury’s subtle design elements require a specialised IP protection approach, writes Stobbs trademark attorney Gretha Cachia.
Post Office scandal: 20-plus law firms and solicitors under investigation
Solicitors Regulation Authority scrutinising case management, disclosure issues and ‘improper application of privilege’
Stewarts launches profession-wide pledge to help promote Indian arbitrators globally
India Promise addresses under-representation of Indian arbitrators on tribunals
SRA issues warning over law firm mergers
Regulator says firms must prioritise clients’ interests following high-profile collapses of consolidator firms