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Skadden adds Paul Hastings debt finance partner duo in New York, Chicago
Scott Heard joins in New York to lead Skadden’s private credit practice as Matthew Murphy joins corporate restructuring group in Chicago
Digital infrastructure business US Signal hires Warner Norcross & Judd lawyer as first CLO
Nate Steed takes on first in-house role after almost 18 years working in private practice
US federal employment litigation jumps to seven-year high – study
Rise in cases linked to growth in disability accommodation and discrimination lawsuits, according to Lex Machina
Mayer Brown hits McGuireWoods for six partners across Houston, Washington DC
Group including McGuireWoods’ former Houston managing partner Yasser Madriz will boost Mayer Brown’s energy practice
Sidley Austin hires Debevoise finance head in New York
Jeffrey Ross bolsters Chicago firm’s 200-stong finance practice as it seeks further growth
Legal AI platform Legora valued at $5.5bn after completing $550m funding round
Series D capital raise from investors including Accel, Bain and Starwood will help fuel US growth
US background checker Asurint hires screening industry veteran as next GC
Vince Pascarella replaces Kelly Uebel, who has departed to launch a consulting business
Longtime Cravath litigation partner launches New York boutique
Gruenstein Law to focus on government and internal investigations, white-collar criminal cases, regulatory enforcement and complex civil litigation
Legora expands US footprint with Houston, Chicago office openings
Swedish legaltech start-up says it plans more US office openings this year to meet growing demand
Freshfields and Gibson Dunn advise on Axel Springer’s £575m Telegraph acquisition
Deal scuppers rival deal from the owner of the Daily Mail, advised by Slaughter and May
Radisson Americas-owner Choice Hotels names deputy GC as next legal head
Jeff Lobb will replace Simone Wu as GC later this month
Majority of US employers impacted by Trump’s DEI, immigration policies – study
Littler survey reveals 71% of employers have been affected by DEI policy changes and 65% by new immigration policy
IPO-related filing issues push US securities class action settlements to highest level since 1997
The overall median settlement amount rose to $17.3m in 2025, according to Cornerstone Research
Video-sharing platform Rumble hires former WWE legal head as next GC
Maurice Edelson replaces Michael Ellis, who left to join the CIA as deputy director last year
Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover tops $3bn
Merger-bound transatlantic firm cites balanced growth across practices as PEP hits $3.5m
DOJ seeks abrupt reversal of its request to end court fight over orders targeting law firms
A day after applying to end its appeals of lower-court rulings blocking orders, DOJ applied to reverse its motion
Macfarlanes to open New York office
Representative arm will help UK firm target US private capital and private wealth markets
AI patent platform DeepIP secures $25m in latest funding round
Korelya Capital and Serena co-lead Series B round, which takes total funding to $40m
US data centre business Synteq Digital hires Goodwin Procter lawyer as first GC
Long-standing Synteq adviser Will Wang will help accelerate company’s M&A ambitions
Legaltech suppliers ramp up partnerships with AI developers
Anthropic’s deals with Intapp and LexisNexis show it is the AI ‘foundational model of choice’ for the legatech sector, analysts say