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Paul Hastings lands litigation powerhouse from Cravath in New York
Former senior DOJ official John Buretta joins as a partner and litigation department co-head
US private equity firm Haveli buys majority stake in legaltech business Sirion
Deal values contract lifecycle management software provider at around $1bn
AI company ServiceNow hires former Microsoft CLO as next legal head
Hossein Nowbar replaces GC Russ Elmer, who is moving to a special counsel role
Milbank makes up eight in reduced partner promotions round
New York stalwart promotes heavily in hometown and across finance and energy and infrastructure
Meta taps Microsoft for CLO replacement
C.J. Mahoney replaces Jennifer Newstead, who has joined Apple as its next GC
Hogan Lovells elevates 28 to partnership ahead of Cadwalader merger
Promotions round matches 2025 and 2024’s 28-strong partner classes
‘In-house community has lost an impactful leader’: tributes pour in for long-time former ACC chief
Frederick Krebs died in December following 'valiant battle with kidney cancer'
Disputes firm Hausfeld promotes five to partner in 2026 promotions round
Latest intake matches last year’s round, though the number of female promotions falls by half to two
Trio of senior disputes partners depart firms to practise as independent arbitrators
A&O Shearman, White & Case and Orrick have all parted company with seasoned practitioners
Paul Hastings adds life sciences regulatory partner duo from Hogan Lovells in Washington DC
Twin partner hire includes Hogan Lovells’ global life sciences co-head Lynn Mehler; move comes ahead of Hogan’s merger with Cadwalader
‘So many common threads’ - the architects of the $1.75bn Winston Taylor merger on the rationale for their deal
Winston & Strawn’s Stephen D’Amore and Taylor Wessing UK’s Shane Gleghorn explain why they have pinned their firms’ destinies together
White & Case to roll out Legora’s legal AI software across office network
Two parties will also collaborate on new products as part of US firm’s ‘strategic approach to AI and innovation’
Luminance makes senior product and marketing hires to boost US expansion
UK legaltech start-up says the US now accounts for 44% of its global revenue
Legaltech suppliers Harvey and Aderant agree marketing partnership
Integration of legal AI and billing software products will bridge gap between practice and business of law, suppliers say
Baker Botts, DLA Piper advise on Trump Media’s $6bn nuclear fusion deal
DLA Piper advises firm behind Truth Social platform in merger with Baker Botts-repped TAE Technologies
Crypto business MoonPay hires acting CFTC chair as legal chief
Caroline Pham’s appointment comes amid wave of in-house digital assets business hires this month
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader unveil $3.6bn merger deal
'Largest law firm combination in history' ends speculation about future direction of New York-based Cadwalader
Gibson Dunn promotes 42 to partner including 11 in London in record round
Global chair Barbara Becker is set to travel to London for an extended stay early next year
US food supply chain innovator GrubMarket hires O’Melveny partner as CLO
Jorge deNeve becomes the company’s first chief legal officer
AI, tariffs and IP issues top of mind for luxury brand executives
Roundtable held to coincide with Luxury Law Summit New York highlights the trends impacting the luxury market