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Simpson Thacher raids Kirkland again to build out capital structure solutions practice

Brian Schartz and John Luze take the number of partners joining the practice from Kirkland to five

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Skadden and Paul Weiss advise on $22bn US insurance deal

Skadden acts for Corebridge as Paul Weiss counsels Equitable in all-stock deal to create company with $1.5trn in AUM

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Corporate AI adoption is moving faster than compliance can keep up – study

Nearly seven in 10 organisations’ governance controls are failing to keep pace with AI adoption, according to Thoropass survey

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Harvey secures bumper $200m funding round to hit $11bn valuation

Legal AI platform attracts fresh backing from investors including Sequoia, GIC and Andreessen Horowitz

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Medtech business QuidelOrtho hires STAAR Surgical legal head as CLO

Nathaniel Sisitsky replaces Michelle Hodges, who is retiring from the company

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Reed Smith turnover approaches $1.6bn as PEP tops $2m

Solid performance across private equity, finance and litigation help drive record results for Pittsburgh-based firm

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AI-powered legal support start-up Soxton acquires AI security firm Cipher

Deal marks Soxton’s first acquisition since it was founded a year ago

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Ashurst hires US finance partner quartet from Bracewell in New York

Four-strong debt finance and restructuring team bolster ranks ahead of proposed merger with Perkins Coie

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HSF Kramer adds Paul Hastings M&A partner trio in New York

Robert Leung joins as Americas head of energy, mining and infrastructure alongside Mike Huang and Daniel Grossman

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Legal data intelligence firm Relativity confidentially files for US IPO

Proposed Relativity share sale would be first legaltech IPO since 2021

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Harvey enlists Gibson Dunn AI practice group co-head for senior strategy role

Former Google lawyer Keith Enright will join legal AI platform as chief strategy officer

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Life sciences partner hiring accelerates in key markets

Kirkland & Ellis, Morgan Lewis, Sidley Austin and Polsinelli among firms targeting senior expertise, reports Ben Rigby

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Morgan Lewis names employment chief McManus as next chair

David McManus to succeed veteran leader Jami McKeon in October

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Las Vegas Sphere-owner hires Meta deputy GC as next legal head

Allen Lo replaces Laura Franco, who departed the business at the end of October last year

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US class action defence spending hits record $4.53bn in 2025 – Carlton Fields survey

Percentage of US companies dealing with class actions rises to 74.4%

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