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Rate rises fuel double-digit revenue growth for Big Law in Q1, Wells Fargo reports

Am Law 200 grew revenue 11.3% in first quarter of the year, though demand growth did not live up to expectations according to bank’s research

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Sullivan & Cromwell, Goodwin Procter guide Merck’s $3.9bn US biotech buy

Wall Street leader acts for longtime client Merck as Goodwin Procter counsels acquisition target SpringWorks

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More than 700 Big Law partners file brief backing Susman Godfrey’s bid to overturn Trump executive order

Amicus brief argues executive orders “threaten the legal profession, the judiciary and the rule of law”

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Nike takes on social media influencer in counterfeiting case

Sportswear giant entitled to an injunction against influencer who has more than a million followers on social media

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DLA Piper makes up 65 in latest partner promotions round

US sees most promotions in round again dominated by corporate practice

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Freshfields makes up 25 in latest partner promotions round

London gains most new partners in round dominated by disputes and transactions practices

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Kirkland, Mayer Brown act in Boeing’s $10.55bn sale of tech assets to Thoma Bravo

Kirkland counsels Thoma Bravo as Mayer Brown acts for Boeing in deal jet maker says will enable it to focus on core business

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More than a third of world’s top law firms exacerbating climate crisis, study claims

Law Firm Climate Change scorecard shows most firms received D or F grades for their efforts to address global warming

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A&O Shearman rings in first post-merger partner promotions round

Thirty-three make the grade in round that sees M&A and energy practices gain most new partners

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Federal appeals court ruling underlines challenge of securing machine learning-based patents

US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sides with Fox Corp in tussle with AI company over alleged patent infringement

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Baker Donelson opens in New Jersey with 26-lawyer team from Epstein Becker

Healthcare transactions, litigation and real estate group joins to expand US national firm’s footprint into northeast

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BrewDog-backer TSG Consumer hires former Gibson Dunn lawyer as first CLO

Sean Sullivan joins from wine business Duckhorn, one of TSG Consumer’s portfolio companies

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Number of legal professionals using Gen AI jumps sharply over past year, study shows

Thomson Reuters survey shows that 26% of legal professionals are using Gen AI, up from 14% a year ago

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Appleby partner achieves rare honour of BVI silk award

Andrew Willins is first KC to be appointed in BVI since 2013

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