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Weil partnership set to vote on closure plan
Management committee recommends ‘orderly wind-down’ of 1,200-lawyer US firm
Latham and Harvey agree partnership to develop AI tools for investment fund formation
Collaboration will combine firm’s investment funds practice with Harvey’s product team to build AI capabilities for fund arrangements
Simpson Thacher raids White & Case and Kirkland for four Chicago partners
Partners practising across M&A, restructuring and executive compensation bring Simpson Thacher’s Chicago partner count to 12 two months after office launch
Former Fiji Airways and Flybe CEO joins Clyde & Co
Double partner hire sees Dave Pflieger join the firm in the US while Tannie Kwong joins in Hong Kong from Cathay Pacific
Weil regulatory partner duo decamp to Skadden in New York and DC
Andrew Dean and Christopher Mulligan latest partners to jump ship as Weil explores options for its future amid an exodus of senior talent
Clio acquires Canadian AI-powered regulatory horizon scanning platform Page
Clio says deal will help its users monitor developing government legislation and prepare for regulatory change
McDermott Will & Schulte sees partner promotions fall by more than half in latest round
Firm promotes 36 to partnership, down from 74 a year ago
US private insurance broker Lockton promotes deputy to CLO role
Sara Romine will succeed Trey Humphrey, who is stepping aside after 26 years
Honigman debuts in Boston with Womble Bond patent trio
Detroit-founded firm hones in on life sciences work as it opens ninth US office
Weil’s incoming leader pulls out of role amid partner departures
Ramona Nee was due to become Weil’s executive partner in January but has told the firm she will not take the role and has held talks with other firms, according to the Financial Times
Bermuda arbitration centre partners with Toronto’s Arbitration Place ahead of launch
Partnership will help strengthen Bermuda’s position as a ‘sophisticated, accessible and globally connected’ dispute resolution hub
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader announces ‘next phase’ of AI strategy
Newly merged law firm creates specialist AI board and signs agreements with rival start-ups Harvey and Legora
Four London lawyers make the grade in Latham partner promotions round
Private equity and M&A duo made up alongside tax and banking lawyers as part of 36-strong global cohort
AI shopping assistant Minty hires former MeldCX CLO as next legal chief
Barbara Sinsley joins as chief legal and privacy officer, a role she previously held at MeldCX
Authentic Brands hires Fox M&A lawyer as CLO
Clément Smadja replaces Jay Dubiner, who is stepping down after more than a decade in the role