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Economic pressures, US tariffs push Canadian businesses to make workforce changes – study

Littler survey shows 77% of Canadian employers have made at least one change due to economic challenges

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Weil launches two-summer AI programme for law students

Select cohort of students to work with in-house team to develop AI capabilities from 2027

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Womble Bond Dickinson launches new hub for developing proprietary AI tools

Womble AI Labs’ in-house team will focus on creating legal AI to automate repetitive tasks

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American Quarter Horse Association fills vacant GC seat with veteran Texas lawyer

Jeffrey Hill replaces Chad Pierce, who left the organisation earlier in the year to rejoin Texas law firm Underwood

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TerraLex appoints former Norton Rose Fulbright collaboration chief as CEO

Darryl Cross succeeds Terri Pepper, who is stepping down after more than a decade at the international law firm network

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Fox Corporation lines up deputy GC as replacement for outgoing legal chief

Nicholas Trutanich will succeed Adam Ciongoli, who is stepping down after three years as chief legal and policy officer

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Blank Rome adds two-partner commodities, finance team in New York from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Partners Christopher Doyle and Marvin Goldstein join with two senior counsels in hire Blank Rome said boosted its offering in energy work

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Federal consumer protection disputes hit 10-year high in 2025 - study

Lawsuits jumped 31% last year, with 2026 on pace to surpass those levels, according to Lex Machina

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US mass action start-up Chariot Claims raises $10m in Series A funding round

Financing to ‘take on the Goliath megacorps’ as mass arbitration and action activity gathers pace

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Wachtell, Covington, Davis Polk in for Salesforce’s $5.7bn Braze acquisition

Wachtell and Covington & Burling guide Salesforce with Davis Polk across the table for Braze in deal that deepens software giant’s AI push

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US e-discovery specialist Lineal acquires Swiss consultancy Forentec

Deal strengthens Lineal’s EMEA presence and expands its digital investigation capabilities

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Ashurst Perkins Coie debuts in Houston with Bracewell duo

Transatlantic firm marks first office launch since its creation in June, targeting energy and infrastructure work

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Womble adds five-lawyer financial litigation team in Boston, New York from K&L Gates

Three partners move over in Boston, K&L Gates’ second team exit in the city this year after cutting non-lawyer jobs across the firm

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White & Case promotes 47 to partner in biggest round since 2022

London office sees the most promotions with 10, though the US accounts for 40% of new partners

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‘I came to this from the chaotic world of media and tabloid journalism’: Brunswick Group GC Kavi Reddy

Kavi Reddy discusses her role as general counsel at global advisory business Brunswick Group and managing a ‘small but mighty’ legal team

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