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Most legal departments feeling cost pressures as GCs mull bringing work back in-house, survey finds
Thomson Reuters study shows majority of in-house teams also believe AI can help them improve efficiency
Latham, Jones Day called in as Anglo American sells Australian coal mines to Peabody
Wachtell also acts in cash deal worth up to $3.78bn
Latham & Watkins makes quartet of restructuring partner hires from Weil, Paul Weiss
Incoming group includes Ray Schrock, who joins as global chair of its restructuring and special situations practice
Mayer Brown makes up 39 to partner in banking and finance-focused round
Promotions concentrated in firm’s Chicago headquarters, London and New York
Bonus season gets underway as quartet of Big Law firms fall in line with Milbank
Cravath, Paul Hastings, McDermott and Fried Frank match Milbank in handing out up to $140,000 of extra cash to associates
Weil loses trio of high-profile partners to Paul Weiss and Latham & Watkins
Litigators Elizabeth Stotland Weiswasser and Anish Desai head to Paul Weiss, while restructuring partner Ray Schrock joins Latham
US restaurant franchisor Craveworthy Brands hires inaugural general counsel
John Silvestri arrives after more than 20 years at real estate business The John Buck Company
Simpson Thacher elevates 44 to partnership in record promotion round
Women make up almost half of promotions, up from 28% last year
Outgoing USPTO director to return to Winston & Strawn
Kathi Vidal rejoins in Silicon Valley and Washington DC ahead of the change in administrations
Clifford Chance hits O’Melveny for third New York partner in a month
UK firm underlines US ambitions with hire of private equity partner Vince Ferrito
The Global Legal Post teams up with LexisNexis to explore challenges and opportunities of Gen AI adoption
Series of articles will investigate key criteria to consider when investing in Gen AI
The ABA’s International Law Section celebrates a century of legal amity in London
Ben Rigby reports on a conference that underscored the legal links between the US and the UK
US real estate financing business Walker & Dunlop promotes deputy to GC
Dan Groman replaces Richard Lucas, who quit the firm earlier this year
New York via Sydney: Herbert Smith Freehills’ unique transatlantic merger play
HSF’s deal to merge with Kramer Levin provides Anglo-Australian firm with an unusual path into the US market
Brown Rudnick expands Houston footprint with IP team hire from Bochner
Eight-strong group is led by partners Erick Robinson, Jayme Partridge and Jayne Piana