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Davis Polk hires Hogan Lovells M&A chief ahead of merger

Longtime Hogan dealmaker Bill Curtin joins in Washington DC just days before his former firm combines with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft

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Kennedys builds US bench with 12-lawyer trial team from Tyson & Mendes

Four partners join in New York alongside eight further lawyers; together the team has tried more than 200 cases

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Fish & Richardson launches proprietary AI patent tool to support patent workflows

Tool built in-house designed to help lawyers deliver for clients’ IP portfolios

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Baker McKenzie completes 2026 partner promotions with 30-strong international round

Summer tally follows 17 Americas promotions in January with the overall number the smallest for the firm in the past decade

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US sports betting app Novig hires ex-CFTC lawyer as chief regulatory and legal affairs officer

Elie Mishory will work alongside chief legal officer Alex Wolf

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Legal education firm BARBRI acquires AI learning tool provider Lega

Lega’s AI training platform provides practical experiences, workshops and simulations

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CLM software developer Agiloft hires GC from Mitsubishi HC Capital America

Kristin Knox Esche replaces CLO Jason Barnwell, who was promoted to chief product officer

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Ropes & Gray recruits Paul Weiss financial services co-chief in Washington DC

Jarryd Anderson joins as head of financial services with federal reserve and deal experience, as bank M&A activity rebounds

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‘The forces that drive M&A, strategic growth and transformation are stronger than ever’: delegates at IBA’s global M&A conference share their views

M&A specialists from across the world gathered in New York earlier this month for the IBA’s 23rd annual Global Mergers and Acquisitions Conference

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Legaltech firm Consilio strikes strategic partnership with legal AI start-up Eudia

Collaboration will deliver jointly developed AI tools built on Eudia’s Expert Digital Twins tech

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Kirkland, Gibson Dunn, Baker Botts guide building materials giant CRH’s $8.5bn Arcosa buy

Kirkland counsels Ireland’s CRH with Gibson Dunn and Baker Botts across the table in deal that will expand its exposure to US infrastructure ​demand

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US data and analytics business Alteryx hires ElevenX CLO as next legal head

Steve Holsten replaces Christopher Lal, who left last month to join Braze

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US AI litigation platform start-up Turbo Law raises $3.8m in pre-seed funding round

Financing led by Revo Capital to expand engineering, go-to market teams and compliance

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Skadden hits Akin for investment management partners across Abu Dhabi, Washington DC

Incoming trio bring partner count in Abu Dhabi office Skadden opened last year to seven

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Orrick adds four partners across US, UK as it continues structured finance buildout

Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers

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