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UK consumer law in 2026: keeping luxury brands ahead of the game
High-end brands face greater scrutiny and regulatory penalties than ever before, writes Freeths IP and media partner Iona Silverman
Holland & Hart recruits three-partner patent team from Ashurst Perkins Coie
National US firm points to building destination IP practice as a strategic priority as trio joins in Denver
US energy business Centuri Holdings hires former Berry president as legal chief
Danielle Hunter replaces Jason Wilcock as chief legal and administrative officer
Winston Taylor, Linklaters line-up on Frasers’ deal to buy Harvey Nichols out of administration
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported to have paid about £40m for the struggling luxury retailer
Quartet of firms guide $17.6bn Caesars Entertainment acquisition
Latham, Skadden, Freshfields and White & Case score roles in deal that will see casino giant’s acquisition by conglomerate owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta
CMS pushes global revenue close to €2.2bn
Firm highlights corporate practice as biggest contributor as topline grows 4.8%
Dutch engineering company Arcadis confirms former KLM legal head as next GC
Barbara van Koppen had been serving as interim GC since January, replacing Emily Barker in the role
Freshfields adds ex-Cravath dealmaker in New York
Keith Hallam joins from White & Case with experience in activism defence and shareholder-engagement matters alongside dealmaking
Brown Rudnick hires 34-lawyer IP litigation team from HSF Kramer, opens in Silicon Valley
US firm’s biggest-ever team hire sees group led by seven partners join across Silicon Valley and New York
US biotech Biogen hires Spur Therapeutics CEO as next legal chief
Michael Parini will join in August, replacing former CLO Susan Alexander who left the company at the end of May
K&L Gates absorbs nine-strong IP team in Munich from local boutique
Group significantly boosts US firm’s IP bench in one of Europe’s most important patent markets
Winston Taylor, Linklaters line-up on Frasers’ deal to buy Harvey Nichols out of administration
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported to have paid about £40m for the struggling luxury retailer
Cyber: protecting the brand, not just the bag
Pinsent Masons’ lawyers Ellie Ludlam and Harriet McCarthy explore the growing risk and complicated consequences of cyber attacks in the luxury sector
Law Society of Singapore faces pressure to release audit reports after closed-door members’ meeting
Society cites confidentiality assurances as minister backs disclosure of redacted investigation material
Paul Hastings adds London restructuring firepower with senior partner hires
Bevis Metcalfe and Kieran Sharma join from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Sidley Austin respectively as US firm rebuilds City restructuring bench
Ashurst, Perkins Coie complete $2.8bn transatlantic merger
Ashurst Perkins Coie launches with more than 950 partners across 52 global offices
Paul Hastings, Goodwin, Sidley and Skadden among firms advising on Thoma Bravo’s $4bn Accelerant take private
Firms including Maples Group, Walkers, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Ropes & Gray also on deal
Pizza giant Papa Johns reappoints legal chief amid leadership reshuffle
Caroline Miller Oyler resumes legal duties as GC John Matter moves to chief development officer role
Hausfeld adds a partner to its Amsterdam office
Nima Lorjé has joined the international disputes firm from Stibbe, where he was a counsel
Egyptian firm El Wakeel advises Al Ahly football club on landmark Vodafone stadium deal
Firm advises Egyptian club on naming rights deal, the country’s largest ever sports sponsorship agreement