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Lewis Silkin launches AI-powered platform for the creative industries
The firm’s Lettu platform helps creators, talent managers, agencies and brands manage commercial deals
Former Latham & Watkins lawyer launches AI-native law firm targeting private capital work
Nic Vetta unveils eponymous firm Vetta to manage commercial contracts for investment-backed businesses
Three Weil partners join PE co-chief in defection to Paul Weiss in New York
Group, which also includes two associates, will move over alongside Chris Machera as high-profile exits from Weil mount
New funding rules in response to law firm collapses must target real risks, warn Law Society and funders
Imposing additional burdens on law firms using litigation funding could adversely impact access to justice, practitioners say
High Court of England and Wales sees 10 new judges appointed to bench
Cohort includes just one woman – Nicola Rushton KC – as gender equality remains uneven at senior judicial levels
RPC boosts cyber insurance team with three-lawyer hire from Weightmans
Team is led by partner Ed Lewis, who join the firm in London
‘A real headache’: SRA loses major decision on legal professional privilege
High Court rules England and Wales regulator cannot compel solicitors to hand over material protected by client privilege
Quinn Emanuel’s London head joins Mariana Dam team
Richard East adds heft to team supporting Pogust Goodhead amid dispute over control of £36bn claim
Vinson & Elkins adds Latham’s structured finance vice chair in double hire
Loren Finegold joins as V&E’s new structured finance chief in New York alongside newly minted partner Ed Comber
Online education business Coursera hires ex-Red Hat GC as CLO
Tom Savage replaces GC Alan Cardenas, who is leaving the company at the end of the year
US infrastructure company AECOM promotes internally for CLO role
AECOM’s GC for corporate Manav Kumar will replace David Gan as chief legal officer in October
Womble Bond marks Florida debut with Jacksonville launch
Firm cites commitment to financial services sector as it launches 34th US office with trio of finance, bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers recruited earlier this year from Burr & Forman
Sullivan & Cromwell and Cooley among early adopters as OpenAI unveils new legal AI platform
Astra for Law combines GPT-6 Astra with US legal research database enabling law firms and legaltech companies to develop their own AI tools and workflows
King & Wood launches Singapore office with nine-partner team
Team of current King & Wood partners led by dispute resolution specialist Harry Liu opens firm’s third new office in less than half a year since split from Australia’s Mallesons
US employers face raft of Trump-flavoured labour law changes – Littler report
Littler’s Labor Day Report highlights moves to overturn Biden-era rules and enact Trump’s policy agenda