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DWF launches redundancy consultation for more than 100 staff
Top 25 UK firm cites changing client needs as it launches round focused on business services
Travers Smith targets property disputes with senior hire from CMS
Robert Payne joins London independent as a partner, bolstering its litigation capabilities
Sidley hits Cadwalader for 14-lawyer real estate finance team
Group joining across New York and Washington DC includes Cadwalader’s finance group co-chair Bonnie Neuman and three more partners
Nike takes on social media influencer in counterfeiting case
Sportswear giant entitled to an injunction against influencer who has more than a million followers on social media
UK government urged to reform FDI rules to help boost growth, Freshfields study finds
National Security & Investment Act is too broad, slowing potential deals, according to research undertaken with TheCityUK
DLA Piper makes up 65 in latest partner promotions round
US sees most promotions in round again dominated by corporate practice
Czech billionaire Karel Komárek enlists Clifford Chance partner to lead legal team at KKCG
Prague-based David Koláček is a longtime adviser to Komárek, founder of Swiss investment firm KKCG
Ashurst unveils 20-strong promotions round
Reduced round follows record cohorts over past three years
Stephenson Harwood elevates 12 to partner in firm’s second largest promotions round
Cohort includes Adam Polonsky, who was part of team working on long-running CAT claim with Visa that settled today
Freshfields makes up 25 in latest partner promotions round
London gains most new partners in round dominated by disputes and transactions practices
Kirkland, Mayer Brown act in Boeing’s $10.55bn sale of tech assets to Thoma Bravo
Kirkland counsels Thoma Bravo as Mayer Brown acts for Boeing in deal jet maker says will enable it to focus on core business
More than a third of world’s top law firms exacerbating climate crisis, study claims
Law Firm Climate Change scorecard shows most firms received D or F grades for their efforts to address global warming
A&O Shearman rings in first post-merger partner promotions round
Thirty-three make the grade in round that sees M&A and energy practices gain most new partners
Federal appeals court ruling underlines challenge of securing machine learning-based patents
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sides with Fox Corp in tussle with AI company over alleged patent infringement
Baker Donelson opens in New Jersey with 26-lawyer team from Epstein Becker
Healthcare transactions, litigation and real estate group joins to expand US national firm’s footprint into northeast
Open for business: Court of Appeal greenlights class action against Apple in funder-friendly ruling
Funders backing class actions entitled to share of damages before their distribution to claimants
Dentons promotes 10 to partnership in latest UK, Ireland and Middle East round
UK dominates round, though total regional cohort is down from 12 in 2024
BrewDog-backer TSG Consumer hires former Gibson Dunn lawyer as first CLO
Sean Sullivan joins from wine business Duckhorn, one of TSG Consumer’s portfolio companies
The Global Legal Post launches ESG international comparative law guide
Edited by Debevoise & Plimpton’s Ulysses Smith, guide helps readers navigate complex and evolving regulatory landscape
Number of legal professionals using Gen AI jumps sharply over past year, study shows
Thomson Reuters survey shows that 26% of legal professionals are using Gen AI, up from 14% a year ago
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