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Reed Smith hires ex-Clifford Chance restructuring lawyer in Paris
Marie Crumière joins as a partner, having run her own boutique firm since leaving CC last August
Fladgate picks up 25-strong Memery Crystal team as exits continue
Move continues break up of London boutique as parent company RBG Holdings prepares to enter administration
AI could shape future of arbitration, Freshfields claims in report
Geopolitical shifts, Russian disputes and ESG also flagged as key trends in 2025 arbitration report
White & Case adds four-partner team in New York from Cadwalader
Partners bring broad M&A and shareholder engagement practices
Willkie Farr continues Germany growth push with Quinn Emanuel duo
US firm also tapped Latham for 11-lawyer restructuring team in Germany last summer
Reed Smith appoints chief marketing and business development officer
Top 40 US firm says Gillian Ward’s role has been redefined to reflect focus on BD
BCLP to enter Saudi Arabia’s hot legal market with two offices
Transatlantic firm hires two partners from local boutique to open bases in Riyadh and Al-Khobar
AI platform Inflection hires Withers partner as first GC
Former LinkedIn GC Doug Mandell was previously global head of Withers’ founder practice
Slaughter and May names successor to first managing partner Finkler
Slaughters lifer David Johnson to take over from Deborah Finkler in August
White & Case’s revenue climbs by 12.5% to break through the $3bn mark
London office revenue jumps by 25% and overall PEP increases 27% to $4m as firm points to strength of global network
Lawyers have no choice but to embrace AI, Master of the Rolls says in LawtechUK speech
Sir Geoffrey Vos says lawyers can’t advise clients on AI matters if they don’t understand it themselves
MoFo hires founding partner of Cooley’s Brussels office
Alexander Israel will head up Morrison Foerster’s European competition practice
Former Osborne Clarke partner joins Portland to enhance litigation communications
Arbitrator and mediator Adrian Lifely brought on board to provide “extra depth” to agency’s advice
Kirkland expands in Saudi Arabia with funds hire from Morgan Lewis
Nabil Abou-Charaf joins as a partner in Riyadh after almost six years with Morgan Lewis in the UAE
Paul Hastings hires AI expert from Fried Frank in New York to head up new tech practice
Amir Ghavi is a leading practitioner on AI and other disruptive technologies