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DWF follows up on nine-partner raid on Hall & Wilcox by securing 53 additional team members
Specialist London market insurance litigation group moving across to UK-based firm swells following talks with team members
InterDigital launches global SEP litigation against Disney
IP relates to video streaming technology, actions launched in US, Brazil, Germany and the Unified Patent Court
CM Murray launches regulatory practice with London partner hire
Nick Leale was previously a partner at Armstrong Teasdale’s defunct London office and head of regulatory at Blake Morgan
Singapore’s Providence Law Asia hires Duxton Hill advocate as international litigation head
Colin Liew joins leading Asian disputes boutique after nearly four years at Duxton Hill Chambers
Rosenblatt reborn as independent firm following mass departure from stricken parent company
RBG Holdings, owner of London boutiques Rosenblatt and Memery Crystal, is poised to enter into administration
Dinsmore continues Florida growth with local tie-up
Merger with 10-lawyer Shankman Leone follows three office launches since 2020 in the Sunshine State
Linklaters doubles down in New York with litigation team hire
Four partners join from boutique Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler following marquee hires across M&A and finance
US private equity firm AE Industrial hires McDermott partner as first GC
Matthew Friendly leaves McDermott after 11 years, taking up his first in-house role
Reed Smith unveils Atlanta office launch after 13-partner raid on Morris Manning & Martin
Two former Greenberg Traurig shareholders are also joining the new office which will target corporate and finance work
Greenberg Traurig hires teams from McDermott and life sciences boutique for Munich debut
Five lawyers join from McDermott and four from Ehlers Ehlers & Partners for base focused on private equity, healthcare and life sciences work
Elevate acquires 500-strong Sagacious IP
Leading alternative legal services provider makes third acquisition in nine months
A&O Shearman, Slaughters shepherd American Axle’s £1.16bn acquisition of UK car parts group Dowlais
Cravath also called in for deal that continues exodus of companies from London Stock Exchange
AI-related filings drive increase in US securities class action lawsuits in 2024
Plaintiffs filed 225 lawsuits in total last year, up from 215 in 2023, Cornerstone and Stanford Law School study finds
US firms grew revenue by 12.5% in bumper 2024
Billing rate hikes and transactional practices drive growth as Am Law 50 firms leave smaller rivals trailing, according to report by Wells Fargo
Value of ALSP market climbs to $28.5bn
Growth in demand for alternative legal services far outpaces traditional law firm segment, according to Thomson Reuters