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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
Wachtell, Debevoise guide Prysmian’s $3.8bn Atkore buy in US electrical push
Wachtell acts for Italy’s Prysmian, the world’s biggest cablemaker, as it bets on AI-driven infrastructure demand with buy of Debevoise-repped electrical products-maker Atkore
UK software provider CostsMaster partners with Irish AI consultancy Portlaw Strategic Intelligence
Collaboration is led by Dr Victoria McCloud, former King's Bench Master and deputy costs judge
Ireland’s Matheson names new managing partner as incumbent resigns
Shane Hogan to succeed Darren Maher, who took over as managing partner in January and has left the firm
Latham deepens tech push with Hg general counsel hire in London
Samantha McGonigle brings extensive tech and software-related deals experience, follows recent tech hires by Latham in London from MoFo, Travers Smith
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
Pinsent Masons hires first financial regulatory consulting head from Eversheds
Ian Stott joins with team in London having built the financial regulatory consulting practice at Konexo, Eversheds’ legal services delivery arm
Squire Patton Boggs refreshes US regional leadership
Firm makes four office leadership changes, with its global environmental, safety and health practice also getting a new US leader
Clyde & Co rehires aviation partner from Norton White in Dubai
Nick Humphrey rejoins firm a decade after leaving, boosting aviation practice following several recent departures
Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan invest in Harvey
Legal AI specialist says ‘marquee investors’ will support ‘next stage of growth’
Pinsent Masons senior partner to step down after contested election
Andrew Masraf to be succeeded by financial services sector head John Maciver on 1 October at the end of his first four-year term
Gibson Dunn recruits Wachtell co-chair Savitt along with five other disputes partners
Renowned litigator William Savitt takes team to Gibson Dunn in move firm hails as ‘rare and powerful’
Legora acquires UK AI litigation intelligence start-up Wexler
Latest addition is fast-growing Gen AI specialist’s fifth acquisition this year
Macfarlanes’ PEP holds steady as revenue nears £390m
PEP stalls at £3.1m in year top UK independent characterised as ‘transitional’
‘Lawyers are seen as legitimate targets’ - the unique challenges of advising on mega arbitration claims
Disputes lawyers discussed how to navigate multijurisdictional mega-claims at London International Disputes Week event hosted by Ashurst and Global Legal Post