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Morgan Lewis boosts German bench with Baker McKenzie partner hire

Patent litigator Alexander Ritter marks latest in string of European hires by the US firm

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Norton Rose Fulbright makes double hire from Locke Lord and Dechert in London

Kirsty Harrower and Jamal Tuhin join as partners in the real estate and private equity teams, respectively

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Clyde & Co merges with Dallas insurance boutique to launch in Texas

Merger with Tillman Batchelor adds Dallas office to expanding US network

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London’s New Law Media hires veteran litigation partner from Stephenson Harwood

Michael Bywell joins West End boutique after two years at Stephenson Harwood

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Dechert, Garrigues disputes partners exit to become independent arbitrators

Arif Hyder Ali and Joe Tirado are the latest arbitration partners to swap ‘Big Law’ for boutique life

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Former Freshfields senior partner knighted in New Year Honours List

Edward Braham among senior city lawyers awarded for their service to law in King’s 2025 honours

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First 100 Years founder Dana Denis-Smith recognised in New Year Honours List

Founder of groundbreaking campaign to champion women in law has been awarded an OBE

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Amicorp to ‘vigorously defend’ $1bn fraud claim by Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB

Hong Kong-headquartered corporate services group responds to claim filed in BVI

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Outgoing IBA president reflects on achievements as two-year term ends

Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama signs off having led a programme of “ambitious evolution”

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Morgan Lewis to absorb 54-lawyer Kramer Levin Paris team

Split comes ahead of Kramer Levin’s planned merger with Herbert Smith Freehills

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Five charged over £60m collapse of Axiom Ince

Former CEO Pragnesh Modhwadia among defendants facing charges that include fraud, forgery and destruction of documents

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Skadden, Goodwin, Davis Polk act as Novo closes $16.5bn Catalent deal

Jones Day, Linklaters and Arnold & Porter also called in for the largest healthcare buyout of 2024

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UK government’s AI training copyright exception proposals welcomed as ‘step towards clarity’

Proposals part of consultation on interplay between AI and copyright

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‘Bitter pill to swallow’ for claimants as BT defeats landmark £1.3bn class action

Simmons scores victory for client in first opt out trial before Competition Appeal Tribunal

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‘Trump Bump’ may boost US M&A activity next year, A&O Shearman report says

UK-listed companies are increasingly being targeted by US acquirers, according to Magic Circle firm

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