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Travers Smith hires Blackstone Credit legal counsel to bolster funds group
Joel Grossmark joins as a partner and will help grow Travers Smith’s retailisation practice
Willkie adds 11-lawyer restructuring team in Germany from Latham
Partners Jörn Kowalewski and Ulrich Klockenbrink join in Frankfurt with team as part of Willkie’s new German strategy
ArentFox Schiff hires eight-partner team in Boston from Burns & Levinson
IP and disputes group’s move follows ArentFox Schiff adding automotive partner quartet from Burns in Boston in April
Freshfields makes twin partner hire in New York from Kirkland, Davis Polk
Arrivals include M&A partner Joshua Ayal and capital markets partner Jacqueline Marino
‘Public confidence in justice is shot’: Bar Council chair sets out manifesto for justice
Sam Townend KC bemoans ‘parlous state’ of English and Welsh justice system in keynote address at annual Bar Conference
Kirkland, Ropes & Gray steer Bain’s $5.6bn PowerSchool acquisition
Kirkland acts for longtime client PowerSchool as private equity-led deals show signs of picking up
Two retired UK judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court
Decision of Lords Collins and Sumption comes amid mounting concern over rule of law
UK retailers launch £1bn class action against Amazon
Claim submitted to Competition Appeal Tribunal alleges Amazon misused data to outcompete UK retailers
Raft of firms called in for Waste Management’s $7.2bn Stericycle acquisition
Latham & Watkins, Hogan Lovells, Vinson & Elkins and Baker Botts steer deal to expand top US waste management company’s healthcare footprint
Allied Universal names next legal head as former GC retires
Loretta Cecil will replace David Buckman later this month
Kirkland, Latham lead on Champion’s $1.2bn sale to Authentic Brands
Kirkland acts for seller HanesBrands alongside Jones Day as Latham counsels Authentic
The Global Legal Post launches new edition of luxury law comparative guide
Third edition edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci and Alan Behr is essential reading for luxury brands
Upholding the rule of law can boost economic and societal progress, study finds
New IBA Impact Report assesses the legal profession’s socioeconomic influence
SoFi taps JPMorgan for GC hire as long-time legal head steps down
Stephen Simcock will replace Rob Lavet, who is retiring and moving to a director role
Lawyers urged to embrace AI as LIDW explores city’s global dispute centre credentials
Ben Rigby reports from London International Disputes Week’s main conference in Westminster