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PE-backed regional-focused accumulator group Lawfront makes double acquisition
Lawfront firm FJG acquires Giles Wilson in Leigh-on-Sea and Farleys purchases Houldsworth Solicitors in Clitheroe
Italian legaltech Lexroom acquires French, Bulgarian AI legal research start-ups
Company expands European footprint with purchase of Paris-based Query Juriste and Bulgaria’s Praven Intelekt
Mayer Brown boosts Brussels presence with Baker McKenzie trade partner hire
Pablo Bentes, who joins with two team members, specialises in representing sovereign states in international trade disputes
Addleshaw Goddard wins UK government nuclear energy development mandate
The firm will support the government’s push to attract private funding for the next-generation of nuclear energy
Excello Law makes double partner hire from Gunnercooke, Smith Thompson
Hires include corporate partner Stephen Morrall and three-lawyer property litigation team led by partner Claire-Elaine Arthurs
Cloud communications business Bandwidth promotes deputy to GC role
Emily Harlan succeeds Brandon Asbill, who is retiring
Belgian legaltech start-up LegalFly launches AI-powered Contract Intelligence tool
Company says new offering covers entire contract lifecycle from drafting through to signature
Apple faces £2bn UK collective action over app tracking rules
Hausfeld acts for a former CMA antitrust director seeking certification to represent UK app developers against US tech giant
UK AI governance intelligence platform AI Score raises $5.4m in seed funding round
AI start-up was co-founded last year by former White & Case associate Benita Tibb
Travers Smith bolsters employment ranks with Deloitte partner hire
Andrew Howard, who led Big Four’s people and employee relations team, joins in London
Osborne Clarke builds on European expansion with Luxembourg, Frankfurt office openings
Firm adds five partners from firms including Ogier, CMS and White & Case to spearhead office launches
King & Spalding adds former Quinn Emanuel Paris head in latest arbitration hire
Thomas Voisin joins amid global disputes build-out as Signature Litigation also expands in Paris
AI-native firm Carta Law makes twin compliance hires in Europe and North America
Noah Levine and Karin Porstendörfer take up new director positions
Canadian AI legal management platform Clio hires Casetext co-founder as SVP of judiciary
Legaltech pioneer Pablo Arredondo joins to lead company’s courts expansion
Prediction markets start-up Onyx Odds taps Underdog Sports for company’s first GC
Former Orrick partner Nicholas Green joins after almost four years as GC at Underdog Sports