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Luminance unveils customer advisory board
Founding members include former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Ian Burnett of Maldon
Paul Weiss and Clifford Chance in as Apollo gatecrashes easyJet sale with surprise £5.7bn takeover offer
Offer trumps earlier rival bid from Slaughter and May- and Milbank-repped Castlelake
In-house legal teams struggle to demonstrate ROI on their AI investments - report
Axiom survey shows majority of corporate legal teams lack formal ROI measurement plan despite AI spending increasing
Bar protocol aims to break down barriers for reporting judicial bullying
A new protocol clarifies routes for advocates to raise informal concerns about judicial behaviour
US audit oversight organisation PCAOB hires Venable partner as GC
George Kostolampros replaces acting GC Matt Goldin, who resumes deputy GC role
IBA judges’ forum examines AI, independence and public trust in courts
Senior judicial leaders from more than 20 countries have gathered in Abuja for the inaugural International Bar Association Judges’ Forum
Sidley adds five-partner finance team from Clifford Chance in New York and DC
Lee Askenazi, who co-led Clifford Chance’s financial markets team, joins with four more partners
Japan’s Nagashima Ohno to launch Silicon Valley office
Big Four firm adds second US office after New York in response to growing demand for legal advice on Japan-US transactions and investment
Kyndryl hires GC from Interpublic Group to replace interim legal head
Andrew Bonzani replaces interim GC Mark Ridges, who returns to his deputy GC role
Harbor acquires UK-based legal training specialist iTrain
Deal expected to expand Harbor’s UK capabilities and help global clients with legaltech adoption
Bird & Bird reports 4% revenue increase as PEP dips
UK-founded firm cites challenging market conditions as topline hits €702m and PEP drops 1.5% to €819k
Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger-owner PVH lines up legal head successor
Elisheva Hirshman will take over as CLO in September, replacing Mark Fischer who is retiring next year
Charles Russell Speechlys marks US debut with six-partner raid on Withers
London firm hails ‘defining moment’ as it opens private client-focused offices in New York and New Haven
UK events firm Hyve Group acquires legal conference platform LegalTechTalk
Group to support US expansion with launch of Miami Beach event next year
Kirkland, Paul Weiss, MoFo guide latest blockbuster pharma merger
Kirkland advises Vertex in $10bn acquisition of Paul Weiss- and Morrison & Foerster-repped Crinetics