News - Page 18
Majority of business leaders expect M&A activity to increase in 2026 - report
Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket survey shows 52% of execs anticipate rising deal levels
Macfarlanes ups NQ salary to £150k, matches Magic Circle
Leading City independent ups NQ salary from £140k alongside pay bumps for trainees that sees it exceed the Magic Circle
Withers promotes 12 partners across the US, UK and Singapore
New CEO Ceri Vokes says global round reflects firm’s talent pipeline and international ambitions
Eversheds Sutherland adds Paris funds team from Willkie Farr
Partner Tiana Rambatomanga joins at head of three-strong team to launch UK-headquartered firm’s Paris fund structuring practice
Sidley hits Clifford Chance for top restructuring duo in London
Clifford Chance’s global restructuring co-head Philip Hertz and London restructuring lead Melissa Coakley join Sidley as US firm continues City hiring spree
Reed Smith launches AI Leadership Programme based at Cornell University
Initiative will help firm’s partners advance their AI strategy and governance know-how
Balfour Beatty lines up legal head replacement as GC heads for SSE
Ed Egerton will join from AtkinsRéalis in September, succeeding Tracey Wood
Simmons posts 12% revenue jump to £690m as PEP grows 11%
Latest results continue long-term growth trend, with profits increasing 43% in five years
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader cement $3.9bn merger
Combination touted as the ‘largest law firm merger in history’ goes live today
Harley-Davidson hires ex-Exelon legal chief and former federal prosecutor as next CLO
Gayle Littleton replaces Paul Krause, who is leaving the motorbike-maker after a decade
From prompting to process: five key takeaways from special report on European law firm Gen AI adoption
Research by Global Legal Post in association with LexisNexis examines how European firms are embedding Gen AI in day-to-day legal work
In-house legal teams rapidly deploying AI tools as budgets increase - survey
Deloitte study shows eight in 10 in-house teams’ AI budgets have risen over the past year
KPMG launches Portuguese legal arm after hiring from four local law firms
Move follows Deloitte’s merger last year with TELLES
Addleshaw Goddard posts double-digit revenue growth as PEP hits £1.1m
Turnover rises 17% to £644m as firm continues Europe and Middle East expansion
Cravath, Latham guide Martin Marietta’s $13.5bn Lhoist North America merger
French firm Bredin Prat also helps steer latest in string of deals in the US building-products industry