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Singapore’s Ministry of Law and NUS to open dispute resolution research centre
Centre for Arbitration and International Dispute Resolution aims to develop ‘trusted, credible and sustainable dispute resolution frameworks’
LA Dodgers-backer TWG Global hires Goldman Sachs litigation lawyer as legal chief
David Markowitz joins Mark Walter’s TWG Global amid federal probe into Walter’s business practices
Thomson Reuters launches first proprietary LLM to take on legal AI startups
Business trains legal-focused model for just $40m using its own vast library of legal content
Kodex Global hires former FBI legal chief as company’s first GC
Brad Brooker was most recently a partner Holland & Knight, having previously been GC at the FBI
IBA condemns fresh US sanctions on ICC president amid widening rule-of-law dispute
Bar associations have condemned the latest sanctions, warning that measures targeting judges and prosecutors threaten judicial independence
Paul Weiss adds Supreme Court litigator from Goodwin in Washington DC
William Jay joins as a partner and head of its Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice
Milbank secures White & Case practice co-head for Chicago debut
Nadav Klugman, co-chair of White & Case’s global project development and finance practice, joins to help launch Milbank’s 12th global office
Seladore Legal hires arbitration partner in Singapore from Clifford Chance
CC loses Kate Apostolova in Asia but gains arbitration counsel Ricardo Chirinos in Washington DC
Shaping practical solutions for the challenges ahead – Singapore Convention Week returns as dispute resolution enters a new era
More than 70 events this week will bring together legal practitioners, business leaders and policymakers from over 100 countries
AI-powered digital ‘double’ platform start-up Twin1 raises $20m in seed funding round
Financing from group of venture capital investors and Orrick will help expand company’s US and UK teams
Vantage Group hires ex-AIG legal head as GC
Financial services veteran Lucy Fato takes over from previous legal chief Bobbi Anderson
Orrick, Cleary, Fenwick & West guide Stripe’s multibillion-dollar OpenRouter buy
Orrick and Cleary advise OpenRouter as Fenwick acts for Stripe in deal reportedly worth around $8bn that deepens payments company’s push into AI
Regional powerhouse Knights steps up South East expansion with £27m Moore Barlow deal
Listed regional firm will add 160 legal professionals to its ranks with acquisition of target’s commercial and private wealth business lines
Harvey enters into partnership with AI legal drafting platform Avvoka
Collaboration will enable Avvoka users to draft within Harvey’s AI platform
Moore & Van Allen to debut in DC with hires from Seyfarth, Haynes & Boone
Elite Southeast firm targets government contracts work as it opens fifth office