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Former acting deputy USPTO director moves to O’Melveny
Veteran government litigator Coke Morgan Stewart joins firm’s Washington DC office
Knights ups revenue 13% to £142m as acquisitions continue
Listed firm hails “resilient performance against a challenging backdrop” as underlying profit before tax rises nearly a fifth to £21.6m
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner names co-chair Steve Baumer as new global CEO
Fellow co-chair Lisa Mayhew will stand down as the firm moves to a single leadership structure
Plexus Law sold out of administration saving 540 jobs
National defendant insurance firm is acquired by owner of AxiomDWFM and Ince & Co
Sullivan & Cromwell tops M&A rankings in H1 as deal making tumbles to three-year low
First half deal value is lowest since 2020 but activity picked up 33% in Q2 compared to Q1, according to Refinitiv
Around the house: Google parent’s health business hires new GC, ex-ITV lawyer takes CLO role at Arqiva
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at SiriusPoint, Bambee, SIG Sauer and GPS Capital Markets
Linklaters hires Norton Rose Fulbright arbitration partner in Singapore to lead Asia team
Andrew Battisson has returned to a Magic Circle UK firm having first made partner at Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie ups London NQ lawyer pay to £118k
Seven percent increase sees Bakers overtake London rivals like Slaughter and May and Macfarlanes but stay behind most of Magic Circle
HFW rings in record results as revenue grows 13% against 17.5% jump in PEP
Profit per equity partner hits £786k as UK-headquartered firm grows revenue in every group and region in first year of new strategy
Disputes alliance to intervene on case to determine if courts can impose mediation in civil disputes
CMC, CIArb and CEDR to weigh in on forthcoming case before the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
O’Melveny hires senior Shearman real estate finance partner in New York
Shearman has lost two US partners this week as it gears up for landmark Allen & Overy merger vote
Morgan Lewis launches office in Shenzhen
China IP team lead Shaobin Zhu to head fourth China office focused on tech and life sciences clients
Stewarts builds partnership with hires from Paul Hastings and Mishcon de Reya
Veteran litigator adds commercial disputes heft; new insurance policyholder team welcomes new partner
Cleary Gottlieb adds antitrust partner in Washington DC from Shearman & Sterling
Ryan Shores is latest partner to depart Shearman ahead of its planned merger with Allen & Overy
UK government extends Russian sanctions to include City legal advice
Business lawyers barred from advising on deals that would benefit Russian economy