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LawCare warns contacts of scam risk after data breach
UK mental health campaign group among more than 1,000 charities whose specialist CRM supplier was hacked
DAC Beachcroft hits RPC in three-partner insurance hire
Trio of specialist cyber and data risk partners move over in London
Paul Hastings adds London restructuring firepower with senior partner hires
Bevis Metcalfe and Kieran Sharma join from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Sidley Austin respectively as US firm rebuilds City restructuring bench
Anaqua acquires US patent risk management provider Unified Patents
Deal expands Anaqua’s dispute prevention capabilities as US patent litigation hits 10-year high
Clyde & Co revenue inches up 2% as profit falls by nearly 10%
Firm cites 'volatile geopolitical and commercial backdrop' as profit drops to £160m
Merricks prepares to distribute £100m to consumers after settling dispute with Mastercard class action funder
Class representative considers giving consumers option to donate their share of settlement to charity
AI dispute intelligence start-up Aavalynx raises £1.5m in pre-seed funding round
Jersey-based firm founded by former Quinn Emanuel of counsel helps businesses manage dispute risk
Simpson Thacher takes five-partner Kirkland team for Chicago debut
Firm cites aim to build transactional, regulatory and disputes practices in Chicago as it opens office with team of private investment and family office partners
Stephenson Harwood points to disputes volatility as profits fall by 12%
Revenue dips by 2% to £303m as CEO cites timing of success-based fees
BigHand acquires UK-based AI-powered legal pricing specialist Ayora
Deal builds on strategic partnership amid growing demand for AI pricing solutions
Wordsmith AI extends Series B funding round, raises another $14m
New investment led by Intact Private Capital takes total financing to more than $100m
US district court patent filings hit 10-year high in 2025 - Lex Machina study
Apple, Samsung and Google were among the most active patent defendants last year
Holland & Knight targets defence work with debut in Alabama boomtown
Florida-based firm opens office in Huntsville led by former IP chair for Southeastern firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Sidley Austin adds 11-lawyer fund finance team in New York from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
US firm continues hiring spree with two-partner group that includes a former co-head of legacy Cadwalader's fund finance practice
AI workforce training platform Skillsoft names former Pegasystems GC as CLO
Matthew Cushing replaces interim legal chief Scott Semel