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Harvey to open Singapore office
Third office in APAC region underlines its status as ‘major growth engine’
UK businesses could owe £18.6bn in unpaid taxes as ‘tax gap’ rises 40% in six years – CMS report
HMRC is increasing scrutiny on corporations, largely driven by inaccurate tax filings, global law firm reports
Cooley’s turnover rises 10% as it approaches $2.4bn
London’s revenue contribution jumps 17% to $110.3m following an 8% decline in 2024
Almost one in five women lawyers plan to leave profession due to workplace issues – IBA study
Latest IBA report calls for increased action to improve gender equality in law
Walmart hires Kirkland & Ellis partner as next legal chief
Erin Nealy Cox replaces Rachel Brand, who left the business in January
Harvey teams up with specialist VC firm TLTF to invest in ‘outstanding’ legaltech start-ups
Harvey plans to provide financial backing and know-how to legaltech founders
US fintech Solifi hires Jaggaer GC as first chief legal officer
Kevin Smith brings more than 25 years of experience advising tech businesses
Five-lawyer Latham team decamps to August Debouzy in Paris
Latham’s Paris litigation chair, Mathilde Saltiel, takes group of counsel and associates to leading French boutique
K&L Gates achieves certification for responsible AI use
US law firm says it is one of the first large law firms to be certified to the international standard for AI
‘The impacts can be substantive’: Arbitrating in a sanctions led environment
Parties must treat sanctions risk assessment and enforcement planning as a continuous process rather than a one-off “check-the-box” exercise, says Michelman & Robinson's Akshay Sewlikar and Dmitriy Gelfand
Marriott Vacations Worldwide promotes deputy GC to top legal role
Andrew Marcus replaces James Hunter as GC, who is retiring at the start of April
Kennedys appoints global CIO from Baker McKenzie
Milan Devani will lead the firm’s global legal technology operations
Skadden adds Paul Hastings debt finance partner duo in New York, Chicago
Scott Heard joins in New York to lead Skadden’s private credit practice as Matthew Murphy joins corporate restructuring group in Chicago
Legora acquires Canadian agentic legal AI platform Walter AI
Legora says deal will help strengthen its position in the Canadian market
Number of legal departments using Gen AI almost doubles in a year – study
As many as 87% of GCs and their teams are using Gen AI, up from 44% year-on-year