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Incoming group includes Mike Poulos, who joins as vice chair and global head of strategy

City of London Law Society chair honoured alongside community champions and legal academics

Next buys luxury shoe brand out of administration for £3.8m, adding to portfolio that includes FatFace and Made.com

Kristina Nordlander brings more than two decades of experience on EU competition matters

The 2025 cohort also sees few improvements in diversity and a falling success rate

Veteran clerk leaves No5 Chambers to take up senior clerk position at London chambers

Paul Foote will head up the firm’s European infrastructure M&A coverage

Deal understood to be the largest-ever acquisition of a secondaries fund manager

Reggie Davis replaces Canon Pence, who departed to make music under the artist name Twilark

Shoosmiths survey finds that geopolitical risks such as cyber-attacks are also a top concern

Cliff Cone and Michael Sabin join alongside partner Dan Drabkin

Christopher McLaughlin and Alastair McVeigh add expertise in leveraged finance and private credit

Crina Baltag and Marieke Witkamp join Arbitra, while SAC CEO Andrew Mackenzie adds registrar role to his duties

Russell McGranahan replaces acting legal head Jeffrey Finnell, who remains as deputy GC

Alison Preiss adds to a growing number of previously rare Wachtell departures over the past year