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Majority of GCs see compliance gaps across their global operations – study
CSC survey finds that just 7% of organisations are fully compliant in every jurisdiction
The Global Legal Post launches 2026 Cryptoassets guide
Edited by Brown Rudnick partners Jessica Lee and Jane Colston, guide analyses cryptoasset regulation in a rapidly evolving global legal landscape.
Cooley expands infrastructure, energy and real estate group with twin partner hire from Kirkland
Kevin Donahue and Jacob Clark join group that was launched in May amid data centre investment boom
Milbank bumps associate salaries, signals new law firm pay race
McDermott Will & Schulte becomes first to match new pay scale, which hits $455k for eighth year associates
AI adoption creates fresh wave of IP issues for fashion brands
Roundtable event at London’s RSA Club to launch Law Over Borders Fashion Guide highlights AI-related copyright and litigation challenges
Kleinberg Kaplan hires longtime Luxor Capital GC as partner in New York
Norris Nissim leaves asset management firm Luxor Capital after almost two decades
Arbitration must protect its legitimacy, LIDW keynote speakers warn
Lord Neuberger, Toby Landau KC and Karyl Nairn KC all used their International Arbitration Day keynotes to argue that reform is needed to preserve confidence in a successful system on a lively opening day
Frontier disputes set to test international legal frameworks, LIDW panel says
Deep-sea mining and commercial space activity may fuel rise in geopolitical disputes
Five London lawyers make the grade in Sidley’s 52-strong partner promotions round
Off-cycle round is US firm’s first since introducing a salaried partner tier earlier this year
Oil giant Chevron lines up former Texas solicitor general as GC in anticipation of CLO succession
Scott Keller joins as GC in July and will replace R. Hewitt Pate as CLO at the start of next year
SRA begins search for new chair as Law Society and Bar Council announce future leadership
Anna Bradley to step down from the SRA board, while the Law Society elects next deputy vice president and the Bar names vice chair
Hogan Lovells strengthens in Middle East with twin partner hire from Ashurst
M&A lawyers Simon Rahimzada and Vasi Papadopoulos join firm ahead of its merger with Cadwalader
Kirkland hires from three firms for Tokyo launch
M&A and debt finance trio join from MoFo, White & Case and Ropes for Chicago giant’s first Asian office outside Greater China
Transatlantic Winston Taylor merger goes live
Tie-up of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK-led business completed today, creating firm with 1,400 lawyers and £1.2bn in revenue
In-house legaltech budgets to double worldwide by 2028 amid AI boom, Gartner predicts
Companies are increasing spending on legal AI software to boost productivity, cut spend and possibly headcount, Gartner says