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Freshfields beats gender target for fourth year in a row in latest partner promotion round
Magic Circle firm elevates 23 to partner, with women accounting for more than half of promotions
Fieldfisher raids SKW Schwarz to boost media and entertainment practice in Germany
UK firm recruits 11 lawyers, seven from SKW Schwarz, as part of plans to build out a pan-European media and entertainment practice
Skadden, Slaughter and May lead on International Paper’s £5.8bn DS Smith acquisition
Deal sees Skadden-repped International Paper beat earlier offer from British rival Mondi
Irish government confirms deferral of referendum on Unified Patent Court
Feedback suggests people are “unfamiliar” with the new patents court and that more time was needed for public discourse around benefits of the UPC
Pérez-Llorca enters Mexico through landmark merger with 100-lawyer González Calvillo
Tie-up to make fast-growing Spanish firm second largest international firm in Mexico
Gibson Dunn unveils hire of Linklaters’ former leveraged finance co-head in London
David Irvine joins US firm to co-lead global finance practice
Fourteen women make the cut in Herbert Smith Freehills’ 27-strong partner promotions round
New partners strengthen firm’s private capital, energy transition and ESG offerings
‘A new apex predator in town’ - Paul Weiss continues to target London's top tier firms for talent
Linklaters among practices in firing line as impact of New York firm’s ongoing hiring spree ripples through market
Tech innovation is expected to fuel IP filing boom over next 12 months, study finds
UnitedLex survey also shows that regulatory changes and resource constraints are weighing on IP teams
NFL team Chicago Bears raids NBA’s Miami Heat for CLO
Krista Whitaker will head the Bears’ legal department following departure of veteran GC Cliff Stein in January
Quinn Emanuel signs deal with Longford Capital to finance client litigation
Litigation funder has committed up to $40m in funding for the firm’s private equity clients
IBM taps Vanguard for next legal chief
Anne Robinson will replace long-time IBM lawyer Michelle Browdy at the start of July
Sidley sees UK revenue climb to $209.7m as global turnover tops $3bn in 2023
UK practice accounts for almost 15% of global revenue as sports and restructuring deals grow
Trowers targets private equity mandates with double partner hire from Gateley
Top 40 UK firm looks to grow lower-to-mid-market private equity work with London hires
US bill would require AI companies to disclose copyrighted work in training models
Growing prevalence of AI in creative space makes legislative guidance on use of copyrighted work to train software ‘seem inevitable’
Frost Brown Todd opens in Denver with nine partner hires from local firms
New arrivals join from Moye White, Brownstein and Lewis Roca
Profession-wide initiative launched to recognise pro bono efforts of individual UK lawyers
Scheme backed by the Lady Chief Justice will name lawyers who have done 25 hours or more free work annually
Fieldfisher relaunches in Italy with five-partner team from former ally
Top 20 UK firm opens standalone office after cutting ties with Swiss Verein firm which has rebranded as WST
ArentFox Schiff hires automotive partner quartet from Burns & Levinson
New team including veteran lawyers Paul Marshall Harris and Sara Judge will be based in Boston
WFW completes double energy partner hire from McDermott in Singapore
Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi and Merrick White’s move leaves McDermott with just one Singapore partner
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