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Trio of US biotech companies appoint legal chiefs amid venture funding recovery
Sudo Biosciences, PepGen and Tonix Pharmaceuticals all recruit experienced biotech specialists
Brodies launches Leeds office following merger with local firm Barton Legal
Deal adds eight lawyer team, including veteran construction partner Bill Barton
Fastcase and Alexi in legal dispute over licensing agreement
Clio-owned Fastcase alleges Alexi breached terms of licensing agreement to build rival legal data platform
Dentons rekindles Dacheng relationship with Hong Kong association
Move follows two firms severing formal ties in 2023 over concerns about Chinese regulations
Latham hires four-partner private equity team from Freshfields in Germany
Defecting team includes Freshfields’ former continental Europe managing partner, Markus Paul
Lord Chancellor chairs first panel meeting to promote ‘hidden super-power’ of English law
David Lammy brings together experts from across the profession to identify UK legal sector growth opportunities
Trio of Swiss firms advise on L’Oréal’s increased stake in Galderma
Switzerland’s Bär & Karrer, Niederer Kraft Frey and Homburger advised with Ropes & Gray providing antitrust counsel
‘Different strategic horizons’: King & Wood Mallesons to split
Chinese and Australian partnerships to operate under independent brands from 31 March 2026
Cravath, Latham, guide Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros
Cahill and Cleary also score roles advising in bid intended to beat out rival Netflix
‘It’s a win win’ – how top European law firms are using Gen AI to streamline legal drafting
GLP report produced in association with LexisNexis is based on interviews with senior law firm partners and executives
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway appoints first GC
Michael O’Sullivan joins from Snap as Buffett plans to step down as CEO this year
Forsters debuts in Middle East with first office launch outside London
New Abu Dhabi office will be led by private client partner James Brockhurst
Linklaters advises on Unilever’s Magnum Ice Cream Company demerger
Spin off comes amid legal dispute between Magnum brand Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever
Kirkland continues litigation hiring spree with Orrick mass tort chiefs
Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley latest of more than 150 hires into Chicago giant’s litigation practice this year
Farrer & Co appoints new head of AI
Oliver Jeffcott, who joins from Macfarlanes, will initially focus on helping lawyers “understand the use cases” for AI