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Indian legal AI platform start-up Jurisphere raises $2.2m in funding round
Jurisphere plans to use the funds to expand its contract drafting and review platform globally
McDermott boosts Italian presence with five-partner team hire in Milan
Incoming group, led by Vincenzo Giannantonio, joins from Italian independent Gitti & Partners
Pillsbury debuts in Boston with Latham litigation hire
Robert Gilbert joins to launch office targeting tech, health and banking clients alongside four senior Pillsbury attorneys
Greenberg Traurig boosts London corporate bench with Baker McKenzie partner
Robert Gray joins after nearly 18 years at Bakers; adds heft in deals work in the Nordics and CEE
Dentons adds seven-lawyer disputes team from PwC Legal in Germany
Group joins in Berlin just a week after three corporate partners left Dentons’ Munich office for Reed Smith
Toyota North America lines up next CLO as legal chief to step down after 14 years
Chris Yang, who is currently SVP for enterprise strategy and solutions, will replace Sandra Phillips
Hogan Lovells joins international network to help shape legaltech development
Global Legal Tech Alliance was founded in April with more than 15 member firms
London’s 39 Essex Chambers adds Addleshaw Goddard construction co-head to open in Dubai
Stephen Burke joins the set alongside Madelaine Power, who moves over from Pinsent Masons
AI legaltech start-up Manifest OS secures $60m funding at $750m valuation
Capital raise will help finance the firm’s ambition to end the billable-hour model via its operating platform for lawyers
Davis Polk launches Los Angeles office with longtime Skadden partner
New York firm’s first office in Southern California to be led by former Skadden litigator Jason Russell
Legora extends Series D funding round by $50m, valuing business at $5.6bn
New investors led by NVIDIA and Atlassian raise funding round to $600m
Paul Hastings hits Covington for PE real estate team in London
Team led by partners Lyndsey Laverack and Jade Williams-Adedeji continues growth push for US firm’s City office
‘Quintessential Texas trial lawyer’ McKool Smith’s Sam Baxter retires after 56-year career
Eastern District of Texas patent litigator secured some of the largest verdicts and settlements in the state’s history
London International Disputes Week reveals final programme for flagship June conference
Main conference event will feature discussions on AI, mass claims and the rule of law
Tech-focused UK boutique ClearCube Law formally launches
Four-partner founding team, who previously practised together at Waterfront Law, aim to support tech start-ups and SMEs