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US investment manager Cohen & Steers lines up deputy GC as next legal chief

Brian Heller will take over top lawyer role when Francis Poli retires next year

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Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May to roll out Harvey AI platform firmwide

Harvey says the platform will support Slaughters’ lawyers in areas including M&A, regulatory research and document analysis

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Global M&A guide edited by Sullivan & Cromwell dealmaker Frank Aquila launches today

Law Over Borders guide highlights heightened regulatory scrutiny, geopolitical tensions, technological change and march of private capital

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US government services company Maximus names interim as permanent GC

Elizabeth Moellering steps into the role vacated by John Martinez in February, who left to join Parsons

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Reed Smith grows in Germany with three-partner corporate team from Dentons

Partner trio join in Munich alongside three further lawyers to boost US firm’s transactions capabilities

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US biopharma company Avalyn Pharma hires Freshfields’ global head of life sciences as GC

Adam Golden joins the drug-maker as it moves closer to becoming a publicly-traded company

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LexisNexis-owner RELX agrees to acquire French legal AI platform Doctrine

Acquisition would complement LexisNexis’s existing legal AI offering in Europe

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Bird & Bird promotes 19 to partner in latest promotions round

Women make up 26% of this year’s cohort, with the employment and IP practices seeing the most promotions

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Former Berwin Leighton Paisner head Neville Eisenberg launches consultancy firm

ClarityX Advisory sets out to help law firms during unprecedented period of disruption

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Kirkland, Skadden, Freshfields guide €29.4bn deal for Germany’s TK Elevator

Finnish firms Hannes Snellman and Roschier also score roles in deal that marks one of Europe’s largest takeovers in recent years

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US IP software specialist Anaqua acquires European rival Patrix

Second acquisition in 12 months hands Anaqua a “well-served, loyal customer base”

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Kirkland lures top City dealmaker from Paul Weiss

Will Aitken-Davies joined Paul Weiss as head of European M&A in 2023 as part of US firm's headline-grabbing London buildout

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Akin re-hires restructuring partner trio from Weil in London

Team is led by Neil Devaney, who returns as head of London financial restructuring

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GCs boardroom influence grows as remit expands beyond legal matters – study

KPMG survey finds most global GCs are now called on to advise on non-legal issues

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Winners announced at UK Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2026

Former Law Society of England and Wales president Lubna Shuja among those honoured

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