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Legal AI platform Legora valued at $5.5bn after completing $550m funding round

Series D capital raise from investors including Accel, Bain and Starwood will help fuel US growth

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The Barrister Group launches outsourced clerking service

Private equity-backed group to officially unveil VENTRiQ at annual conference this week

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US background checker Asurint hires screening industry veteran as next GC

Vince Pascarella replaces Kelly Uebel, who has departed to launch a consulting business

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‘Women continue to face barriers’: lawyers reflect on International Women’s Day

Legal leaders share their thoughts on the challenges that still persist for women across the profession

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Longtime Cravath litigation partner launches New York boutique

Gruenstein Law to focus on government and internal investigations, white-collar criminal cases, regulatory enforcement and complex civil litigation

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Pinsent Masons allies with China Commercial Law Firm in Qianhai

UK-founded firm to establish joint venture in Qianhai Free Trade Zone following launch of its Shenzhen office in January

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European, US GCs positive on Europe’s growth and investment opportunities – study

More than four in five GCs say their companies view Europe as attractive, according to ADVANT survey

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Quartet of lawyers launch independent business law firm CLOVER in Paris

Firm will specialise in corporate M&A, private wealth tax and IT, innovation and data

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Legora expands US footprint with Houston, Chicago office openings

Swedish legaltech start-up says it plans more US office openings this year to meet growing demand

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Freshfields and Gibson Dunn advise on Axel Springer’s £575m Telegraph acquisition

Deal scuppers rival deal from the owner of the Daily Mail, advised by Slaughter and May

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Radisson Americas-owner Choice Hotels names deputy GC as next legal head

Jeff Lobb will replace Simone Wu as GC later this month

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Dechert hires new Dubai managing partner from White & Case

Phillip Sacks rejoins following two-year stint at White & Case, where he led the Middle East funds practice

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BCLP, Taylor Wessing secure real estate-related hires in London

Private equity partner Claibourne Harrison joins BCLP, while tax lawyer Gemma Grunewald joins Taylor Wessing

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Majority of US employers impacted by Trump’s DEI, immigration policies – study

Littler survey reveals 71% of employers have been affected by DEI policy changes and 65% by new immigration policy

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Hogan Lovells partners with LawFairy to offer pro bono support for undocumented children in the UK

Technology-led initiative will assist undocumented children applying for British citizenship

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