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Latham adds trio of real estate finance partners from A&O Shearman in London
Team includes A&O’s global real estate finance head David Oppenheimer
‘In-house community has lost an impactful leader’: tributes pour in for long-time former ACC chief
Frederick Krebs died in December following 'valiant battle with kidney cancer'
Disputes firm Hausfeld promotes five to partner in 2026 promotions round
Latest intake matches last year’s round, though the number of female promotions falls by half to two
Trio of senior disputes partners depart firms to practise as independent arbitrators
A&O Shearman, White & Case and Orrick have all parted company with seasoned practitioners
Paul Hastings adds life sciences regulatory partner duo from Hogan Lovells in Washington DC
Twin partner hire includes Hogan Lovells’ global life sciences co-head Lynn Mehler; move comes ahead of Hogan’s merger with Cadwalader
Doughty Street silk becomes Bar Council chair as battle lines are drawn up over UK jury reform
Kirsty Brimelow KC succeeds Barbara Mills KC as UK and Ireland’s ‘Four Bars’ unite to oppose plan to curtail juries
IBA urges legal profession to step up efforts to promote and defend rule of law
World’s largest lawyers’ association flags rule of law concerns in its bi-annual Legal Agenda publication
Ex-Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce and Linklaters’ Paul Lewis recognised in New Year Honours
First woman of colour to lead society and Linklaters’ global managing partner among array of lawyers and judges to receive awards
Campaign for Greener Arbitrations appoints new co-chairs
Laura Halonen and Andrew Mackenzie succeed Christine Falcicchio and Cherine Foty, who have led the CGA since 2020
Singapore Law Society president-elect steps aside amid controversy over status as government appointee
Decision by Allen & Gledhill’s Dinesh Dhillon taken ‘in the interest of preserving unity’
Clifford Chance elects Adams for second term as global managing partner
Charles Adams will begin his second term at the start of May next year
Law Society and Bar Council push back on UK anti-money laundering reforms
Reforms ‘fly in the face of the government’s own growth agenda’, claims society president Mark Evans
White & Case to roll out Legora’s legal AI software across office network
Two parties will also collaborate on new products as part of US firm’s ‘strategic approach to AI and innovation’
Luminance makes senior product and marketing hires to boost US expansion
UK legaltech start-up says the US now accounts for 44% of its global revenue
Legaltech suppliers Harvey and Aderant agree marketing partnership
Integration of legal AI and billing software products will bridge gap between practice and business of law, suppliers say