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Founder of London-listed litigation funder Manolete Partners steps down
Steven Cooklin will be replaced in the CEO role by managing director Mena Halton
Simmons adds partner quartet from Goodwin’s Frankfurt office ahead of closure
Real estate team’s hire follows firm adding to practice across Paris and London over the past 18 months
Weil taps Latham for two more IP litigators
Chris Henry and Gaby LaHatte arrive hot on the heels of Weil’s hire of Latham partner trio for new IP, technology and science litigation practice
SRA allocates £360,000 to support aspiring solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds
Funding from Kaplan penalties to help underprivileged SQE candidates
Corrs Chambers Westgarth adds rival Gilbert + Tobin’s executive partner in Sydney
Tim Gordon joins after 11 years at Gilbert + Tobin, where he also led corporate advisory group
Quinn Emanuel re-hires former financial litigation partner to take up general counsel role
Robert Hickmott returns to the firm after a two-year break from full-time practice
Pogust Goodhead appoints new board members in leadership shake-up
Former Dentons CEO among trio of new directors added to class action firm’s board amid media reports chief executive Tom Goodhead has been replaced
Kirkland, Simpson Thacher steer Blackstone’s $6.5bn Enverus buy
Simpson Thacher guides Blackstone in acquisition of Kirkland-repped data analytics energy intelligence platform
Irish court maintains injunction against Danone in row with Yoplait over yoghurt product
Ruling prevents Danone from launching its Skyr yoghurt in the Irish market
FIFA faces Dutch class action over ‘unlawful’ transfer rules
Dispute follows recent ECJ ruling that FIFA’s rules breach EU competition law and freedom of movement
US home construction giant Lennar hires Hertz GC as next legal chief
Katherine Lee Martin will replace Mark Sustana, who is retiring in September
Latham, Alston & Bird lead on Amphenol’s $10.5bn CommScope buy
Wachtell also guides CommScope shareholder The Carlyle Group in deal for network provider’s connectivity and cable solutions unit
Rajah & Tann makes double litigation hire from Bayfront Law in Singapore
Commercial litigators Paras Lalwani and Reka Mohan join firm as partners
Lewis Silkin opens in Scotland with three-lawyer Glasgow employment team
New office will be led by partner Carolyn Miller, who joins from employment law consultancy Fish To Water
US soft toy-maker Build-A-Bear Workshop names new legal head as GC retires
Yevgeny Fundler, who was previously CLO at agtech business Benson Hill, replaces Eric Fencl