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Jones Day elevates 33 to partner in latest promotions class
London ties with New York and LA for most promotions with four new partners each
Simpson Thacher appoints 59 to partnership in record promotions round
New York accounts for more than two-thirds of promotions, with women making up 47% of the class
Pérez-Llorca promotes 12 to partner, names new London chief
Corporate-focused round sees promotions across Spain, Mexico and Colombia as corporate partner José Luis Romeu named successor to longtime London head Álvaro Ramírez de Haro
Asset tokenisation business Securitize hires PayPal lawyer as GC
Jerome Roche was previously legal head for digital assets at the payments giant
CMS expands Harvey AI rollout to 7,000-plus lawyers
Law firm says software has saved its lawyers on average 118 hours per year
Ropes & Gray appoints ex-Meta exec as head of AI strategy
Gretchen Greene appointed chief of artificial intelligence strategy to accelerate the firm’s use of the technology
UK prime minister’s former military assistant named as next Bar Council CEO
Jim Morris, a former Royal Marine, will replace Malcolm Cree in March
Sidley Austin adds 29 to partnership in latest promotions round
Latest cohort drops from 38 a year ago, though women make up roughly half of promotions again
Transatlantic boutique dishes out ‘Cravath scale’-topping associate bonuses
Pallas Partners is awarding a maximum possible payout of $232k to associates and counsel on both sides of the Atlantic
Christian Dior legal director joins Luxury Law Alliance board
Benedicte Bayi-Mathijsen joins brands including Burberry, Charlotte Tilbury, Louis Vuitton, Rosewood Hotels, Marc Jacobs, L’Oreal, Manolo Blahnik and PVH Corp
Fifty-one partners appointed in Norton Rose Fulbright’s class of 2026
Number of promotions decreases from 56 last year, though proportion of women grows to 51%
Trio of US biotech companies appoint legal chiefs amid venture funding recovery
Sudo Biosciences, PepGen and Tonix Pharmaceuticals all recruit experienced biotech specialists
Brodies launches Leeds office following merger with local firm Barton Legal
Deal adds eight lawyer team, including veteran construction partner Bill Barton
Fastcase and Alexi in legal dispute over licensing agreement
Clio-owned Fastcase alleges Alexi breached terms of licensing agreement to build rival legal data platform
Dentons rekindles Dacheng relationship with Hong Kong association
Move follows two firms severing formal ties in 2023 over concerns about Chinese regulations