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Snapchat-owner Snap taps Munger Tolles again for latest GC
Zachary Briers replaces Michael O’Sullivan, who also previously worked at Munger Tolles
Clifford Chance to cut back office roles as AI use takes hold
UK firm to axe up to 50 roles according to Financial Times report, citing increased use of AI among factors driving change
Mayer Brown elevates 36 to partner in latest promotions round
Latest intake is down from 39 in 2024 but overall promotions including counsel are 12% higher
‘Setting the tone at the highest level’: IBA honours human rights and pro bono award winners
Ceremony in Toronto recognised achievements by lawyers from Singapore and Egypt, while a Nigerian lawyer won the IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
Osborne Clarke appoints new senior partner for UK LLP
Bristol office head Lara Burch to take helm on 1 January 2026, succeeding Peter Clough
Willkie promotes 30 to partner in London-heavy round
Seven London promotions boosts Willkie’s partner bench in the city by 25%
Pogust Goodhead recruits MoFo partner to lead Mariana litigation after landmark victory
Morrison Foerster’s former London head of litigation Jonathan Wheeler to oversee development of mammoth case into damages phase
‘It’s a scale game now’: Ashurst has finally ended its decades-long search for a willing US merger partner
Victoria Basham assesses the prospects of the third substantial transatlantic law firm merger deal to be unveiled in less than three years
‘I’ve been driven by a desire to fix things’: TrialView’s founder on start-up’s next steps
Boosted by a £3m investment, barrister turned legaltech entrepreneur Stephen Dowling is targeting US expansion
UAE’s MusicNation hires USPTO lawyer as first GC
Former USPTO Middle East IP attache Aisha Salem-Howey joins music rights business in Abu Dhabi
Biopharma research business Fortrea hires veteran in-house pharma counsel as GC
Agnieszka Gallagher succeeds Stillman Hanson, who is leaving the company
Eversheds makes twin banking and finance hire in Dubai from King & Spalding
Mike Rainey and Asal Saghari both join as partners to grow firm’s Middle East footprint
Hogan Lovells, NRF guide merger to form UK’s largest listed infrastructure investment firm
Carey Olsen also acts in HICL Infrastructure’s £5.3bn merger with The Renewables Infrastructure Group
Women GCs network The Eagle Club calls on employers to improve support for IVF treatment
New report offers guidelines and policy considerations to help employees impacted by fertility treatment
Wellness franchisor Xponential Fitness hires legal chief from European Wax Center
Gavin O’Connor brought in to replace CLO Andrew Hagopian