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Withers promotes 16 partners in global round as US dominates
Expanded round sees firm achieve 50:50 gender split
Powell Gilbert launches in Düsseldorf to grow its UPC practice
Office to be led by renowned patent litigator Andreas Kramer, joining from Vossius
Former Sidley, Kirkland practice leaders join recently launched Alvarez & Marsal-linked firm in Hong Kong
Gordon Davidson and Fergus Saurin sign up with Broadfield alongside five more hires across Hong Kong and London
Law Society strikes deal with Italian National Bar in ‘post-Brexit breakthrough’
Memorandum of Understanding sees Italian Bar commit to pushing for introduction of ‘foreign legal consultant’ status in Italy
America’s largest online Asian supermarket Weee! appoints GC from Pivot Bio
Devang Shah fills seat left empty by Thomas Jeon’s departure in 2022
Baker McKenzie hires two former US Department of Justice lawyers in DC
Rod Rosenstein will lead the firm’s US national security practice, while Tim Finley joins as a partner in its antitrust practice
Epiq acquires top UK claims administration business Case Pilots
New York-based Epiq boosts leadership in class action administration in UK and Europe with latest acquisition
A&O Shearman bolsters Italian leveraged finance team with Linklaters partner hire
Diego Esposito joins A&O Shearman in Milan after 17 years at Magic Circle rival
Trio of top M&A firms guide CoreWeave’s $9bn Core Scientific AI acquisition
David Polk and Kirkland & Ellis advise CoreWeave as Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz acts for Core Scientific in deal to meet AI power needs
Weil, Goodwin called in for L’Oréal’s acquisition of Color Wow
Deal strengthens L’Oréal’s professional products portfolio and positions Color Wow for global brand growth
Signature boosts Paris arm with Paul Hastings partner hire
Arrival of Laurent Martinet boosts office’s partner count to seven
Paul Weiss antitrust partner jumps to Paul Hastings in Washington DC
Joshua Soven served at the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission
HFW revenue climbs 8% to £270m against 3% dip in PEP
UK-headquartered firm clocks record year for revenue and profit in third year of sector-focused strategy
Bar Council chair leads calls to address persistent under-representation of Black judges
Annual MoJ diversity report highlights slow progress on ethnic minority representation across legal profession
Court of Appeal endorses revised litigation funding agreements in ‘emphatic boost for funders’
Appeal by Apple, Mastercard, Sony and Visa dismissed following two-day hearing last month