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Dechert hires private equity partner from Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC in London
Jarlath Pratt returns to private practice after more than a decade working in-house
US renewables company Green Plains taps Lindsay Corporation for next legal head
Ryan Loneman joins as GC, replacing Michelle Mapes who stood down from her CLO role in December
Divergent global employment regulations weigh on cross-border businesses – study
Hogan Lovells’ employment report highlights growing differences in workforce protections, DEI and AI usage globally
Womble expands into Albany and Cleveland with 36-member consumer financial services team
Incoming group, which includes 11 partners, is joining from soon-to-be defunct firm McGlinchey Stafford
Disbarment of high-profile KC for sexual misconduct may spur ‘behavioural change’
High Court’s decision to uphold ruling against Jo Sidhu has wider implications for profession, commentators say
Forever chemicals may be next corporate class action risk – report
Ben Rigby examines if public concern about forever chemicals will trigger a wave of class action litigation
Gibson Dunn hires Freshfields’ Spanish M&A head to open in Madrid
Armando Albarrán will help expand Gibson Dunn’s transactional platform in Europe
Saks Global taps Willkie and Haynes Boone in US bankruptcy filing
Just a year after Saks’s $2.7bn acquisition of Neiman Marcus, the filing reflects broader challenges for traditional brick-and-mortar luxury retail
Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle elevates HR chief to legal head role
Ilene Eskenazi previously held top legal roles at Petco, Boardriders and Red Bull North America
Norton Rose Fulbright appoints Peter Scott as EMEAPAC managing partner for third term
Scott was first elected as EMEA managing partner in 2020 and again in 2023, with the role now also covering the Asia Pacific region
Quinn Emanuel’s London office posts record revenue in 2025
Turnover rises 3% to £227m, while profit jumps 7% to £153m
Skadden hires Latham’s former global arbitration co-chair in London
Sophie Lamb KC becomes Skadden’s second high-profile European partner hire in as many days
Freshfields rebuilds Germany PE bench with Kirkland partner hire, promotions
UK firm hires Florian Sippel and promotes three to partner just weeks after four senior private equity partners defected to Latham & Watkins
‘I will represent the Bar with courage and kindness’: new Bar Council chair Kirsty Brimelow KC
Bar Council chair outlines priorities for her year in office during inaugural speech
Former Freshfields co-managing partner defects to Skadden in Brussels
Competition lawyer Rafique Bachour said he was stepping down from co-managing partner role back in July