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Vinson & Elkins makes trio of US partner hires from Kirkland & Ellis and Baker Botts
New recruits include funds partners Samuel Francis and Reed Schuster and finance lawyer Caitlin Lawrence
Weil, Slaughter and May guide Advent’s £4.4bn Spectris takeover
Weil advises Advent as Slaughters acts for Spectris in one of the biggest recent takeovers of a London-listed business
Shoosmiths’ PEP passes £1m milestone in record year
Strong performance across corporate, litigation and real estate fuels 30% profit per equity partner growth against 5% revenue increase to £217.2m
‘Back to the drawing board’: City lawyers criticise HMRC efforts to curb tax avoidance
City of London Law Society among legal professional bodies to speak out against HMRC consultation on addressing promoters of marketed tax avoidance schemes
Legal profession marks six years of Women in Law Pledge
Law Society, Bar Council and CILEX reflect on progress and renew calls for gender equality in the profession
HSF Kramer hires partner from Ashurst to head up real estate disputes team
Experienced commercial real estate lawyer Alison Hardy joins newly merged firm in London
AI platform Genesys to promote GC to CLO role as veteran legal chief steps down
Allen Chiu will replace Jim René, who has been CLO since Genesys was sold by Alcatel-Lucent in 2012
LexisNexis and AI platform Harvey strike legaltech partnership deal
Strategic alliance will allow Harvey users to tap into LexisNexis’s AI-assisted legal content
Baker McKenzie boosts London private equity team with partner hire from Latham
Funds specialist Nick Benson arrives after 11 years at Latham & Watkins
Group of four former US federal enforcers set up antitrust plaintiff boutique
Simonsen Sussman co-founded by three ex-FTC lawyers and DOJ attorney
Withers expands Singapore disputes practice with key hire from Simmons & Simmons
Partner Mohammed Reza joins as head of international arbitration at Withers’ affiliated Singapore practice
US Appeals court upends $300m jury verdict against Apple for SEP infringement
Court found that the format of the verdict form was flawed
Akin makes second double partner hire in Chicago from Mayer Brown
Arrival of Joshua La Vigne and Jessica Pan follows hire of Wendy Dobson Gallegos and Jason Wagenmaker last month
Greenberg Traurig boosts employment coverage with quintet of hires in Milan and London
Incoming lawyers include shareholders Giuseppe Bulgarini d’Elci and Virginia Allen
‘Underscores the integrity and reliability of the UK courts’: Lawyers reflect on Russian aviation ruling
Lawyers have responded to the Russian Aviation insurance judgment, the effects of which will be felt beyond the immediate dispute involving lessors and insurers, writes Ben Rigby