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Regional powerhouse Knights steps up South East expansion with £27m Moore Barlow deal
Listed regional firm will add 160 legal professionals to its ranks with acquisition of target’s commercial and private wealth business lines
Harvey enters into partnership with AI legal drafting platform Avvoka
Collaboration will enable Avvoka users to draft within Harvey’s AI platform
Moore & Van Allen to debut in DC with hires from Seyfarth, Haynes & Boone
Elite Southeast firm targets government contracts work as it opens fifth office
Quartet of firms steer Madison Air’s $5.6bn acquisition of German fan-maker ebm-papst
Paul Hastings, Kirkland & Ellis and Hengeler Mueller guide Madison Air as Milbank advises ebm-papst’s owner families
Elevate acquires US legal work-management platform start-up Lupl
Target was backed by CMS, Cooley and Rajah & Tann Asia
Pinsents’ revenue tops £700m but PEP falls by 7%
UK firm says it has focused on lateral hires, tech and international expansion as revenue climbs 3.3% to £703m
US church management software provider Ministry Brands hires GC from Reach
Chris Wassenaar replaces Renee McDonough, who joined One Identity in May
DWF closes Saudi Arabia office
UK firm set up its regional headquarters in kingdom in 2021 as part of Saudi economic diversification drive
Legaltech giant Harvey launches next-generation AI platform
Harvey II brings together features including personalisation tool Memory
US energy business Centuri Holdings hires former Berry president as legal chief
Danielle Hunter replaces Jason Wilcock as chief legal and administrative officer
Law Society of Singapore faces pressure to release audit reports after closed-door members’ meeting
Society cites confidentiality assurances as minister backs disclosure of redacted investigation material
Barnes & Thornburg adds dozen-strong healthcare team from K&L Gates in Raleigh
Group is led by partners Kelsey Jernigan and John Lawrence
Squire Patton Boggs boosts insolvency practice with New York partner hire
Oksana Lashko joins from Morrison Foerster amid wider investment in global restructuring team
SRA issues AI hallucination warning after 42 reports of potential misuse
Warning references high-profile Pinsent Masons case that prompted firm to self-report to SRA
Knights expands Thames Valley footprint with THP Solicitors acquisition
Deal worth £4m adds 30 legal experts to firm’s Reading office