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Wachtell, Covington, Davis Polk in for Salesforce’s $5.7bn Braze acquisition
Wachtell and Covington & Burling guide Salesforce with Davis Polk across the table for Braze in deal that deepens software giant’s AI push
National US firm Wood Smith Henning & Berman inks private equity deal
Mid-market PE firm Charlesbank Capital Partners invests in insurance defence specialist at $700m valuation according to the Financial Times
Snell & Wilmer hires partner quartet from Pérez-Llorca for Mexico City launch
Incoming team is led by Mexico City managing partner José Rivero
‘It makes us curious’: The enduring appeal of law firm tech incubators
A decade after law firms embraced tech incubators, A&O Shearman, Slaughter and May and Cuatrecasas reflect on their benefits, even as Slaughters reassesses its approach amid the AI boom.
US e-discovery specialist Lineal acquires Swiss consultancy Forentec
Deal strengthens Lineal’s EMEA presence and expands its digital investigation capabilities
Skadden adds second Freshfields partner to Brussels competition team this year
Merit Olthoff joins January arrival Rafique Bachour at Skadden’s Brussels office as US firm invests in antitrust talent
Gibson Dunn taps Freshfields for arbitration heavyweight in Singapore
Nicholas Lingard joins as practice co-chair, marking Gibson Dunn’s third partner hire from Freshfields in Singapore in less than a year
Stephenson Harwood announces CEO change amid Taylor Wessing talks
Banking head James Linforth will replace Eifion Morris at the start of next year
Growing regulatory burden tops challenges for global compliance professionals – study
A third of CCOs point to new regulatory requirements as biggest challenge in next two years, according to KPMG survey
Microsoft targets legal AI market with launch of specialist Copilot tools
More than 20 legal AI skills and partnerships with Harvey and Legora bring specialist capabilities into Microsoft 365
UK sports boutique becomes latest law firm to take PE investment
Centrefield, which counts Manchester United and Manchester City among its clients, said it would use the investment from Palatine to fund international expansion
Womble adds five-lawyer financial litigation team in Boston, New York from K&L Gates
Three partners move over in Boston, K&L Gates’ second team exit in the city this year after cutting non-lawyer jobs across the firm
White & Case promotes 47 to partner in biggest round since 2022
London office sees the most promotions with 10, though the US accounts for 40% of new partners
Comtech lines up former Nexxen CLO as next legal chief
Amy Rothstein-Hovey, who initially joins as GC, will succeed Don Walther in CLO role
Solicitors Regulation Authority taps Professional Standards Authority for next chair
Caroline Corby will replace Anna Bradley in November amid drive to restore confidence in the regulator