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Fastcase and Alexi in legal dispute over licensing agreement

Clio-owned Fastcase alleges Alexi breached terms of licensing agreement to build rival legal data platform

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Dentons rekindles Dacheng relationship with Hong Kong association

Move follows two firms severing formal ties in 2023 over concerns about Chinese regulations

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Latham hires four-partner private equity team from Freshfields in Germany

Defecting team includes Freshfields’ former continental Europe managing partner, Markus Paul

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Lord Chancellor chairs first panel meeting to promote ‘hidden super-power’ of English law

David Lammy brings together experts from across the profession to identify UK legal sector growth opportunities

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Trio of Swiss firms advise on L’Oréal’s increased stake in Galderma

Switzerland’s Bär & Karrer, Niederer Kraft Frey and Homburger advised with Ropes & Gray providing antitrust counsel

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‘Different strategic horizons’: King & Wood Mallesons to split

Chinese and Australian partnerships to operate under independent brands from 31 March 2026

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Cravath, Latham, guide Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros

Cahill and Cleary also score roles advising in bid intended to beat out rival Netflix

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Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway appoints first GC

Michael O’Sullivan joins from Snap as Buffett plans to step down as CEO this year

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Forsters debuts in Middle East with first office launch outside London

New Abu Dhabi office will be led by private client partner James Brockhurst

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Linklaters advises on Unilever’s Magnum Ice Cream Company demerger

Spin off comes amid legal dispute between Magnum brand Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever

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Kirkland continues litigation hiring spree with Orrick mass tort chiefs

Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley latest of more than 150 hires into Chicago giant’s litigation practice this year

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Farrer & Co appoints new head of AI

Oliver Jeffcott, who joins from Macfarlanes, will initially focus on helping lawyers “understand the use cases” for AI

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Twenty Essex adds two experienced juniors to expand shipping and insurance coverage

Stephen Du joins from 7KBW and Clementine Makower returns to the Bar from Nordisk

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US tech giant Apple raids Meta for its next GC

Jennifer Newstead will take over from Kate Adams in March next year

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