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Withers names private client disputes partner as new chair

Withers names private client disputes partner as new chair

Paul Hewitt to succeed Justine Markovitz at helm of private client powerhouse on 1 July 2025

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US nuclear power innovator Terrestrial Energy hires GC ahead of public listing

US nuclear power innovator Terrestrial Energy hires GC ahead of public listing

Brian Romanzo joins from franchising consultancy REP’M Group

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Pérez-Llorca furthers LatAm ambitions with landmark Colombia merger

Pérez-Llorca furthers LatAm ambitions with landmark Colombia merger

Tie-up with 120-lawyer Gómez-Pinzón marks first merger between two leading firms in the Iberian Peninsula and Colombia

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Eversheds Sutherland to launch new ‘fully integrated’ Irish practice after local arm’s talks with William Fry break down

Eversheds Sutherland to launch new ‘fully integrated’ Irish practice after local arm’s talks with William Fry break down

Up to 20 partners are likely to join new Eversheds Sutherland arm for expected September launch

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April 13 2019: Image taken of Aldgate Tower at 2 Leman Street, London E1 8FA. Aldgate station was not busy as this was taken on a weekday late afternoon.

City lawyers raise ‘overregulation’ fears over LSB’s enforcement action against SRA

City of London Law Society warns unprecedented move prompted by collapse of Axiom Ince risks ‘undermining’ legal market’s competitiveness

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UK GCs say they will keep more work in-house as cost pressures bite – study

UK GCs say they will keep more work in-house as cost pressures bite – study

GenAI adoption also likely to prompt a greater shift to value-based billing, according to Thomson Reuters report

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Kirkland & Ellis adds M&A partner trio in Boston from Skadden

Kirkland & Ellis adds M&A partner trio in Boston from Skadden

Rainmaker Graham Robinson joins with two more partners and around 15 associates

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Bar Standards Board announces about-face on diversity and inclusion proposal

Bar Standards Board announces about-face on diversity and inclusion proposal

Plan to require barristers to advance DE&I ditched amid claims it lacked clarity and would be unenforceable

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Birds flying over India Gate, New Delh

CMS adds top Indian firm to network ahead of market liberalisation

Tie-up with 400-lawyer Induslaw follows Bar Council India amending rules to allow foreign lawyers to practise in India for the first time

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‘Absurd’: Judge overturns executive order against WilmerHale

‘Absurd’: Judge overturns executive order against WilmerHale

Ruling follows similar orders against Perkins Coie and Jenner & Block being struck down earlier this month

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Children’s book publishing giant Scholastic appoints first new GC in 17 years

Children’s book publishing giant Scholastic appoints first new GC in 17 years

Senior counsel Chris Lick is promoted to top job ahead of Andrew Hedden’s retirement

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‘Uniquely harmful’: Judge overturns executive order against Jenner & Block

‘Uniquely harmful’: Judge overturns executive order against Jenner & Block

Jenner pledges to continue to ‘fiercely advocate for our clients’

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Kirkland adds 13-partner litigation team from King & Spalding

Kirkland adds 13-partner litigation team from King & Spalding

Chicago giant continues litigation hiring spree as mass torts and product liability team joins across US

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Washington DC with a view of the Capitol Building

Four Paul Weiss litigation partners leave to form new firm

Prominent Democratic lawyer Karen Dunn among quartet of partners to leave two months after firm cut deal with Trump’s White House

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