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Former UK prime minister David Cameron in talks to join DLA Piper
Ex-PM in ‘discussions’ for advisory role relating to geopolitical risk
HSF teams up with Kramer ahead of merger for London reinsurance IPO
Willkie Farr and Latham also called in for Third Point Investors’ proposed all-share combination with Malibu Life Reinsurance and re-IPO
US’s second largest bookstore chain Books-A-Million hires second GC in a year
Former Books-A-Million GC Catherine Hogewood returns just 11 months after it appointed Courtney Adair to the role
Ashurst hives off seven-partner Canberra office to Australian firm
Team’s exit for Thomson Geer result of Ashurst scaling back work for Australian government
Cleary to shutter Frankfurt office after 34 years
Closure follows departure of senior partners from shrinking office in recent years
Temu enters anti-counterfeiting alliance alongside Apple and Chanel
Coalition enlists e-retailer as founding council member and EU proposes plans to introduce €2 flat fee on small packages
Bird & Bird to open office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Firm opens 34th global office in kingdom’s hot legal market as it targets €1bn in revenue
Ex-A&O leaders launch consultancy for PE investment in law
Wim Dejonghe and David Morley launch eponymous firm following record PE investment in UK legal sector last year
CAT approves £200m Mastercard settlement amid bitter funding dispute
‘Largest consumer settlement through the English courts’ brings decade-long interchange fee battle to a close
A&O Shearman rehires M&A partner from Skadden to boost London deals team
George Knighton returns after just under six years at US rival in the capital
PE-backed Lawfront scoops up sixth regional UK firm
Legal services group eyes £150m turnover as it marks largest acquisition to date with South West law firm Trethowans
House of Lords demands more protection for copyright holders against AI
Pressure grows for greater transparency around how AI models use copyrighted works
Norton Rose Fulbright hires arbitration partner from Howard Kennedy in London
Duncan Bagshaw brings expertise in energy and Africa-related disputes
London’s Commercial Courts see Russian rebound and surge in UAE disputes
Portland report highlights record number of litigants originating from outside the UK and EU
Norton Rose Fulbright adds projects team from Eversheds in Paris
Incoming team is led by partners Sindhura Swaminathan and Olivier Le Bars