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Reed Smith hires A&O Shearman trio across Singapore, Hong Kong
A&O Shearman’s joint Singapore managing partner Tim Beech moves over with newly-minted partner Regina Lui and an associate to boost US firm’s global corporate trust team
Paul Hastings adds two more White & Case partners in energy and infrastructure push
Firm has hired seven partners into the practice across Abu Dhabi, Paris and London since 1 April, six of them from White & Case
Wachtell, Latham advise on $34.5bn mega-deal between Charter and Cox
Deal will create US cable giant and follows Charter’s acquisition of Liberty Media’s broadband business last year
‘A significant development’: India’s legal market liberalisation welcomed by profession
Rule changes mean foreign lawyers and firms will be able to open offices in India and work on corporate matters on a reciprocal basis, as well as in arbitrations
UK retains status quo on IP rights exhaustion
Decision provides clarity and certainty to business following consultation on post-Brexit regime
Photoshop-maker Adobe taps streaming platform Roku for next legal chief
Louise Pentland’s arrival ends search for GC replacement, after Dana Rao left last year
HSF names new executive partner for UK, EMEA ahead of Kramer merger
Jeremy Walden to take the helm of Anglo-Australian firm’s 270-partner UK and EMEA network on 1 June
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative guide to mediation
Law Over Borders Mediation guide, edited by Brown Rudnick’s Jane Colston, features contributions by four general counsel
Hogan Lovells boosts London NQ pay to £140k
Pay bump means Hogan Lovells sits behind only international Magic Circle among UK law firms
SRA seeks budget boost amid surge in investigations work
Solicitors regulator calls for 23% funding increase as growing caseload becomes more complex
Linklaters, Paul Weiss and Sidley called in for Evri’s DHL merger to forge UK delivery giant
Linklaters counsels longtime client DHL as Paul Weiss and Sidley act for Evri
‘Gen AI is about adding value’ – top European law firms share lessons from first wave of projects
Report based on interviews with key figures uncovers extent to which sector is embracing Gen AI
BCLP adds London partners from A&O Shearman, Taylor Wessing
Legacy Shearman & Sterling’s London tax head Simon Letherman joins as corporate finance specialist Lerika Le Grange moves over from Taylor Wessing
Lord Chancellor nominates trio of barristers to replace UK judge on European Court of Human Rights
Nominees include Hugh Mercer KC, Sam Wordsworth KC and Deok Joo Rhee KC
Latham, Willkie Farr guide Coinbase’s $2.9bn Deribit acquisition
Latham advises Coinbase with Willkie across the table in crypto industry’s biggest deal to date