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Nike takes on social media influencer in counterfeiting case

Sportswear giant entitled to an injunction against influencer who has more than a million followers on social media

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UK government urged to reform FDI rules to help boost growth, Freshfields study finds

National Security & Investment Act is too broad, slowing potential deals, according to research undertaken with TheCityUK

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DLA Piper makes up 65 in latest partner promotions round

US sees most promotions in round again dominated by corporate practice

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Czech billionaire Karel Komárek enlists Clifford Chance partner to lead legal team at KKCG

Prague-based David Koláček is a longtime adviser to Komárek, founder of Swiss investment firm KKCG

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Ashurst unveils 20-strong promotions round

Reduced round follows record cohorts over past three years

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Stephenson Harwood elevates 12 to partner in firm’s second largest promotions round

Cohort includes Adam Polonsky, who was part of team working on long-running CAT claim with Visa that settled today

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Freshfields makes up 25 in latest partner promotions round

London gains most new partners in round dominated by disputes and transactions practices

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Kirkland, Mayer Brown act in Boeing’s $10.55bn sale of tech assets to Thoma Bravo

Kirkland counsels Thoma Bravo as Mayer Brown acts for Boeing in deal jet maker says will enable it to focus on core business

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More than a third of world’s top law firms exacerbating climate crisis, study claims

Law Firm Climate Change scorecard shows most firms received D or F grades for their efforts to address global warming

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A&O Shearman rings in first post-merger partner promotions round

Thirty-three make the grade in round that sees M&A and energy practices gain most new partners

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Federal appeals court ruling underlines challenge of securing machine learning-based patents

US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sides with Fox Corp in tussle with AI company over alleged patent infringement

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Baker Donelson opens in New Jersey with 26-lawyer team from Epstein Becker

Healthcare transactions, litigation and real estate group joins to expand US national firm’s footprint into northeast

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Open for business: Court of Appeal greenlights class action against Apple in funder-friendly ruling

Funders backing class actions entitled to share of damages before their distribution to claimants

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Dentons promotes 10 to partnership in latest UK, Ireland and Middle East round

UK dominates round, though total regional cohort is down from 12 in 2024

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BrewDog-backer TSG Consumer hires former Gibson Dunn lawyer as first CLO

Sean Sullivan joins from wine business Duckhorn, one of TSG Consumer’s portfolio companies

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