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Cooley recruits Ashurst tech M&A co-head in London
Jonathan Cohen will support US firm’s venture capital offering in the UK
Taylor Wessing reports record revenue as UK PEP pushes past £1m
Anglo-German firm grows topline 10% to £526.2m as UK PEP hits £1.1m
Brodies reports 15th consecutive year of revenue growth as PEP hits £885k
Leading Scottish independent hands out firmwide bonus as turnover grows 11% to £126.7m
UK IPO proposes new court route to cut SEP licensing costs
New Rate Determination Track at IPEC would aim to increase transparency and provide affordable benchmark rates for standard essential patents
US quantum computing business IonQ hires Quinn Emanuel partner as CLO
Paul Dacier is replacing Stacey Giamalis, who is leaving the company for new opportunities
Paul Hastings raids Latham for finance partner duo in New York
Firm hails ‘stellar reputation’ of Corey Wright, who is joining with long-time colleague Lisa Collier
Delayed judgments scrutinised as Court of Appeal rejects Phones 4U collusion claims against mobile operators
UK appeal led by Quinn Emanuel was partly based on a 15-month delay in the handing down of the High Court decision
‘Blistering’ EU report calls for copyright reform to combat large-scale AI data training
Study commissioned by European Parliament highlights ‘legal mismatch’ between AI training practices and current law
Linklaters recruits eight-lawyer restructuring team in Paris from top French boutique Darrois
Group led by partner François Kopf, who joins as global chair of restructuring and insolvency
Signature makes twin London partner hire to launch white-collar crime practice
Mark Beardsworth joins from Goodwin and Duncan Grieve arrives from Cadwalader
Latham and BCLP advise on Ulta Beauty’s acquisition of UK high street chain Space NK
Deal creates an opportunity for Ulta Beauty to enter the growing UK beauty market
Freshfields builds US M&A momentum with lead role on Merck’s $10bn Verona deal
US pharma giant turns to Freshfields as Latham counsels London-based Verona
AI boom fuelling surge in intangible asset investment, says WIPO
Intangible assets are increasingly attracting investment over tangibles
Blockchain tech provider Marinade Labs hires inaugural GC from BlockFi
Zalika Headley appointed for her digital assets legal, regulatory and compliance expertise
Withers promotes 16 partners in global round as US dominates
Expanded round sees firm achieve 50:50 gender split