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Pérez-Llorca grows revenue 33% to record €165m
Results follow Spanish firm’s landmark merger with 100-lawyer Mexican firm in 2024
CMS merges with Hong Kong alliance firm
Tie-up to create 40-lawyer practice contrasts with wider scaling back of China operations by large international law firms
European CLOs see responsibilities grow beyond legal advice, ACC study finds
Almost three-quarters of European CLOs now oversee multiple corporate functions
Lobbying over UK government’s Gen AI copyright plans reaches fever pitch
Lawyers, publishers and top musicians all had their say on closing day of consultation on use of copyrightable material to train AI models
UK Arbitration Act receives royal assent to legal sector approval
Members of arbitration community welcome new law which aims to bring 1996 act up to date
The £14bn class action claim that dwindled to £200m: profession reflects on landmark Mastercard settlement
Ben Rigby reports on controversial resolution of eight-year, headline-grabbing battle over credit card fees
Gunnercooke enters Chicago with ex-FisherBroyles team
Five corporate and transactions partners join to open platform firm’s second US office
Reed Smith makes partner raids on quintet of firms to launch in Denver
Firm adds 10 new partners from Akerman, Brownstein, Dentons, Foley Hoag and Greenberg Traurig
Paul Hastings hires Latham partner in Boston to co-head new global tech transactions practice
Sarah Gagan will team up with New York-based Amir Ghavi who joined from Fried Frank earlier this month
Freshfields adds Latham M&A partner for Boston debut
Matthew Goulding joins to launch London-based firm’s fourth US office
DWF taps Kennedys for partner quartet in London
Arrival of group led by Kennedys’ marine practice head follows large team hires in Australia and Canada
CAT approves Mastercard’s £200m class action settlement over credit card fees
Decision follows bid by claim’s funder to scupper deal struck with lead claimant Walter Merricks
Greeting cards giant Hallmark promotes deputy GC to legal chief role
Erin Kobler will replace Jill Marchant, who is leaving the company
Gibson Dunn adds DLA Piper investment funds co-chair in London
James O’Donnell joins alongside of counsel Hannah Watson Fanin as US firm builds on City investment funds practice
Latham elects 19 counsel to partner in latest promotions round
Round follows Los Angeles giant promoting 24 associates to partner in January