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Reed Smith grows in Germany with three-partner corporate team from Dentons
Partner trio join in Munich alongside three further lawyers to boost US firm’s transactions capabilities
US biopharma company Avalyn Pharma hires Freshfields’ global head of life sciences as GC
Adam Golden joins the drug-maker as it moves closer to becoming a publicly-traded company
LexisNexis-owner RELX agrees to acquire French legal AI platform Doctrine
Acquisition would complement LexisNexis’s existing legal AI offering in Europe
Bird & Bird promotes 19 to partner in latest promotions round
Women make up 26% of this year’s cohort, with the employment and IP practices seeing the most promotions
Former Berwin Leighton Paisner head Neville Eisenberg launches consultancy firm
ClarityX Advisory sets out to help law firms during unprecedented period of disruption
Kirkland, Skadden, Freshfields guide €29.4bn deal for Germany’s TK Elevator
Finnish firms Hannes Snellman and Roschier also score roles in deal that marks one of Europe’s largest takeovers in recent years
US IP software specialist Anaqua acquires European rival Patrix
Second acquisition in 12 months hands Anaqua a “well-served, loyal customer base”
Kirkland lures top City dealmaker from Paul Weiss
Will Aitken-Davies joined Paul Weiss as head of European M&A in 2023 as part of US firm's headline-grabbing London buildout
Akin re-hires restructuring partner trio from Weil in London
Team is led by Neil Devaney, who returns as head of London financial restructuring
GCs boardroom influence grows as remit expands beyond legal matters – study
KPMG survey finds most global GCs are now called on to advise on non-legal issues
Winners announced at UK Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2026
Former Law Society of England and Wales president Lubna Shuja among those honoured
Taylor Wessing adds product liability specialist from Cooley in London
Jamie Humphreys will join as a partner in the firm’s disputes team
‘Formalistic and outmoded’: Civil Justice Council calls for reform of solicitors’ costs regime
CJC advocates updating the existing solicitor-client costs system and replacing it with out-of-court settlements
Gibson Dunn strengthens in Paris with investment funds team from Clifford Chance
Seven-strong group includes four partners, led by Xavier Comaills
London boutique Three Points Law hires AI legaltech co-founder and former KPMG Law partner
Usman Wahid, who co-founded AI legal platform VennSpace, will focus on fintech deals