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US private equity firm AE Industrial hires McDermott partner as first GC
Matthew Friendly leaves McDermott after 11 years, taking up his first in-house role
Reed Smith unveils Atlanta office launch after 13-partner raid on Morris Manning & Martin
Two former Greenberg Traurig shareholders are also joining the new office which will target corporate and finance work
Greenberg Traurig hires teams from McDermott and life sciences boutique for Munich debut
Five lawyers join from McDermott and four from Ehlers Ehlers & Partners for base focused on private equity, healthcare and life sciences work
Elevate acquires 500-strong Sagacious IP
Leading alternative legal services provider makes third acquisition in nine months
A&O Shearman, Slaughters shepherd American Axle’s £1.16bn acquisition of UK car parts group Dowlais
Cravath also called in for deal that continues exodus of companies from London Stock Exchange
AI-related filings drive increase in US securities class action lawsuits in 2024
Plaintiffs filed 225 lawsuits in total last year, up from 215 in 2023, Cornerstone and Stanford Law School study finds
US firms grew revenue by 12.5% in bumper 2024
Billing rate hikes and transactional practices drive growth as Am Law 50 firms leave smaller rivals trailing, according to report by Wells Fargo
Value of ALSP market climbs to $28.5bn
Growth in demand for alternative legal services far outpaces traditional law firm segment, according to Thomson Reuters
Spotify to seek new legal head after GC announces plan to step down
Eve Konstan will leave the streaming platform this week after almost five years
McDermott Will & Emery adds arbitration partner from Curtis in London
Milo Molfa is the firm’s 11th lateral hire in the past 12 months
HSF hits Orrick for 10-lawyer Germany corporate team
Team led by Orrick’s former Germany managing partner moves over in Düsseldorf
CMA’s problems ‘greater than one man’ - competition lawyers reflect on ousting of regulator's chair
UK government cites pro-growth agenda as Competition and Markets Authority chair Marcus Bokkerink resigns
Fish & Richardson debuts in Chicago
Former Jenner life sciences co-chair Louis Fogel to head IP heavyweight’s new base
IP bodies urge UPC to reconsider ban on in-house lawyers appearing before it
Unified Patent Court’s Court of Appeal will decide whether to uphold first-instance decision
Morgan Lewis builds in London with partner hires from Baker McKenzie, Akin
Competition lawyer Paul Johnson joins from Baker McKenzie as structured finance lawyer Dasha Sobornova moves over from Akin