Wilson Sonsini, Freshfields land key roles in Anthropic IPO

Wilson Sonsini acts for Anthropic as Freshfields guides underwriters, with Orrick, Cleary and Cravath also involved

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US private insurance broker Lockton promotes deputy to CLO role

Sara Romine will succeed Trey Humphrey, who is stepping aside after 26 years

• 15h

NAV lending for family offices: a lender’s view of structure, collateral and cross-border friction

Alex Branton, chief investment officer of Nodem Capital, discusses why family offices and private market funds are looking to NAV loans to turn long-term private markets investments into liquidity without selling those assets

• 22h

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NautaDutilh launches in-house legaltech development platform Bluefield

Lawyers and software engineers will team up on the initiative, which is led by new partner hire Elgar Weijtmans

• 23h

Law Society of Singapore fills seven council seats following contested election

Drew & Napier chairman Jimmy Yim SC and Legis Point founder Samuel Chacko among successful candidates

• 16h

IP and the enduring value of India’s luxury Ayurveda market

Remfry & Sagar’s Bisman Kaur discusses India’s luxury Ayurvedic traditions, IP ownership and how brands can create, protect and scale valuable assets

• 20h

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader links up with Cambridge University for senior leadership programme

Initiative is aimed at developing the firm’s next generation of leaders

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Honigman debuts in Boston with Womble Bond patent trio

Detroit-founded firm hones in on life sciences work as it opens ninth US office

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Former Rouse managing director co-launches AI-powered trademark protection platform Patentir

Patentir’s AI tech is designed to help businesses with trademark guidance, prosecution and management

• 1d

Weil’s incoming leader pulls out of role amid partner departures

Ramona Nee was due to become Weil’s executive partner in January but has told the firm she will not take the role and has held talks with other firms, according to the Financial Times

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Bermuda arbitration centre partners with Toronto’s Arbitration Place ahead of launch

Partnership will help strengthen Bermuda’s position as a ‘sophisticated, accessible and globally connected’ dispute resolution hub

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader announces ‘next phase’ of AI strategy

Newly merged law firm creates specialist AI board and signs agreements with rival start-ups Harvey and Legora

• 2d

Four London lawyers make the grade in Latham partner promotions round

Private equity and M&A duo made up alongside tax and banking lawyers as part of 36-strong global cohort

• 4d

AI shopping assistant Minty hires former MeldCX CLO as next legal chief

Barbara Sinsley joins as chief legal and privacy officer, a role she previously held at MeldCX

• 4d

Authentic Brands hires Fox M&A lawyer as CLO

Clément Smadja replaces Jay Dubiner, who is stepping down after more than a decade in the role

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Privilege, privacy and discoverability in agentic AI environments

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Legora raises $550m at $8.8bn valuation in latest funding round

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Raft of firms guide Qiagen’s $10.8bn take-private acquisition by Sweden’s EQT

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Economic pressures, US tariffs push Canadian businesses to make workforce changes – study

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Four London lawyers make the grade in Latham partner promotions round

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Weil’s incoming leader pulls out of role amid partner departures

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• Bisman Kaur
• Remfry & Sagar

IP and the enduring value of India’s luxury Ayurveda market

Remfry & Sagar’s Bisman Kaur discusses India’s luxury Ayurvedic traditions, IP ownership and how brands can create, protect and scale valuable assets

• 20h

• Alex Branton
• Nodem Capital

NAV lending for family offices: a lender’s view of structure, collateral and cross-border friction

Alex Branton, chief investment officer of Nodem Capital, discusses why family offices and private market funds are looking to NAV loans to turn long-term private markets investments into liquidity without selling those assets

• 22h

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• Kinstellar

How the war in Ukraine has created a new field of legal practice

Daniel Bilak, managing partner of Kinstellar’s Kyiv office, considers the legal specialism emerging from Ukraine’s front line

• 5d

• Liam Colley
• Cornerstone Research

Economic experts and instructing lawyers before the CAT – the path ahead

As the Competition Appeal Tribunal intensifies its scrutiny of economic evidence, Cornerstone Research’s Liam Colley emphasises the importance of experts and instructing lawyers having a relationship that welcomes challenge and puts analytical rigour at the heart of the case

• 5d

Law Over Borders Comparative Guides

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Corporate Tax and Tax Controversy Law Guide

Sep 2026 30 Jurisdictions David W. Chodikoff

Corporate taxation is rapidly evolving as governments strengthen enforcement and reshape international tax rules. This comparative guide provides concise, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction analysis of key...

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International Fraud & Asset Tracing Law Guide

Oct 2026 23 Jurisdictions Wendy Lin, Jessica Lee

As fraud and asset recovery disputes increasingly span multiple jurisdictions, a clear understanding of the legal tools available across borders is essential. This guide provides a comparative analysi...

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Revisiting global contract templates in Brazil: what luxury brands should know

Stocche Forbes lawyers Flavia Câmara e Castro and Thiago Porto Ribeiro explain how international luxury brands can adjust global contract templates in Brazil to preserve commercial structures and ensure they work as intended locally

• 2w

Luxury brands brace for workforce shift as new UK employment regulations take hold

The UK’s Employment Rights Act is ushering in the most substantial change to employment law in a generation. For luxury retailers, proactive preparation will be key to compliance, write Pinsent Masons lawyers Kate Dodd and Alyce McNaughton

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Luxury collaborations: the contracts behind successful brand partnerships

Behind the apparent simplicity of luxury collaborations, Stocche Forbes lawyers Flavia Câmara e Castro and Thiago Porto Ribeiro explore the network of commercial decisions that need to be reflected in the contract

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‘That investigative instinct still drives a lot of what I do today’: Alibaba’s Matthew Bassiur

Luxury Law Awards winner talks about his investigative instinct, technology literacy, the importance of mastering the fundamentals and building a broad toolkit

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