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

Swedish legal AI startup’s valuation rockets by more than $3bn in just seven months as it says US is now its largest market by revenue

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Blank Rome adds two-partner commodities, finance team in New York from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Partners Christopher Doyle and Marvin Goldstein join with two senior counsels in hire Blank Rome said boosted its offering in energy work

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Haynes Boone boosts London ranks with second partner hire this month

Derivatives partner Chris Acton joins from Macfarlanes, following Linton Bloomberg’s arrival from Reed Smith last week

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TerraLex appoints former Norton Rose Fulbright collaboration chief as CEO

Darryl Cross succeeds Terri Pepper, who is stepping down after more than a decade at the international law firm network

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Fox Corporation lines up deputy GC as replacement for outgoing legal chief

Nicholas Trutanich will succeed Adam Ciongoli, who is stepping down after three years as chief legal and policy officer

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Federal consumer protection disputes hit 10-year high in 2025 - study

Lawsuits jumped 31% last year, with 2026 on pace to surpass those levels, according to Lex Machina

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Mills & Reeve among founding partners of women’s health business accreditation scheme

FemTick initiative is designed to recognise service providers who support the women’s health economy

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US mass action start-up Chariot Claims raises $10m in Series A funding round

Financing to ‘take on the Goliath megacorps’ as mass arbitration and action activity gathers pace

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Wachtell, Covington, Davis Polk in for Salesforce’s $5.7bn Braze acquisition

Wachtell and Covington & Burling guide Salesforce with Davis Polk across the table for Braze in deal that deepens software giant’s AI push

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National US firm Wood Smith Henning & Berman inks private equity deal

Mid-market PE firm Charlesbank Capital Partners invests in insurance defence specialist at $700m valuation according to the Financial Times

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Snell & Wilmer hires partner quartet from Pérez-Llorca for Mexico City launch

Incoming team is led by Mexico City managing partner José Rivero

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‘It makes us curious’: The enduring appeal of law firm tech incubators

A decade after law firms embraced tech incubators, A&O Shearman, Slaughter and May and Cuatrecasas reflect on their benefits, even as Slaughters reassesses its approach amid the AI boom.

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US e-discovery specialist Lineal acquires Swiss consultancy Forentec

Deal strengthens Lineal’s EMEA presence and expands its digital investigation capabilities

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Skadden adds second Freshfields partner to Brussels competition team this year

Merit Olthoff joins January arrival Rafique Bachour at Skadden’s Brussels office as US firm invests in antitrust talent

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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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