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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‘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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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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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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Ashurst Perkins Coie debuts in Houston with Bracewell duo

Transatlantic firm marks first office launch since its creation in June, targeting energy and infrastructure work

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Gibson Dunn taps Freshfields for arbitration heavyweight in Singapore

Nicholas Lingard joins as practice co-chair, marking Gibson Dunn’s third partner hire from Freshfields in Singapore in less than a year

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The economics of reputation

Reputation is more than a messaging or communication exercise; it is a business asset, writes Vinson & Elkins chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg

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Stephenson Harwood announces CEO change amid Taylor Wessing talks

Banking head James Linforth will replace Eifion Morris at the start of next year

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Growing regulatory burden tops challenges for global compliance professionals – study

A third of CCOs point to new regulatory requirements as biggest challenge in next two years, according to KPMG survey

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Microsoft targets legal AI market with launch of specialist Copilot tools

More than 20 legal AI skills and partnerships with Harvey and Legora bring specialist capabilities into Microsoft 365

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UK sports boutique becomes latest law firm to take PE investment

Centrefield, which counts Manchester United and Manchester City among its clients, said it would use the investment from Palatine to fund international expansion

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Womble adds five-lawyer financial litigation team in Boston, New York from K&L Gates

Three partners move over in Boston, K&L Gates’ second team exit in the city this year after cutting non-lawyer jobs across the firm

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White & Case promotes 47 to partner in biggest round since 2022

London office sees the most promotions with 10, though the US accounts for 40% of new partners

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The economics of reputation

Reputation is more than a messaging or communication exercise; it is a business asset, writes Vinson & Elkins chief communications officer Allan Schoenberg

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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

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Star partners: Is it really only about the money?

As lateral hiring reaches new heights and guarantees pass $40m, Lexington’s Moray McLaren argues that the real choice facing partnerships is not how much to pay their stars, but what it really means to be a co-owner

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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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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

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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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