'You feel you just have to get on with it': two-thirds of women lawyers have considered quitting over wellbeing concerns

Survey of more than 500 women lawyers in England and Wales uncovers widespread burnout, stress and exhaustion

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US AI litigation platform start-up Turbo Law raises $3.8m in pre-seed funding round

Financing led by Revo Capital to expand engineering, go-to market teams and compliance

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Skadden hits Akin for investment management partners across Abu Dhabi, Washington DC

Incoming trio bring partner count in Abu Dhabi office Skadden opened last year to seven

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Global corporate legal spend as a percentage of revenue falls to lowest in six years - study

ACC and Major Lindsey & Africa survey also shows workloads are intensifying

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Travers Smith makes up three in reduced partner promotions round

Top UK independent's smallest round since 2014 sees transactions lawyers made up across finance and funds practices

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AI-native IP firm Lightbringer raises $10m in Series A funding round

Swedish IP start-up will use financing, led by 6 Degrees Capital and Newion, for US expansion

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Freshfields adds private equity partner in Madrid from Pérez-Llorca

Pablo González Mosqueira will lead Madrid private equity team following predecessor’s departure for Gibson Dunn

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Steptoe & Johnson adds LIDW26 co-chair to London disputes team from Clyde & Co

Professor Loukas Mistelis joins as an arbitration partner, marking another high-profile exit from Clyde & Co

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Raft of law firms score roles on Pizza Hut’s $2.7bn sale

Weil, Mayer Brown, Paul Weiss, Greenberg Traurig, Sidley Austin and Fangda Partners advise on two separate Yum Brands disposals

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Former Lord Mayor of London and ex-Lord Chancellor among lawyers recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Alastair King and David Gauke both received knighthoods, while ex-Treasury Solicitor Susannah McGibbon KC (Hon) received a damehood

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Mishcon de Reya adds litigation trio from Watson Farley & Williams in the UAE

Incoming team includes partner Charlotte Bijlani, who joins as co-head of its UAE disputes practice

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AI will expand demand for legal talent despite automation, McKinsey Institute director tells legal leaders at IBA M&A conference

Massive investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure is accelerating technological change, but judgement, workforce transformation and strategic adaptation will determine who succeeds, says Tanguy Catlin

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Orrick adds four partners across US, UK as it continues structured finance buildout

Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers

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Private equity and UK legal: the regional squeeze – scale without substance

Adil Taha of advisory firm Taha & Co provides a data-backed view of the investment challenges for private equity firms in the UK’s regional legal market

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Military veterans-focused social enterprise Brighton Marine names next GC

Deputy GC Brian Ewart is promoted to GC, with ex-GC Adam Hellman moving to the COO role

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Private equity and UK legal: the regional squeeze – scale without substance

Adil Taha of advisory firm Taha & Co provides a data-backed view of the investment challenges for private equity firms in the UK’s regional legal market

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The market is already talking about you. Are you listening?

Law firms should take intentional steps to shape their brand perception or risk the market shaping it for them, writes Vinson & Elkins’ chief communication officer Allan Schoenberg

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Directory rankings: what’s really changed in the last decade and what happens next

Firms that succeed with legal directory rankings are those that treat submissions as a year round process, not a last minute scramble, writes AKH Legal Consulting’s Alex Holtum

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Cyber: protecting the brand, not just the bag

Pinsent Masons’ lawyers Ellie Ludlam and Harriet McCarthy explore the growing risk and complicated consequences of cyber attacks in the luxury sector

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Law Over Borders Comparative Guides

Law Over Borders offers global legal insights in a digital format.

Class Actions Law Guide

May 2026 18 Jurisdictions Guy Robson, Sarah-Jane Dobson

This guide provides a comparative overview of class actions and collective redress mechanisms across key jurisdictions. As class actions have expanded rapidly across the globe, they have become a sign...

Cryptoassets Law Guide

Jun 2026 17 Jurisdictions Jessica Lee, Jane Colston

This second edition delivers a comparative analysis of cryptoasset regulation in a rapidly evolving global legal landscape. It covers licensing, promotion, custody, AML, taxation and enforcement, as w...

Luxury Law Alliance

The Luxury Law Alliance (LLA) is the world's premier global network for in-house counsel, founders, executives and brand managers at luxury companies around the world.

Winners announced at Luxury Law Summit Awards 2026 in London

Legal professionals from brands including Ferrari, Vivienne Westwood and Manolo Blahnik among those honoured

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Cyber: protecting the brand, not just the bag

Pinsent Masons’ lawyers Ellie Ludlam and Harriet McCarthy explore the growing risk and complicated consequences of cyber attacks in the luxury sector

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Mango at the Met: fruit, fashion and IP

Remfry & Sagar’s Bisman Kaur examines the IP protections available when fine art crosses into fashion

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Cardozo Law’s FAME programme honours Luxury Law Summit NY chair Barbara Kolsun

Kolsun marks 10 years as Cardozo School of Law’s FAME Center director, amid a lifetime of luxury law firsts

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