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Weil adds Latham PE dealmakers for Los Angeles and San Francisco launches

Tana Ryan and Navneeta Rekhi join as New York firm targets West Coast growth

A&O grows revenue, profit in pre-merger year

Profit before tax jumps 17.2% to £1.0bn as PEP hits £2.2m ahead of tie-up with Shearman & Sterling

Harvard University hires former White House lawyer to end search for next GC

Jennifer O’Connor replaces Diane Lopez, who retired in February after 30 years at the university

‘Giant of the profession’ – IBA mourns death of former president Sternford Moyo

Revered Zimbabwean lawyer – the first African IBA president – has died aged 68

Shoosmiths' revenue passes £200m milestone as PEP jumps 16%

Strong performance across corporate and litigation practices fules 6% turnover trise to £206.7m as PEP hits £781k

Nirvana and Marc Jacobs to settle copyright dispute over smiley-face logo

Revered rock band and luxury fashion house are reaching settlement in long-running legal battle

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Skadden tops M&A league rankings in first half as deal value rebounds

Paul Weiss and Latham & Watkins follow closely behind as megadeals contribute to 18% rise in global deal value

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US security business Allegion lines up replacement for GC


Ingevity GC Stacy Cozad to succeed Jeff Braun, who is retiring later this year


Linklaters points to US revenue growth as turnover climbs 10% to hit £2.1bn

Performance comes in landmark year for UK Magic Circle as A&O Shearman merger beds down

Latham, S&C among raft of firms guiding Paramount’s $28bn Skydance merger

Ropes, Cravath and Simpson Thacher also acting in deal to intended to turn Hollywood icon into a tech-media hybrid

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer names Matrix Chambers barrister as attorney general

Richard Hermer KC takes over brief from shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry

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Unified Patent court invalidates Dexcom diabetes patent

Glucose monitoring patent revoked across 17 UPC member states in ongoing dispute with rival Abbott

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Robocar start-up Glydways hires former Electronic Arts lawyer as first legal chief


JoAnn Covington most recently served as CLO at electric bus-maker Proterra

High Court slashes ‘staggering’ £343m claimants’ costs budget in dieselgate litigation

Landmark ruling effectively reduces total costs budget for claimants and defendants – including expenses already incurred – from £650m to £388m

Baker McKenzie, Linklaters lead on Carlsberg’s £3.3bn Britvic acquisition

Bakers counsels Carlsberg in deal to help Danish brewer expand beyond beer

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Gibson Dunn secures privacy partner in London from Goodwin

Lore Leitner brings experience in GDPR-driven privacy compliance programmes as US firms cite growing demand from clients for data security and AI advice

Willkie Farr, Sullivan & Cromwell counsel Saks owner and Neiman Marcus Group in $2.65bn retail luxury acquisition

Deal marks efforts to boost the combined brands’ ability to compete in the luxury market

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Mahmood crowned lord chancellor as UK lawyers win and lose in Labour landslide

Barrister Shabana Mahmood first Muslim to be appointed to the role as Labour’s victory sees trio of current and former Conservative lord chancellors swept aside

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Raft of City firms up NQ salaries amid ongoing pay war

HSF, DLA Piper and HFW among firms to boost pay as Paul Weiss introduces new UK training contract that dishes out market-topping £180k to its NQs

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Australian social housing non-profit Home in Place hires ex-Thorn Group GC as company secretary

Alexandra Rose left Thorn Group at the end of last year following the sale of its commercial finance business

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