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McDermott boosts London real estate practice with double Fried Frank hire
Arrival of Darren Rogers and Devina Rana will establish ‘more visible and cohesive offering in London and across Europe’
Baker McKenzie completes 2024 partner promotions with 45-strong round
Summer tally follows 21 North and Latin America appointments in January with the overall proportion of women rising to more than half
Digital giants beware, EC’s competition enforcer tells young European lawyers
Ben Rigby reports from the European Young Bar Association’s summer conference in Copenhagen
Paul Hastings absorbs 12-lawyer litigation team in Paris from local boutique
Top flight white collar and investigations partner Antonin Lévy takes entire team from Antonin Lévy & Associés to US firm
Ashurst agrees global partnership with legal AI platform Harvey
Anglo-Australian firm joins names such as A&O Shearman and Reed Smith to adopt Harvey’s technology
Fountain Court snaps up ex-Slaughters associate, criminal bar rising star
Katherine Hardcastle’s arrival further bolsters top commercial set’s criminal law capability
Paul Hastings adds finance partner in London from Weil
Reena Gogna latest hire to boost US firm’s lender-side leveraged finance offering in the City
Kirkland, Weil, CMS steer TPG’s €3.9bn acquisition of Aareal Bank tech unit
Kirkland reps TPG and Canadian investment group CDPQ on purchase of property lender’s prized unit Aareon
Paramount terminates GC’s contract, elevates deputy to acting legal head
Christa d’Alimonte to exit after 12 years with the company, with Caryn Groce to stand in as her replacement
Top 100 global firms’ fossil fuel-related deal work edges down, study finds
More than 40 firms rated ‘F’ in climate change scorecard, although renewable energy work increases sharply
Ashurst hires pair of senior Indian lawyers as international firms ramp up interest in India market
Anglo-Australian firm identifies India as a ‘key strategic focus’ as it recruits former partners from Khaitan & Co to grow global practice
Two former Foot Anstey partners launch IP boutique with Excello Law
Paul Cox and Roy Crozier create Ionic Legal with the support of UK law firm Excello Law
Skadden and Cleary advise French giants LVMH and Accor on deal to revive Orient Express brand
US law firms step in as French groups team up on relaunch of historic brand that will operate luxury train routes, cruises and hotels
Skadden, Weil shepherd Honeywell’s $1.9bn CAES acquisition
Weil counsels seller Advent as Skadden acts for longtime client Honeywell in deal for defence tech company
US cloud business Nutanix hires CLO from EV battery-maker Lyten
Brian Martin replaces Tyler Wall, who announced his retirement in February
Post Office scandal: 20-plus law firms and solicitors under investigation
Solicitors Regulation Authority scrutinising case management, disclosure issues and ‘improper application of privilege’
Morrison Foerster latest to shutter China office
Top 50 US firm says it can best serve China clients from Hong Kong and Shanghai as it shutters four-partner Beijing office
INTA argues that NFTs are within scope of US trademark protection
Amicus brief filed by the association concerns whether intangible products like NFTs are “goods” for the purpose of the trademark act
US tech unicorn Sigma hires first general counsel from San Francisco boutique
Ali Harmer moves back in house after four-and-a-half-year stint at Coda Law Group
Stewarts launches profession-wide pledge to help promote Indian arbitrators globally
India Promise addresses under-representation of Indian arbitrators on tribunals
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