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Travers Smith hires Blackstone Credit legal counsel to bolster funds group

Joel Grossmark joins as a partner and will help grow Travers Smith’s retailisation practice

Willkie adds 11-lawyer restructuring team in Germany from Latham

Partners Jörn Kowalewski and Ulrich Klockenbrink join in Frankfurt with team as part of Willkie’s new German strategy

ArentFox Schiff hires eight-partner team in Boston from Burns & Levinson

IP and disputes group’s move follows ArentFox Schiff adding automotive partner quartet from Burns in Boston in April

Freshfields makes twin partner hire in New York from Kirkland, Davis Polk

Arrivals include M&A partner Joshua Ayal and capital markets partner Jacqueline Marino

‘Public confidence in justice is shot’: Bar Council chair sets out manifesto for justice

Sam Townend KC bemoans ‘parlous state’ of English and Welsh justice system in keynote address at annual Bar Conference

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Kirkland, Ropes & Gray steer Bain’s $5.6bn PowerSchool acquisition

Kirkland acts for longtime client PowerSchool as private equity-led deals show signs of picking up

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Two retired UK judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court

Decision of Lords Collins and Sumption comes amid mounting concern over rule of law

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UK retailers launch £1bn class action against Amazon

Claim submitted to Competition Appeal Tribunal alleges Amazon misused data to outcompete UK retailers

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Raft of firms called in for Waste Management’s $7.2bn Stericycle acquisition

Latham & Watkins, Hogan Lovells, Vinson & Elkins and Baker Botts steer deal to expand top US waste management company’s healthcare footprint

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Allied Universal names next legal head as former GC retires

Loretta Cecil will replace David Buckman later this month

Kirkland, Latham lead on Champion’s $1.2bn sale to Authentic Brands

Kirkland acts for seller HanesBrands alongside Jones Day as Latham counsels Authentic

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The Global Legal Post launches new edition of  luxury law comparative guide

Third edition edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci and Alan Behr is essential reading for luxury brands

Upholding the rule of law can boost economic and societal progress, study finds

New IBA Impact Report assesses the legal profession’s socioeconomic influence

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SoFi taps JPMorgan for GC hire as long-time legal head steps down

Stephen Simcock will replace Rob Lavet, who is retiring and moving to a director role

Lawyers urged to embrace AI as LIDW explores city’s global dispute centre credentials

Ben Rigby reports from London International Disputes Week’s main conference in Westminster

Latham, Orrick lead on SAP’s $1.5bn WalkMe acquisition

Israeli firms Meitar and Gornitzky & Co called in on deal to buy Israeli-founded SaaS company

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Goodwin Procter raises NQ salary to £175k as London pay war continues

Increase from £160k sees it join elite group of US firms paying £170k or more

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Freshfields arbitration partner opts for the Bar

Peter Turner KC joins 39 Essex Chambers after 27 years as a partner at Magic Circle firm

TikTok parent ByteDance names former Warner Bros. legal chief as new GC

John Rogovin replaces Erich Anderson, who moves to a special counsel role amid a potential US ban on TikTok

Simmons & Simmons adds technology quartet from Deloitte Legal, Goodwin Procter

Group led by former Deloitte Legal UK head of legal advisory Andrew Joint joins firm’s digital business group in London

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