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Mishcon acquires majority stake in group actions management business

Co-founders of Brazil-based Somos become equity partners as City firm moves to take on bigger cases

Kimberly-Clark rehires lawyer from American Airlines as GC

Grant McGee rejoins tissue paper giant Kimberly-Clark, replacing Jeff Melucci who is now chief business and transformation officer

Get to know the finalists for Woman of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards – part four

Ahead of the Women & Diversity in Law Awards in March, we profile the shortlisted contenders for the prestigious Woman of the Year Award

Ashurst launches low cost legal centre in Poland

Firm’s third hub after Glasgow and Brisbane to provide support across managed services, due diligence, disputes and contract management

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Paul Weiss raids Linklaters again in London for M&A partner

Dan Schuster-Woldan joins as head of European public M&A

HFW bolsters Greek ship finance offering with Ince team hire

Ince’s Greek finance practice head Robin Parry joins alongside fellow partner Ronan Le DU and six more lawyers

Majority of global CLOs see in-house budgets shrink, workloads increase, ACC survey shows

Pressure to do more with less is increasing focus on operational efficiency and tech

Luxury EV-maker Lucid hires former Mercedes-Benz lawyer as GC


Matt Everitt takes up role after departure of former Tesla lawyer Jonathan Butler in July

Global M&A set to rebound in 2024, study finds

Survey of senior executives by Norton Rose Fulbright and Mergermarket points to ‘more active global M&A market’

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Gowling WLG names asset management head next UK chair

Emma Pioli to succeed incumbent Andy Stylianou in May

Get to know the finalists for Woman of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards – part three

Ahead of the Women & Diversity in Law Awards in March, we profile the shortlisted contenders for the prestigious Woman of the Year Award

‘Maintaining control and integrity’: Bar Council issues guidance for use of generative AI

Barristers warned that tech such as ChatGPT must be used responsibly to avoid ‘harsh and embarrassing consequences’

Top European court sides with Audi in spare parts trademark case

Car manufacturer successfully argued that online seller of radiator grilles for old Audi models infringed its trademark

Allen & Overy, Morrison Foerster guide WillScot’s $3.8bn McGrath acquisition

A&O reps WillScot as modular office lease company moves to expand presence across North America

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Deals | US

Roomba-maker names new GC, promotes CLO to interim CEO after Amazon M&A deal collapses

Tonya Drake is promoted to GC, while CLO Glen Weinstein will lead iRobot Corporation on interim basis

White & Case latest to raise pay for London lawyers

NQ pay hiked 7% to £150k as junior salary wars continue

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News | UK

Get to know the finalists for Woman of the Year at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards – part two

Ahead of the Women & Diversity in Law Awards in March, we profile the shortlisted contenders for the prestigious Woman of the Year Award

Hogan Lovells secures five-strong disputes team from White & Case in Paris

Former senior government lawyer Jean-Pierre Picca joins alongside fellow partner Jean-Lou Salha and three more lawyers

Controversial standard essential patent reforms backed by European Parliament committee

Legal Affairs Committee JURI adopts proposals, with 13 of 23 votes

European Court of Justice upholds validity of Lego brick’s registered design

Decision in favour of Danish toy maker welcomed as “great news” for designers of functional products

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