Arrival of Peter Chapman as a partner follows appointment of Stephen Ross as funds head in January
Angeli Arora founds Allectus to service funds clients in areas including shareholder disputes and impact investing
Almost half of firms say attracting and retaining talent is their biggest challenge this year, according to NatWest survey
Four new independent members take up key oversight roles
Deal could value US fast food chain at about $9.55bn subject to financial performance, according to reports
Senior AAA-ICDR arbitrator Luis Martinez takes up leadership of ABA’s international arbitration committee
Claims involving fraud generally up since 2014 but proportion of non-UK claimants has dipped in recent years, according to new report by litigation boutique Stewarts and analytics platform Solomonic
Ron Hauben to co-head McDermott’s accounting defence practice as accounting firms face increased regulatory scrutiny
ChatGPT creator moves to dismiss claims in lawsuits filed by authors including high-profile writer and performer Sarah Silverman
Trio join from Clyde & Co and Horizons & Co
Matthew Gearing KC joins as an arbitrator member having earlier also chaired the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Skadden advises US medical giant Danaher as Latham acts for UK’s Abcam in all-cash deal
Move marks latest round in Covid-19 mRNA vaccine patent litigation battle
Shyam Mistry denies knowledge of alleged wrongdoing in appeal against “draconian” suspension by regulator
Task force will examine risks of AI, as well as potential opportunities to support lawyers
UK listed firm faced pressure from rising interest costs and higher salaries
Fraud watchdog closes decade-long investigation into Kazakh miner ENRC citing “insufficient admissible evidence to prosecute”
Pulina Whitaker joins having co-led Morgan Lewis’ global privacy and cybersecurity practice
Alex Bidlake joins as a partner after more than 15 years at Magic Circle rival
Stephen Gageler AC, a current justice of the High Court of Australia, appointed Australia’s new chief justice