Seven percent increase sees Bakers overtake London rivals like Slaughter and May and Macfarlanes but stay behind most of Magic Circle
Profit per equity partner hits £786k as UK-headquartered firm grows revenue in every group and region in first year of new strategy
CMC, CIArb and CEDR to weigh in on forthcoming case before the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Shearman has lost two US partners this week as it gears up for landmark Allen & Overy merger vote
China IP team lead Shaobin Zhu to head fourth China office focused on tech and life sciences clients
Veteran litigator adds commercial disputes heft; new insurance policyholder team welcomes new partner
Ryan Shores is latest partner to depart Shearman ahead of its planned merger with Allen & Overy
Business lawyers barred from advising on deals that would benefit Russian economy
Some 70 years of jurisprudence ‘effectively overruled’ as proving infringing and counterfeiting acts abroad becomes harder
Victory for SkyKick would spark rethink among trademark applicants leading to narrower specifications, reports Maura O'Malley
Glasgow-based real estate specialists to launch national UK firm’s first office outside England
UK independent points to ‘targeted investments’ as tougher trading conditions and inflation dent UK PEP
Move sees HFW become first UK-based international firm granted permission to set up shop in Greater Bay Area
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at BlueLinx, Nacha, MSA Safety and T5 Data Centers
Legislation to tackle uncertainty surrounding what is patent-eligible subject matter and reforming the USPTO’s post grant review process was introduced last week in the US senate
Toymaker has asked USPTO to reject British fashion house’s trademark application
Summer tally follows 31 North America appointments in January with the overall proportion of women rising to 46%
Kyiv-based IP lawyer Sergiy Barbashyn is the next president of the European Young Bar Association
Paris luxury group signals ambition for new beauty division with all-cash deal
Team led by partners Ashley Klein and Jeanne Grove significantly boosts Boston-based firm’s recently-launched construction and real estate litigation team