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DLA Piper Appoints Corporate Partner to Lead Australian Practice

Amber Matthews is to leave next year.
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Australia’s HWL Ebsworth Hires Ashurst Venture Capital Partner

The firm is growing its corporate practice.
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HSF and Kramer Leaders Set Out Merger Timeline, Structure

In their first interview since announcing a transatlantic tie-up, the leaders of both firms spoke to Law.com about the combined firm’s timing, structure and priorities.
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HSF-Kramer Levin Merger: Insiders, Rivals and Experts React

News that Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin are combining has sparked a wide response, with some pointing to the single profit pool and how it could deliver 'the missing piece'.
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French High Court Rejects Sultanate 'Heirs' $15 Billion Claim Against Malaysia

Supported by third-party funder Therium, the claimants have sued the Malaysian government in several EU countries. Malaysia’s minister of law said the French ruling “will help preserve the sanctity of international arbitration as an alternative form of dispute resolution.”
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Bird & Bird Takes Partners from DLA Piper in Sydney and Clifford Chance in London

The firm plans to increase its Australian technology practice and has added a public law expert in the U.K.
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Another Insurance Partner Defects from Clyde & Co Australia

David Kirwin follows colleagues to Australia’s Sparke Helmore.
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Japan’s TMI Associates Lands In Brussels, Expands European Offering

This is the latest example of Japanese firms expanding in Europe through a Brussels office this year.
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K&L Gates Hires Energy Partner from Gibson Dunn in Singapore

Brad Roach joins with an associate.
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America Voted. What's Next For Big Law?

It's difficult to predict what will happen once Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States but it's fairly certain that whatever he does, Big Law will be busy, the Global Lawyer writes.
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Trump and China: Lawyers Warn of Risk to the Practice of Law

China-focused lawyers in the U.S. and China say geopolitics and the exodus of foreign law firms from Greater China have had a chilling effect on the practice of law. But with Trump’s triumph in America, they warn that it may get a lot worse.
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Japanese Boutique Marks First Foray Overseas With Singapore Opening

Japanese firms are aggressively pushing for growth outside their home market.
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TikTok Vows to Sue Canada Over Order to Shut Down Local Operations

Canada's innovation minister cited unspecified national-security risks as the reason for telling Chinese-owned TikTok to dissolve its business in the country.
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Baker McKenzie Appoints New India Practice Chair and Other Asia Pacific Moves

Despite market conditions, regional Asian firms are pushing for head count growth.
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Latham's Partner Promotion Round Shrinks Again

The size of Latham's fall promotions has been trending downward in recent years.
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Analysis

Trump Win Ignites Global Legal Market: Lawyers Prepare for High Demand & Uncertainty

Trade tensions are expected to increase as Donald Trump seeks to unleash a slew of tariffs during his second term as U.S. president.
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Is AI Regulation Attainable on a Global Scale?

Speakers from various international organizations at the New York City Bar Association's "UN Summit of the Future: International Regulation of AI" webinar discussed whether global AI regulation is possible and what's holding it back.
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British Disputes Boutique Seladore Hires HSF Lawyer, Plans Singapore Launch

The hiring comes as Seladore prepares to formally submit an application for a Foreign Law Practice license in Singapore.
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Trio of Firms Act On Multibillion Dollar Claim Over Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Deal In Paris

It has been widely reported that the dispute could lead to Pakistan facing circa $18 billion in liabilities.
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Drew & Napier Class-Action Claimants Accept Omni Bridgeway Funding for $250M Claim Against Swiss Government

Of all the lawsuits against the write-down of $17 billion worth of AT1 bonds issued by Credit Suisse, Drew & Napier's class is the only one that is receiving litigation funding.
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Michael G. Bongiorno, Andrew Scott Dulberg and Elizabeth E. Driscoll from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have stepped in to represent Symbotic Inc., an A.I.-enabled technology platform that focuses on increasing supply chain efficiency, and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The case, filed Oct. 2 in Massachusetts District Court by the Brown Law Firm on behalf of Stephen Austen, accuses certain officers and directors of misleading investors in regard to Symbotic's potential for margin growth by failing to disclose that the company was not equipped to timely deploy its systems or manage expenses through project delays. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, is 1:24-cv-12522, Austen v. Cohen et al.

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Edmund Polubinski and Marie Killmond of Davis Polk & Wardwell have entered appearances for data platform software development company MongoDB and other defendants in a pending shareholder derivative lawsuit. The action, filed Oct. 7 in New York Southern District Court by the Brown Law Firm, accuses the company's directors and/or officers of falsely expressing confidence in the company’s restructuring of its sales incentive plan and downplaying the severity of decreases in its upfront commitments. The case is 1:24-cv-07594, Roy v. Ittycheria et al.

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Amy O. Bruchs and Kurt F. Ellison of Michael Best & Friedrich have entered appearances for Epic Systems Corp. in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit. The suit was filed Sept. 7 in Wisconsin Western District Court by Levine Eisberner LLC and Siri & Glimstad on behalf of a project manager who claims that he was wrongfully terminated after applying for a religious exemption to the defendant's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The case, assigned to U.S. Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor, is 3:24-cv-00630, Secker, Nathan v. Epic Systems Corporation.

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David X. Sullivan, Thomas J. Finn and Gregory A. Hall from McCarter & English have entered appearances for Sunrun Installation Services in a pending civil rights lawsuit. The complaint was filed Sept. 4 in Connecticut District Court by attorney Robert M. Berke on behalf of former employee George Edward Steins, who was arrested and charged with employing an unregistered home improvement salesperson. The complaint alleges that had Sunrun informed the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that the plaintiff's employment had ended in 2017 and that he no longer held Sunrun's home improvement contractor license, he would not have been hit with charges, which were dismissed in May 2024. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, is 3:24-cv-01423, Steins v. Sunrun, Inc. et al.

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Greenberg Traurig shareholder Joshua L. Raskin has entered an appearance for boohoo.com UK Ltd. in a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The suit, filed Sept. 3 in Texas Eastern District Court by Rozier Hardt McDonough on behalf of Alto Dynamics, asserts five patents related to an online shopping platform. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap, is 2:24-cv-00719, Alto Dynamics, LLC v. boohoo.com UK Limited.

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