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HSF Hires Trio for Luxembourg Launch, Builds Private Capital Practice
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Dentons Hires Two Partners to Boost Corporate Team in Dublin

The announcement follows the recent launch of Vinson & Elkins' office in Dublin.
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Malaysia Defeats $15B Sultanate 'Heirs' Claim in Netherlands; Case Moves to France

UK-based litigation finance firm Therium's strategy and financial backing for the claimants has sparked calls to regulate third-party funding in the EU.
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Google Loses €2.4B Antitrust Case over Self-Favouring Shopping Practices

Today's decision casts a cloud over a business model that has been embraced by many tech giants.
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Apple Loses Long-Running €13B State Aid Dispute With EU Commission

The decision is final and concludes an eight-year legal dispute with the European Commission.
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Cooley Hires Three Partners to Boost Venture Capital Team in London

The trio join from Taylor Wessing, Goodwin and White & Case.
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Bowmans Taps Eversheds' Corporate Head for New South Africa Office

Davidson spent more than six years at Eversheds specializing in private equity, venture capital, banking and finance transactions.
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Vinson & Elkins Launches Office in Dublin

David Berkery, who joined Vinson & Elkins in 2022 as an aviation finance partner in New York, will lead the Dublin office.
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Greece Opens the Door to U.K. Lawyers Under New Law

After Brexit, U.K. lawyers lost their right to register and practice in Greece, preventing them from advising in key sectors such as shipping, insurance and finance.
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Skadden Hires Prominent White-Collar Defense Partner in Paris

Emmanuel Marsigny's expertise will help clients who are facing potential legal problems stemming from recent changes in France's white-collar criminal law, Skadden said.
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A&O Shearman to Cut Equity Partnership, Close in South Africa and End Consulting Division in Post-Merger Drive

The seismic changes, announced internally on Friday, affect the firm's 800-strong partnership and come just as the firm was set to celebrate a decade in Johannesburg.
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DLA Piper Launches German Delivery Centre, Taking Pinsent Masons Vario Co-Heads

The firm aims to establish a "cost-efficient" service in Germany, bridging the gap between traditional legal solutions and AI-based innovations.
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Swiss Building Materials Giant Holcim Promotes Corporate In-House Lawyer to Replace Departing Group GC

Holcim's corporate and M&A general counsel Lukas Studer will replace current group top lawyer Mathias Gaertner on Nov. 1. Gaertner took a job as group legal chief at ABB Group.
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Dechert Set For Costs Battle With SFO, After Regulator's ENRC Appeal Fails

One person with knowledge of the case said the SFO will likely seek a substantial contribution from Dechert for any ENRC losses that the judge finds proved.
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Foley Hoag Hires Partner-Led International Trade Compliance Team From Ashurst in Paris

Partner Olivier Dorgans helps corporate clients manage complex regulatory compliance issues related to international trade and also represents them in proceedings before various French, European and American regulators.
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Judicial Revamp in Mexico Has Lawyers on Edge

Plans to fire the country's judges and replace them via popular vote could lead to a deterioration of legal protections and are likely to discourage foreign investment in Mexico, lawyers say.
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DLA Piper and Proskauer Rose Add Partners, September Hiring Blitz Continues

It has been a busy start to September in the London lateral hires market, with firms such as A&O Shearman, Eversheds Sutherland, and Latham & Watkins all adding partners in the first days of the month.
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A&O Shearman Hires Ashurst's Head of Restructuring for Italy 

Paolo Manganelli previously was a partner at Paul Hastings, and earlier in his career managed the insolvency litigation for fraud-hit Parmalat when he was deputy head of litigation at the dairy and food company. 
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Top EU Court Deals Commission's New Merger Approach Major Blow

U.S. gene sequencing company Illumina won its court fight against the European Union regarding its acquisition of Grail when the EU's top court ruled that an expanded control approach pursued by Brussels officials since 2021 to go after killer acquisitions breaches EU law.
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Cohort of Luxury Brands Join Claim Against Mastercard on Interchange Fees

The U.K. claims are being brought together under 'Interchange Fee Umbrella Proceedings'.
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August Debouzy Partner in Contention as Macron Seeks Next Prime Minster

Bernard Cazeneuve was prime minister under Socialist President Francois Hollande.
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Sidley Duo Decamp to A&O Shearman in London

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has also added two private equity lawyers from White & Case.
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How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'Remain Hungry,' Says Björn Holland of Sidley Austin

"You need to remain hungry. If you are no longer aspiring for progress, you will not have the drive to advance things."
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Beach to Brief: 11 Essential Legal Stories To Ease Your Return to Work

Before diving back into work, lawyers will want to catch up on these 11 must-read stories.
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White & Case Hires Prominent Weil Restructuring Partner to Lead Its Paris Practice

Anne-Sophie Noury, who was co-head of Weil's Paris restructuring/insolvency practice, will work with White & Case's private equity practice leader.
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Linklaters Hires White & Case Partner in Germany

The firm's Hamburg office has strengthened its insolvency and restructuring expertise.
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Mid-Tier Firms Falling Behind Top-Tier on AI, Report Finds

There is also a gap, according to the research, between the top 20 and second 20 largest firms in the U.K. on having an internal team dedicated to AI transformation.
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Is Germany on the Brink of Allowing Third-Party Ownership of Law Firms?

By law, mere financial investors are not allowed to acquire stakes in law firms in Germany. In other countries this has long been standard practice. The German concern: legal independence could suffer. Others say: This violates fundamental European freedoms. Now the ECJ is to decide.
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Australian Lawyers Get New 'Right to Disconnect' After Hours—But Will They?

Lawyers can only refuse unreasonable out-of-hours contact.
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With the Rise of Political Polarization, Dispute Resolution Services Take Center Stage in Singapore

Geopolitical events and fallout over the past few years, particularly the continuously deteriorating relationship between China and the U.S., have contributed to the growth of Singapore's dispute resolution platforms.
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Germany's Law Firms Defy Economic Downturn, Predict M&A Surge

The legal sector in Europe's largest economy has skipped the recession but what lies ahead?
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Google, Repped by King & Spalding, Countersues Russian Media Outlets Over Alleged US Sanctions Violations

The suits were filed on Aug. 19 in the California Northern District Court against TV-Novosti, which operates the Russian government-funded TV network RT; media company NO Fond Pravoslavnogo Televideniya, which distributes a TV channel associated with the Russian Orthodox Church; and NAO Tsargrad Media, a TV station owned by Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev, who was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice in April 2022 with violating U.S. sanctions "arising from the 2014 Russian undermining of democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine."
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European Law Firm Moves: Norton Rose, Latham & Watkins, and Squire Patton Boggs Recruit

Norton Rose Fulbright hired Jeremy Grant to lead its Paris debt capital markets practice while Latham & Watkins, Burges Salmon, Squire Patton Boggs, and Hogan Lovells also made key hires.
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Leigh Day Defeats Eversheds to Win Equal Pay Award For Next Employees

Leigh Day said that the amount payable by Next as a result of the win is estimated to be in excess of £30 million.
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Africa Deal Roundup: Hunton Andrews Kurth, A&O Shearman & HSF Advise on Nigerian Oil Deals

Eni sold its Nigerian onshore oil and gas assets to Oando, a deal involving several law firms and a broader trend of energy companies divesting from Nigerian upstream operations.
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Scott + Scott Files Investor Class Action Against Stellantis

The claim alleges that the car manufacturer misled investors about its compliance with emissions regulations.
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Kirkland Builds German Restructuring Practice with Gleiss Lutz Duo

Earlier this year, the pair acted on the restructuring of one of Germany's largest private care providers.
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Dutch Watchdog Hits Uber With €290M GDPR Fine

The €290 million fine is the sixth-largest privacy fine given to a company to date.
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Who Is the Moscow Attorney Representing Telegram CEO Pavel Durov?

"It's the same as blaming a car manufacturer, some giant auto concern, for the fact that its cars are used for criminal purposes, or blaming them for an accident," Dmitry Agranovsky told Russian media about his client's arrest.
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Amsterdam-Based Startup Launches Legal Research AI Platform for EU Case Law

Developed internally by the artificial intelligence lead at Deloitte Netherlands, Moonlit looks to help users track, compare and contrast the interpretation of EU directives across individual member states.
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Young, Digital, Demanding: How Gen Z Is Challenging Germany's Law Firms

Generation Z is tech-savvy, purpose-driven, and demanding a new leadership style. Are law firms ready?
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Rouse Group Merges With European IP Firm aera Amid Global Consolidation

Rouse's merger with aera strengthens its European presence and patent expertise, following a wave of global IP firm consolidations, including IPH Group's recent deal in Canada.
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Clifford Chance Amsterdam Partner Bas Boris Visser Dies Unexpectedly

Bas Boris Visser, the firm's global head of innovation, had served as Amsterdam managing partner twice over the course of his long career at the U.K. firm. The announcement of his death came just days after Clifford Chance lost another partner, Christopher Morvillo, who was with billionaire client Mike Lynch when his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily in a freak storm.
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Deutsche Bank Settles with 60% of Postbank Shareholders After 14-Year Legal Battle

Law firms Hengeler Mueller and Bayer Krauss Hüber advised on the settlement.
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Clifford Chance Partner Christopher Morvillo's Body Among Those Recovered from Yacht Wreckage—Reports

The law firm said it was "heartbroken at the tragic passing of our partner, Christopher Morvillo, and his wife, Neda".
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Freshfields Scrutinised for Perceived Conflict Over Germany's 'Elbtower' Skyscraper

The troubled Hamburg development has attracted the attention of local politicians, academics and other officials.
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Clifford Chance, Freshfields & Wolf Theiss Lead Multi-Million European Telecom & Pharma Deals

Cellnex is selling its Austrian tower business for €803 million while Mallinckrodt is offloading a division to CVC for $925 million.
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Google Taps King & Spalding to Sue Kremlin-Owned Broadcaster

The claims are part of a legal battle between Google and Russian state-affiliated media entities which stretches back to 2020.
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Linklaters Hires White & Case Partner to Head Banking & Finance in Sweden

Prior to joining Linklaters, Wennerhorn advised on finance transactions for Nordea Bank, Deutsche Bank, and financial restructurings for senior lenders and investors.
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Could Casablanca Finance City Be the Key to Law Firms' African Ambitions?

Morocco's CFC aims to attract law firms and their high-rolling clients who want to leverage Casablanca's location as an investment gateway into Africa.
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Christopher J. Morvillo: The Clifford Chance Partner Missing in Mike Lynch Yacht Disaster

Clifford Chance said the firm was "in shock and deeply saddened".
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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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