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To Thrive in Central and Eastern Europe, Law Firms Need to 'Know the Rules of the Game'

Large U.S. and U.K. firms have found that rates and profitability in the Central and Eastern European region fall short of expectations. But some firms are doing well there.
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DLA Piper Sued by 2 Houston Companies, Alleging 'Fake Lawyer' Represented Them in Argentina

Two Houston companies filed a lawsuit against DLA alleging that once the firm discovered that the individual was not licensed, they fired him and attempted to cover up the situation.
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Cravath Matches Year-End and 'Special' Bonuses, Others Follow

Cravath, Paul Hastings and McDermott have all confirmed they are granting "special bonuses" that are in line with Milbank's summer bonus scale.
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Big Law Players Land Roles on UK Entertainment Deals

One of the deals includes a U.S-based PE house snapping up beloved U.K-founded arthouse cinema company Curzon.
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Ranking

Private Equity Rising Stars: The Best Up-and-Coming Lawyers in the UK and Europe, 2024

After months of analysis, Law.com International names the top 25 private equity lawyers aged under 40 across the commercial legal market.
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Trump, Trade, and Tensions: Risks Loom for Benelux Law Firms

Dutch and Belgian law firms see opportunities in booming M&A and regulatory work for 2025, but geopolitical tensions and shifting U.S. and EU policies could reshape the game.
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US Lawsuit Seeks Damages from Iran for Role in Oct. 7 Attack on Israel

The United States has designated Iran a “state sponsor of terrorism” since January 1984, exposing Iran to potential liability under the state sponsor of terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
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Simpson Thacher Promotes Largest Ever Partner Class

The firm is promoting 44 lawyers to partner, 12 more than in 2023. Most of the new partners are located in New York but seven of the cohort are in London, including one who is dually based in Brussels, while two are based in Hong Kong.
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Law Firms See Double-Digit Profit Growth as Billing Rates Rise

Billing rate growth continues to drive law firms' performance in 2024.
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Cyberattacks Slowing Down M&A Deals: New Report

Blakes’ annual cybersecurity report says attacks and breaches are having an impact on due diligence practices, and artificial intelligence is ramping up the sophistication of scams and attacks.
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German Court Finds Facebook Must Pay Users for Data Breach, But Less Than Expected

The Federal Court of Justice recognises user rights to non-material damages following a massive data breach but plaintiffs' lawyers are likedly to be disappointed by the amount.
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Analysis

'The Market Has Changed': Why Kramer Levin Decided to Merge

Waiting any longer for a merger, Kramer Levin may have been vulnerable to the same fate that other New York-founded firms outside the Am Law 50 have seen.
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News

Clifford Chance Hires Third New York O’Melveny Partner in a Month

The latest appointment comes as the firm is continuing to further its ambitions in the U.S.
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Hogan Lovells Takes Partner Quartet, Hiring from Dechert, Ashurst in Singapore

Dechert's Siew Kam Boon, Timothy Goh and Thomas Kim will join Hogan Lovells in the coming months while Rob Palmer has already started at the U.S. firm.
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U.S. Firms Continue Fast Growth in Frankfurt, With Anticipated Further Expansion—Report

Fewer large U.S. firms have operations in Frankfurt than in rival European cities, according to an in-depth report by Law.com Compass.
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Stars and Gripes: Merging Firms Need a ‘Superstar Culture’ to Crack the U.S.

Herbert Smith Freehills and others need to adopt a Paul Weiss-style focus on key individuals if they want to compete in America
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News

Gowling WLG’s Commitment to AI and Innovation Attracts New Director of AI

Al Hounsell moves from Norton Rose Fulbright at what he considers an inflection point in the practice of law.
4 minute read

Norton Rose Lawyers Accused of Accessing Confidential Emails and Documents in Internal IT Probe

The South Africa investigation found no client information was compromised, according to the firm, but others say the matter has raised tensions.
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News

Meta Hit With €800M Antitrust Fine, Says It Will Appeal

Freshfields will represent the tech giant in the legal challenge the company plans to file before the EU’s General Court, a Facebook spokesperson told Law.com International.
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Analysis

The New Battleground: Wall Street Law Firms Pursue London Growth

Cravath poached a team from Linklaters while Davis Polk opened a finance practice in London, in a sign of the U.K. market becoming more important for Wall Street firms.
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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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