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Intel Secures Hard-Won Victory in Decades-Long Legal Wrangle With EU Regulator

The judgment centered on a 2004 antitrust investigation launched two competition chiefs ago.
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Kennedys to Refresh Leadership as Senior Partner Stands Down

Exclusive: The departure of Nick Thomas will represent a major change as he has led the firm as senior partner since 1997, having been re-elected to the role unopposed in 2007, 2012, and 2017.
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The Africa Top 30, 2024: A Headcount Ranking of the Largest Law Firms on the Continent

ENS remains dominant, while two international firms have dropped out of the top 30 entirely.
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Linklaters, Freshfields and Latham Lead Deal Making In Emerging Markets, LSEG Data Shows

The report, which reflects transactions in emerging markets across the first nine months of 2024, also shows China and India to account for 44% of the M&A in the region.
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Spain Loses Appeal as London Court Rejects Claim of Immunity in €101 Million Arbitral Award Enforcement

The ruling could have implications for other European Union member states facing investor disputes in U.K. courts.
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Freshfields Loses Debt Finance Partner to Kirkland

H.T. Flanagan will work out of both Dallas and New York, said Kirkland, which earlier this year combined its debt finance and structured finance teams into a single group.
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White & Case, Clifford Chance, Ibrahim & Partners Advise on LuLu Retail's Abu Dhabi IPO

With LuLu's announced offering, law firms consolidate their involvement in dynamic, billion-dollar IPO activities in the Middle East.
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When It Comes to Law Firm Mergers, Are Firm Leaders Getting FOMO?

"If the good ones are pairing up, you don't want to be the ones [left]," noted one industry observer.
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At Least a $5M Book of Business: Partner Expectations Tighten

More top law firms have initiated earnings expectations for their equity partners, such as at least $5 million to $7 million in business each year.
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A Legion of Law Firms Advise on Sanofi's Potential Sale of Consumer Health Care Unit to US Private Equity Fund

The potential deal, valued at €16 billion, has met with controversy as critics raise concerns about a foreign buyer's impact on medication availability in France. The French government has stepped in to allay fears, agreeing to take a minority stake. 
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Latham, Ropes Advise on $14.5 Billion School Company Share Deal

Latham & Watkins, Debevoise & Plimpton, and Ropes & Gray all advised on the transaction.
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Simpson Thacher, Nishimura, Mori Hamada Assist on KKR's $4B Winning Bid in Japan

Simpson Thacher and Nishimura have both advised KKR on several of its strategic investments in Japan.
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Greenberg Traurig Expands With Milan Team Amid 'Turmoil' in Italian Legal Market

The firm has a presence in London, Amsterdam, Warsaw and Berlin, and will likely soon announce the opening of a second location in Germany.
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Kirkland Beijing Partner Defects to China's Han Kun in New York

The departure will leave Kirkland with five lawyers including one partner remaining in Beijing.
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Skadden's Big China Cuts and What They Mean for the Market

Skadden has joined a long list of law firms that have made cuts in China. But with so many lawyers already on the market, where will they all find new homes?
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London Trial Against BHP for Role in Brazil Mining Disaster Begins

The long-awaited trial, fueled by litigation funding, kicked off with accusations that global mining giant BHP knew that an excessive amount of toxic sludge was being held in a dam that burst in 2015, killing 19 and contaminating communities in southeastern Brazil. Plaintiffs are asking for £36B (US$46.7 billion) in damages.
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'The Progression Is Not Natural': As IPOs Surge in India, Law Firms Try to Keep Up

For domestic and international law firms doing capital markets work in India, the IPO boom presents opportunities but also challenges.
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Clifford Chance Steps Up US Expansion with O'Melveny Duo

The latest additions come as U.K.-founded firms continue in their efforts to break the U.S. market.
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Kirkland & Ellis Replenishes Ranks with First London Structured Finance Hire

The London hire hails from legal GenAI pioneer Harvey, while the firm has also hired from Milbank in New York.
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UK's Top Partners Billing $1,300+ Per Hour Driven by US Rivals

"We know law firms have been using rates to increase that top line for a number of years and I suppose the question that arises is: 'How much longer is that possible?'"—PwC.
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Status Driven With Unpredictable Fees: What Private Equity Clients Really Think About Their Lawyers

A lack of certainty on pricing for doing "not very difficult" work is one of the most common complaints from leaders at private equity firms, who opened up to Law.com International about experiences with their legal advisers.
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It's Time Law Firms Were Upfront About Who Their Salaried Partners Are

Clients are paying more attention to who is doing the work they're getting billed for; yet the salaried partner tier endures, writes The Global Lawyer.
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Hogan Lovells, Orrick Lead Two-Year Negotiations on Ghana's $13B Debt Restructuring

Ghana has finally reached a settlement with private creditors over $13 billion in Eurobond repayments.
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Womble Bond Lures Another Latin America-Focused Arbitration Expert from Dechert

The trans-Atlantic firm is building out a team of top-shelf arbitration practitioners in tandem with a competitive rate structure for disputes work.
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K&L Gates Brussels Hires Senior Antitrust Partner From Gibson Dunn

Lena Sandberg's departure for K&L Gates leaves the U.S. firm with no female partners in Brussels.
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UK Law Firms Face £75M Money Laundering Investigations Alongside Russia Scrutiny

Big Law is also in the spotlight, including the London offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Armstrong Teasdale.
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DWF Group's Canadian Firm Set to Add Fourth Office With 16-Lawyer Montreal Team

Montreal would become Whitelaw Twining's fourth office in Canada, alongside Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto.
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Paul Weiss Hits Kirkland Funds Practice For Fifth Time This Year

The London partner is joining just one week after her fellow financial regulatory partner in the funds group swapped out Kirkland for Paul Weiss.
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Skadden to Close in Shanghai and Make Cuts to China Corporate Practice

Corporate is Skadden's main practice area in China but a protracted downturn in work has caused many of its rivals to make cuts and close offices.
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Swiss Mining Company Initiates Arbitration Case Against Guatemalan Government

International Metal Supply Holding says the Guatemalan government has refused to renew the export license for its Mayaniquel nickel operations, which were cleared from OFAC sanctions in January.
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Diamond-Rich Africa Risks Disputes Over Push to Own 24% of Mining Companies

Botswana, the world's second-largest diamond producer, will require companies to sell a 24% stake to locals under a revised law awaiting presidential…
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'Always Find Ways to Improve': Stikeman Elliott's New Chair on AI, International Growth, Talent, Compensation and Other Legal Industry Challenges

Montreal partner Peter Castiel took on the role of chair at the elite Canadian firm this month.
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From Olympic Aspirations to Legal Innovation: Tom Dunlop's Journey to Founding Summize

Although Tom Dunlop is now deeply immersed in the legal profession, his first passion was sports. A former pro-badminton player, Dunlop was once on a path to the Olympics before pivoting to pursue law. In a candid interview with Corporate Counsel, Dunlop reflects on his journey, the founding of Summize, and how his entrepreneurial drive continues to shape his career.
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White & Case Cuts Partner Promotions for Fourth Year in a Row

The EMEA region dominated the new crop, which will be added to the firm's 800-strong partnership.
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A&O Shearman Adopts 3-Level Lockstep Pay Model Amid Shift to All-Equity Partnership

The changes follow the news that the firm is to trim its partner numbers and withdraw from certain areas, as elite law firms seek ways to better reward top performers.
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Freshfields Advises Troubled Chemical Giant BASF on €6 Billion Loan Refinancing

BASF refinanced their €6 billion loan as the existing revolving credit facility was due to expire in 2025.
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Davis Polk Veterans Launch M&A, Private Equity Boutique in France & Italy

Former Davis Polk partner Christophe Perchet and three private equity and M&A lawyers are launching Aurès in Milan and Paris.
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King & Wood Mallesons Global Managing Partner Sue Kench Stepping Down

Sue Kench will remain a partner until mid 2025 and a replacement has not yet been named.
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Am Law 50, UK Top Firms See Lateral Hiring Jump in Finance, Corporate

"This year, we're doing very well and we're comparing that to 2021, which was just an insanely busy year," said Macrae partner Jon Truster.
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Canadian Deal-Making at Highest Level in 3 Years

A Bennett Jones report shows Q3 transactions exceeded US$100 billion for the first time ever.
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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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