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TikTok Antitrust Counsel Amaryllis Müller on Navigating EU Rules, Admiring Vestager and Bodybuilding

The Belgian-Swiss, Harvard-educated lawyer joined TikTok from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Brussels office last year.  
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Commentary

The Growing Tension—And Opportunity—in Big Law Nonequity Tiers

Large law firms continue expanding their nonequity tiers each year, as firm management exerts tighter control over who receives firm profits.
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News

'London and Brussels Have Quickly Become Accretive for the Firm': Paul Weiss Enters Top 10 UK M&A Advisers

"It shows that if you hire the top talent... then the London legal market is a fantastic investment for law firms," says London co-head Neel Sachdev.
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Analysis

'Send These Guys Back to the US': Lawyers on Google's EU Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft

An antitrust complaint filed by Google against Microsoft in the EU demonstrates the limits of the U.S. antitrust system, lawyers say.
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Commentary

What About Wachtell? The Link Between Growth and Profits

Research shows a correlation between revenue growth and PEP growth, which has implications for smaller, high-quality firms, writes the Global Lawyer.
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News

Africa's New Competition Authority Probes M&A and Competition Practices

The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority will focus on West African cross-border deals and anti-competitive practices involving at least two member states.
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Music Streaming App Platform Musi Sues Apple on Breach-of-Contract Claims

Jennifer A. Golinveaux and Samantha K. Looker, attorneys at Winston & Strawn's San Francisco office, filed a complaint on behalf of Musi on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose. The suit alleged breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
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US Supreme Court Will Scrutinize Mexico's Lawsuit Against American Gun Industry

A federal appeals court has held that the federal 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act does not provide gun makers immunity from claims that they facilitated the illegal sale of firearms.
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News

IFC Settles With Victims of Palm Oil Project in Honduras

A US court has approved the plan to compensate victims of a violent land-grabbing campaign that plaintiffs argued was aided and abetted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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News

Skadden to Launch First Middle East Office in Abu Dhabi

Although law firms have for years advised entities in the region from afar, a presence on the ground is now seen as necessary.
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News

A&O Shearman Signs Up for Extra 100K Square Feet at New London Premises

In 2021, Allen & Overy agreed a deal with British Land and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC to let at least 254,000 sq ft on the Broadgate campus.
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Features

'A Big Chunk of the Market Has Moved': How Sidley is Trying to Corner the London PE Market

Sidley made ripples across the industry last month when it emerged it had hit Latham & Watkins for a five-partner high-profile leveraged finance team. In this interview Law.com speaks to the leavers, as well as Sidley management about what this really means.
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News

Middle East Roundup: Baker McKenzie Leads Partner Moves

Baker McKenzie has hired three strategic partners to strengthen its Middle East presence and it is certainly not the only law firm making moves.
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News

Pérez-Llorca Recruits Tax Partner and Five-Lawyer Team in Mexico City

Tax has been a high-demand practice in recent years as the Mexican government ramps up audits and collections.
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News

Reed Smith Appoints New Corporate Head in Asia to Succeed 30-Year Veteran

Johnny Lim succeeds Hong Kong-based Denise Jong, who has led the corporate practice in Asia for almost a decade and was recently appointed to the firm's executive committee.
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News

Elite US Plaintiffs Firm Joins Long-Running Legal Malpractice Suit Against Baker McKenzie Alleging Russian Criminal Ties

The lawsuit was brought by London-based investment firm Lehram Capital, which had hired the firm to perform cross-continent legal work in a case involving the ownership of a Russian salt mine. The malpractice suit alleges that Baker McKenzie had ties to a Russian criminal group.
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News

EU Official Suggests AI Antitrust Investigations Loom on the Horizon

Since May 2023, the Digital Markets Act has imposed a tough list of do's and don'ts on Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Booking, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft.
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News

Kirkland, Skadden Top Global M&A League Tables for First Nine Months

Latham & Watkins, Sullivan & Cromwell, Paul Weiss and Simpson were also in the top of the rankings, as deal activity continues to rebound from last year.
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News

EU Court Upholds Ban Barring Lawyers from Advising on Russian M&A, Financing

The EU's General Court upheld a 2022 ban preventing law firms from advising Russian entities on non-contentious matters like M&A and financing. However, it clarified that lawyers can still represent Russian clients in litigation.
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Features

The Law Firms Charging Up The Global 100—And Those Sliding Down

Since 2020, the likes of Yingke, Ropes & Gray and Quinn Emanuel have risen quickly in the revenue rankings while firms including Weil Gotshal and Sullivan & Cromwell have fallen.
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Commentary

The U.S. Election and Watching From the Sidelines

Lawyers in Asia have responded to questions about what impact they thought the American presidential election results would have on the Asian market with nonchalance and even indifference, writes Asia Editor Jessica Seah. It isn't that legal folk in Asia don't care -- it's perhaps just that they don't care yet.
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News

Apollo Partner and Former GC Moves to Paul Weiss

The lateral move is another sign of Paul Weiss' close business ties with the private equity giant.
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News

Kirkland Keeps New Partner Promotion Class at 200 Lawyers

The firm's latest partner promotions are the first time the class has decreased year-over-year in at least the last eight years.
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News

Corporate Partner Takes Over Leadership of Dentons' Ottawa Office

Chase Irwin will continue to serve clients in the startup community in Ottawa while taking the helm at the firm's office in the Canadian capital.
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News

Alston & Bird Secures Orrick Partner Hire in London

The firm has also hired two other partners in London so far this year.
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News

Beirut Lawyers Assess Conflict in War-Torn Lebanon By the Hour

"You have to accept the situation and keep moving forward," says managing partner Elias Chedid. "If you give up, you stop living."
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News

Dechert Hong Kong Quintet Finds New Home at Hogan Lovells

Two partners and three associates are moving over following Dechert's decision to cease operations in the city.
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Asia Pacific Hires: Global Firms Kick Off Q4 with Flurry of Team Hires Across the Region

Kennedys has expanded in New Zealand by taking over a specialist dispute resolution firm in the country's capital Wellington. Partners Alistair…
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News

Deal Watch: Are Only 'A Handful' of Law Firms Positioned Well After Citi-Apollo Partnership?

"Syndicated option or private credit, you need a firm that can handle either in every iteration," said one dealmaker.
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News

New Economic Crimes Law in Chile Stirs Worry, Work

Criminal charges may now apply for a host of environmental violations in a country whose economy is anchored by mining.
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News

McDermott, Squire Strengthen Finance Ranks in London

The appointments come in a busy hiring period in the U.K. capital.
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News

Baker McKenzie Sets Profitability Goals, Focusing on New York

"Our U.S. [PEP] would land us around No. 39. Our goal is to be playing in the top 25," said Colin Murray, the firm's North American CEO.
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News

UK-Argentine Arbitration Boutique Launches Uruguay Office with Freshfields Hire

Dechamps International Law's third office builds on the firm's deep experience in Latin America, which is a nexus for many cross-border investment disputes.
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The Best Measure of Success: Revenue, Reputation, or Relationships?

Law firms are redefining success by incorporating metrics beyond revenue and profits, including social media presence, diversity, and client relationships. While financial growth remains crucial, other benchmarks play an increasingly important role in measuring performance, writes the Global Lawyer.
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News

Malaysia Courts Global Law Firms with Economic Zone and Arbitration Reforms

The Southeast Asian country is easing licensing rules for some foreign firms and making other changes, but will it be enough to attract law firms to Kuala Lumpur?
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News

New Law Firm Offices Boost Recruitment, Savills Finds

Renovations, however, do not hold the same weight when attracting new hires.
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News

Womble Bond Makes Big Play for International Disputes Work

The trans-Atlantic firm seeks to offer top-shelf arbitration practitioners, combined with a competitive rate structure and substantive acumen in key industries that regularly find themselves in disputes.
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News

Smartmatic, Newsmax Reach Courthouse Steps Settlement In Defamation Case

A spokesperson for U.K.-headquartered Smartmatic said the company is not able to provide details on the value of the settlement or any non-monetary terms that may have been agreed to.
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News

As Middle East Conflict Continues, Bar Groups Urge Law Firms to Uphold Inclusive and Fair Hiring Practices During Recruitment Season

Reports of doxxing, threats, and revoking of job offers led to public statements from Muslim and South Asian bar associations.
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News

Google Lawyer, EU Official Comment on New Chapter in EU Competition Policy

Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, who has been nominated to serve as the EU's next competition commissioner, is expected to revamp the bloc's antitrust policy so it helps European companies compete around the globe as more nations move toward increased protectionism.
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News

Dentons Under Investigation in South Africa's Eskom Corruption Probe

Dentons said the firm has not "conducted itself in a manner that merits criminal or civil action".
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Features

Freshfields' Rebrand: Firm Still Committed to Germany, Senior Partner Says

Commentators say dropping the German part of the firm's name is yet another indication of the firm's de-emphasis on Germany as the firm targets American growth—but Georgia Dawson is determined to dispel this view.
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News

Pandemic-Era Mental Health Issues Still Plague Lawyers Who Graduated in 2020: NALP Survey

Results of a Canadian study are a red flag worthy of industrywide attention, association executives say.
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News

A&O Shearman Partner Quits Firm After Drunk Driving Conviction

The partner was sentenced in July, fined, and banned from driving for 24 months.
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News

Sterlington New York Hires Former Withers Asset Finance Head as Partner in Hong Kong

Paul Jebely will continue to be based in Hong Kong and will be travelling extensively around Asia, the Middle East and North America to see and deal with clients.
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Analysis

Foreign Law Firms in Hong Kong Cut Head Counts; the 20 Largest Firms Trim 5% of Lawyers in 12 Months

Senior partners have been encouraged to retire early, while capital markets and M&A teams also have been cut as deal work dries up. A Law.com analysis of Hong Kong Law Society data shows just how dramatic those cuts have been over the past year.
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Analysis

Senior Partners Approach $3,000 an Hour, As More Billing Rate Hikes Expected in 2025

About 16 Am Law 50 firms have third-year associates with rates over $1,000, but Valeo Partners project around half of the Am Law 50 to have rates of over $1,000 for this group of lawyers by 2025.
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News

Norton Rose and Borden Ladner Gervais Commercial Litigators Appointed to Bench in Montreal

A former appellate judge joins Lenczer Slaght, while McMillan, DLA Piper, and Osler get new partners in a slew of Canadian laterals.
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News

Freshfields Scraps 'Bruckhaus Deringer' From Name

The new brand will start to be rolled out from October, with the firm undergoing a formal name change.
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News

Norton Rose Moves Away from C-Suite Structure as Jeff Cody, Peter Scott Retain Top Roles

A global management committee staffed by regional leaders will make the firm more nimble, Cody and Scott said.
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