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Newly-Appointed Kirkland Clinches Victory at Supreme Court in Longrunning Sky Feud

Lawyers say the judgment had been highly anticipated because it had the potential to deviate from settled EU case law on what constitutes bad faith registrations of a trade mark.
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Willkie Advises Which? in £3B Competition Claim Against Apple

The consumer choice brand calls Apple's market practices "anti-competitive".
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News

As Uncertainty Continues Over PGA Merger, LIV Golf Hires Entertainment Industry Veteran as Legal Chief

John Ruzich comes to the controversial Saudi-backed pro golf organization from Legends Hospitality, a provider of food and beverage services to venues, where he was legal chief for 12 years.
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Latham Departures Continue as Capital Markets Partner Joins Greenberg in London

Latham & Watkins has seen a wave of departures in recent months.
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Travers Smith Appoints New Private Equity Head Following Latest Partner Departure

This is the third partner to be appointed as head of the private equity group since 2022.
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Commentary

HSF-Kramer Levin Deal Offers 5 Insights Into Modern-Day Mergers

The Herbert Smith Freehills agreement with Kramer Levin follows a set path that is becoming the norm for law firm combinations.
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News

Cleary, BCLP Set Out Latest Partner Promotion Rounds

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have both announced which lawyers they have promoted to partner—with the latter firm nearly doubling its round from last year.
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Commentary

HSF Locks In Its American Dream. But What Will a U.S. Merger Mean For its Asia Practice?

Last year, HSF announced the closures of its Seoul and Kuala Lumpur offices. It has also recently rejigged its Singapore offerings and cut some Hong Kong staff. How much of that was so it would sit pretty for an American suitor?  
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News

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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News

FCA Fines Metro Bank £16.7M Over ‘Financial Crime Failings’

The U.K.'s financial watchdog has fined Metro Bank £16.7 million for failing to “adequately monitor” over £51 billion worth of transactions—despite junior Metro staff raising concerns.
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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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News

Dechert’s Restructuring Co-Chair Lands at DLA Piper

The partner had prominent roles on well-known matters such as the Lehman and BHS collapses.
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Analysis

Charles Russell Speechlys Gains Traction in Latin America

The London-headquartered firm, which focuses on private capital, has made recent hires to better attend a region that requires significant advice on wealth and tax planning.
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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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Herbert Smith Freehills to Merge with New York’s Kramer Levin

The firms are to combine into one fully-integrated organization known as Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, in one of the industry's most significant transatlantic combinations.
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News

Pillsbury Continues London Build with Disputes Partner Hire

Several major U.S. law firms with smaller London bases are targeting U.K. and European expansion.
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News

Hogan Lovells Boosts Germany with Kirkland & EY Private Equity Hires, Hints at More

Former Kirkland Munich partner David Huthmacher joins Hogan Lovells’ expanded private equity team alongside EY's Jan Philipp Feigen and Maximilian Menges.
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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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Commentary

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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News

Davis Polk Launches European Restructuring Practice, Hires Sidley Duo in London

Davis Polk has been steadily expanding in London, making a number of high-profile hires in the past year.
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News

Travers Smith Incentives Head Exits for A&O Shearman

2024 continues to be a mixed bag for both firms in terms of hires and departures.
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Features

'Get Your House in Order' SFO Warns Corporates, as UK Government Issues Long-Awaited Fraud Guidance

The guidance has been described as 'seismic' and a 'game-changer' by law firm partners.
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News

Clifford Chance Under Fire for Human Rights Assessment of Saudi Arabia World Cup Bid

Eleven NGOs say Clifford Chance glossed over Saudi Arabia's human rights record in an assessment of the country's FIFA 2034 bid.
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Expert Opinion

Pro Bono Week: The View From the 3 UK Charities

The CEOs of the U.K.'s three main pro bono charities explain what they have been working on and what's ahead.
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News

Ex-KWM London Managing Partner to Face Tribunal After Alleged Inappropriate Conduct

The person is accused of "kissing" his colleague and "commenting that she was very attractive".
2 minute read

What About the Old Partners Who Have No Interest in AI?

New recruits are much more engaged with AI than partners, according to several large law firms, so what can be done?
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News

Latham's Partner Promotion Round Shrinks Again

The size of Latham's fall promotions has been trending downward in recent years.
3 minute read
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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News

Milan to Host 2025 Legal Innovation & Technology Awards, Nominations Open

The awards are moving to Milan, Italy, after 10 hugely successful years in the U.K.
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News

Trump Re-election Stirs Big Law Optimism and Caution in London

Donald Trump's second-term victory sparks optimism over his pro-business stance, while London's top partners expect global and domestic uncertainty.
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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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