Slaughter and May and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan have been instructed in a new $700m claim in the Commercial Court. Slaughters disputes partners Richard Swallow and Damien ...

Paul Hastings is continuing to build out its tax practice in London, hiring a new partner from Macfarlanes. Alicia Osei joins the US firm’s London office from Macfarlanes, where she made partner ...

Leeds Bradford Airport Role: General Counsel & Company Secretary Based: Leeds Trained at: Simmons & Simmons Year qualified: ...

RPC partner Jeremy Drew has jumped ship to Taylor Wessing, marking the firm’s first hire since partners voted through its US merger with Winston & Strawn. Drew has 20 years at RPC, where he became ...

18 December: The 2026 trainee announcements began early, with A&O Shearman coming out of the blocks just before Christmas to reveal that 32 of its 42 spring qualifiers would be remaining with the firm ...

Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced that its chief legal, governance and corporate affairs officer will leave the business during 2026 after five years in the role. Isabelle Deschamps will remain ...

Sullivan & Cromwell is continuing to build out across private credit, high-yield and restructuring, hiring a partner duo from Paul Hastings. Paul Hastings’ Patrick Bright and Will Needham are ...

Fletchers Group will be with its current owner for some years to come after a Sun Capital affiliate put it into a continuation fund. Continuation funds are investment vehicles which allow ...

Slaughter and May has appointed its first head of digital regulation, as advances in AI and regulatory enforcement look set to affect corporates across the globe. The establishment of the ...

Legaltechs Harvey and Legora are both locked in fresh funding talks to raise more capital at new eye-watering valuations, it has emerged. Legora is in talks to raise funds at a $4bn ...

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has hired a private equity (PE) and M&A partner from Cravath, Swaine & Moore into its New York office, continuing a run of transaction-focused lateral hires.

DLA Piper’s transition to smart meters in its London office could save the firm £125,000 per year, accounts show. According to DLA Piper’s latest annual report filed on Companies House last ...