The former head of tax at Travers Smith, Russell Warren, has joined King & Spalding’s corporate practice in London. Warren’s expertise lies in transactional tax, as well as advising financial ...

Contract automation platform Juro has launched a feature that lets lawyers query and analyse contracts through ChatGPT. The update positions the company as the first legal tech provider to link ...

Goodwin Procter has reported a 12 per cent rise in its turnover, generating $2.7bn since September 2024. Profit per equity partner also grew 20 per cent, according to the firm, and revenue per ...

Clifford Chance has hired a class actions partner, along with her 14-strong team from White & Case, who will join the firm’s Frankfurt office. The team led by Alexandra Diehl will strengthen the ...

Reed Smith has today opened the doors to its Riyadh office, having received its licence to operate in the Kingdom from the Saudi Ministry of Justice. The opening gives the firm its third ...

DLA Piper is losing a de-risking team of five lawyers to Simmons & Simmons, as the latter adds expertise to its insurance and pensions practice. Amrit Mclean is the lead partner making the move ...

Mishcon de Reya’s head of sport has left the firm to set up his own boutique. Simon Leaf, who has been a partner at Mishcon since 2017, has launched Three Points Law alongside Mishcon legal ...

A number of law firms are gearing up for a securities group action, or “stock-drop” claim, against British American Tobacco (BAT) in the High Court, The Lawyer can reveal. Multiple sources have ...

Orrick’s hire of a transatlantic group of 37 collateralised loan obligation (CLO) lawyers, including eight partners, looks to have dealt Cadwalader a blow. Spanning London, Washington DC and ...

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has announced an updated timeline to Great Britain’s grid connections process, ...

Fletchers paid £6m for Shoosmiths’ serious injury practice, with a further deferred consideration payable of £6m, its latest accounts reveal. The private equity-backed firm bought the team ...

Clifford Chance and Proskauer Rose have landed key mandates on S&P Global’s $1.8bn (£1.4bn) acquisition of private markets data providers With Intelligence from investment firm Motive Partners.