Simmons & Simmons is hiring a structured finance and derivatives partner from Slaughter and May, nearly four months after it emerged he would be leaving the partnership. Oliver Wicker started as ...

A commercial claim against City firm Edwin Coe has been filed by the lending arm of Fortress Investment. Edwin Coe is named as a defendant alongside various companies including Fuller Smith & ...

The former general counsel of the National Trust has joined The Charity Commission as its new director of legal. Jan Lasik’s new title at The Charity Commission will be as its director of legal ...

The Government has announced it will reverse the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision on litigation funding in PACCAR. The judgment, which formed part of the ongoing Trucks ...

The head of Greenberg Traurig, Richard Rosenbaum, has lashed out against the recent trend for international mergers, describing some rival firms as no more than “holding companies” and ...

Baker McKenzie is on the hunt for more innovation lawyers, The Lawyer can reveal, as it looks to further embed the use of artificial intelligence across the firm.

Building new AI tools from scratch isn’t where law firms add value for clients, TLT’s innovation chief told The Lawyer.

Taylor Wessing has today announced its plans to change up its international strategy and enter a cooperation agreement with future Anglo-American firm Winston Taylor. The announcement comes just a ...

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has relocated its Manchester office after 11 years on King Street. The firm has moved from 76 King Street, where it has been based since launching in Manchester ...

Addleshaw Goddard has announced the latest cohort of companies it has selected to join its scale-up accelerator, The Lawyer can reveal. The firm said it has selected a total of 10 ...

Who do you know who has a strong voice? Who do you know who commands attention, trust, respect, authority, just by the way ...

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher global chair and managing partner Barbara Becker is planning a second extended stay in the firm’s London office early in 2026 to help with the firm’s continuing growth efforts.