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3,100 Lawyers, One Story Get Big, Get Niche, or Get Bought

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Cadwalader’s planned merger with Hogan Lovells is less a love story and more a rescue mission with excellent branding, creating a 3,100‑lawyer, US$3.6 billion outfit that will instantly sit in the global top five by revenue.

For Hogan Lovells, it is scale and New York depth; for Cadwalader, it is survival with dignity and a new logo.

The combined Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will have about 3,100 lawyers and more than US$3.6 billion in annual revenue based on 2024 figures, making it the world’s fifth‑largest firm by revenue and one of the largest law firm mergers ever attempted. – Register to read more . . .

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The Most Searched Top Lawyers and Law Firms of 2025

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In 2025, high-profile trials, political firestorms, and blockbuster corporate battles didn’t just dominate courtrooms—they dominated Google, TikTok, and every search engine in between. From Alec Baldwin’s dismissed manslaughter case to Elon Musk’s regulatory battles, people weren’t just looking for “a lawyer near me.”

After analyzing search volume data, media mentions, social engagement, and legal industry reports from BTI Consulting, Legal Brand Marketing, and The Lawyers Global, we’ve assembled the definitive ranking of 2025’s most-searched legal talent.

The ranking blends raw search metrics (e.g., Google Trends spikes) with viral moments on platforms like X, Reddit, and Instagram. The common thread for the list being that scandal sells along with wins for controversial clients – including the all-time heavyweight on both counts: President Donald Trump.
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Mishcon in the Firing Line as ‘Secret Sale’ Sparks Explosive A$41 Million Court Ruling

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In a stinging rebuke to ethical back-room deals, an Australian Federal Court has found that Jason Karas, former partner at Lipman Karas (now LK Law), secretly brokered a deal to hand over the firm’s Hong Kong practice to London legal powerhouse Mishcon de Reya.

The court ruled that Karas negotiated the deal without informing his co-founder Skip Lipman or disclosing the extent of the transfer.
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The Legal Stars Who Made Netflix’s 83bn Warner Deal

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LawFuel Premiers The Legal Stars Behind The Netflix Mega-Deal Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing writer Hollywood finally did what everyone feared it might do and handed the keys to the Warner Bros kingdom to the world’s rrichest and determined binge machine, Netflix in an $82.7 billion deal that has involved platoons of lawyers. The deal is

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Private Equity Eyes Big Law And Top Firms Are Opening the Door

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The Private Equity Law Firm Play Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributor Private equity is circling the legal sector, a new breed of law firm is exploring ways to monetise its most valuable asset: equity in the partnership. Both Cohen & Gresser, a litigation boutique, and global player McDermott Will & Emery have reportedly been in discussions

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From Tinder Swipes to AI Legal Wins

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legalfly has tinder style 'swipe right' tool for legal AI app

Remember swiping right on Tinder? Now imagine swiping through contracts at warp speed. That’s the magic LegalFly is bringing to the staid world of law, courtesy of a founding team that once powered the world’s hottest dating app with AI smarts.

Fresh off a blockbuster €15 million Series A, this Belgian legal tech disruptor is gunning for America’s biggest law firms, and it’s not messing around.
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McDermott Toys With Private Equity Money

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Big Law’s Next Taboo Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor McDermott Will & Schulte has decided to dip a cautious toe into capitalism’s deep end, confirming it’s in “preliminary discussions” about selling a slice of the firm to outside investors. Chairman Ira Coleman delivered the usual corporate zen: they get “inbound interest,” they “listen to new

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Trump’s $1bn BBC Defamation Shakedown

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From ABC to BBC: Trump's Media Litigation Roadshow Claims New Victim

From ABC to BBC – Trump’s Media Litigation Roadshow Claims New Victim Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor The BBC finds itself staring down the barrel of Donald Trump’s latest legal offensive, this time demanding $1 billion for a Panorama documentary edit. With two top executives already out the door, Britain’s public broadcaster faces what may

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Saudi Market Lures BigLaw with Cash, Contracts and Headaches

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Riyadh Rising For Big Law Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributor In the kind of year when seismic regulatory shifts and eye-popping economic ambition collide, 2025 has positioned Saudi Arabia as the world’s most coveted legal hot spot. Heavyweights like Reed Smith, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Trowers & Hamlins, and Stephenson Harwood have placed big bets on

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Meet Sigrid McCawley The Lawyer Who Holds Power to Account

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Law Star Sigrid McCawley’s Royal Litigation Credentials Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor If you only know Sigrid McCawley as “Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer,” you’ve missed the plot. The Boies Schiller Flexner co-managing partner is the litigator who made banks, boardrooms and Prince Andrew all do the math on enabling abuse. A recent profile in The Times

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