LONDON & NEW YORK — Artificial intelligence and advanced technologies are fundamentally altering how global transactions are sourced, valued, and closed, turning technology into a primary acquisition rationale across every sector rather than a siloed asset class, according to a major new report from Eversheds Sutherland. Titled “This is the new M&A: Technology and the
One Third of Enterprises Have More Than $1.3 billion in Contract Value They Cannot Fully Explain Due to Lack of Access to Contract Intelligence, New Research Finds ● 79% of respondents cannot reliably explain the reasoning behind the terms of their own commercial contracts, including why clauses were agreed to and what was negotiated away
PERTH —Law firm Clayton Utz has secured a significant recruitment coup in Western Australia, welcoming a high-profile, five-strong legal team led by former Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) partners David Hugo and Jason Ricketts. The move marks the winding down of boutique practice Chord Advisory, which Hugo established in 2024 to focus on infrastructure,
Vienna-based law firm Wolf Theiss is opening a London office to build its relationships between the UK and the firm’s European clients, leaqd by M&A partner Anna Dabrowska who is relocating from Poland. Wolf Theiss is a 70 year old firm with around 500 lawyers and a major player in the European commercial market. The
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LOS ANGELES – A now-imprisoned fraudster was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for hiring several now-convicted off-duty former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputies to violate his perceived adversaries’ civil rights, stealing more than $37 million from Meta Platforms Inc. by fraudulently gaining access to its business manager accounts and their lines
Unlike other legal AI companies, Ivo Sage is the first model that attorneys, researchers and developers can download, run and build on top of it for free; Ivo also previews a new contract-review benchmark at Ivo Inscribe, the company’s first customer event for in-house legal and contracting teams SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Inscribe Conference –
Missed Wind Warning Raises Questions About Air Traffic Control Staffing Following Deadly Amazon Plane Crash NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 2, 2026 — A preliminary finding by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that an Amazon Prime Air pilot was not notified about a high-wind warning issued just minutes before landing highlights the need for more air traffic
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Falcon raises EUR 1.5 million to bury the billable hour and build Europe’s first AI-native law firm Ghent, 1 October 2026. Founded notably by the team behind Mbrella (acquired by D’Ieteren), Falcon delivers same-day, flat-fee commercial legal work through an AI platform with a qualified lawyer signing off on every review. The company already counts Loop
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Wotton Kearney has strengthened its insurance capability in Melbourne with the appointment of Partner Claire Gomo and Special Counsel Andrew Karasmanis. Joining our general liability team, Claire and Andrew bring extensive experience advising insurers, employers and corporate clients across a broad range of complex injury, liability and recovery matters. Claire is recognised for her expertise in personal injury,
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2026 Unjust, illegitimate, illegal. This is how Professor Claire Charters describes New Zealand’s constitution in her new book, Sovereignty.In Sovereignty: The Case for Constitutional Transformation, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland Professor Claire Charters argues New Zealand’s constitution fails to protect Māori rights and calls for fundamental change. Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tainui, Ngāti
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