19 May 2026, Auckland, New Zealand – Sundaresh Thangavelu has been recognised by the New Zealand Law Society Property Law Section Ngā Rōia Ture Rawa as one of its four Rising Stars in 2026. The recognition acknowledges exceptional technical ability in property law, standout client service, and future leadership in the profession. Sundaresh is an associate in DLA
As federal agencies drown in rising FOIA and Privacy Act requests, Casepoint has launched its most significant upgrade yet to Casepoint FOIA — a next-generation AI-powered platform designed to slash backlogs, streamline workflows, and deliver faster public access to records without compromising security or compliance. In a legal AI landscape still dominated by general-purpose tools
Cardiff, Wales – 19 May 2026: Silks, the privacy-first AI platform built exclusively for mid-market law firms, has launched a strategic integration with Credas, enabling firms to trigger certified identity verification directly within their AI-powered compliance and onboarding workflows — without ever leaving the Silks environment. The seamless integration allows firms to connect existing Credas
Private wealth lawyers Boodle Hatfield have announced that it is set to hit £49.5m revenue this year – marking the firm’s second consecutive year of double-digit growth. The results for the London-based firm come off the back of a strategic focus on private capital for the firm, which has doubled its revenue in a decade.
Silenced No More: Sexual Terror Unveiled is the most comprehensive independent investigation to date into the systematic sexual and gender-based violence committed by Hamas and its collaborators during the October 7 attacks and the subsequent hostage captivity in Gaza. Compiled by the Civil Commission over two years, this landmark report draws on more than 430
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has formed a real assets practice group with more than 600 attorneys by combining areas such as real estate and infrastructure to align with industry trends and the needs of clients. Kirkland & Ellis said in a Friday press release that the integrated group brings the firm’s energy, materials and mining,
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Article source: LuminPDF Managing contracts across numerous clients can become one of the biggest admin burdens for agencies, especially when you’re drafting MSAs, SOWs, addenda, and approvals repeatedly. An AI contract generator can help reduce time spent drafting, enforce consistency, and cut down on version errors. Below, we compare the top tools that agencies can
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Vault’s 2026-2027 rankings reveal O’Melveny still leads on satisfaction by a hair, Morgan Lewis took the overall crown, and Ropes & Gray jumped 36 spots.
Vault just dropped its 2026-2027 Best Law Firms to Work For rankings, and for anyone watching BigLaw’s talent map, the satisfaction data is the most useful slice on the platter. It tells you, in cold associate-survey numbers, where lawyers are actually happy versus merely well-paid — and right now those two things are diverging at the top end of the market in interesting ways.
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Global law firm Freshfields has named Mark Sansom as its new global Client Partner, with Victoria Sigeti appointed as the firm’s new UK Managing Partner. Sansom will have responsibility for shaping and driving the firm’s global client strategy across practice groups and sectors. He will continue his client work in full alongside undertaking the new
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A colossal US$4.6 billion (NZ$7.7 billion) class action against global wealth-tech behemoth FNZ has opened in the New Zealand High Court this week, immediately sparking a fierce jurisdictional skirmish over whether the legal battleground should be Wellington or London. Billed as one of the largest corporate class actions in Asia-Pacific history, the lawsuit has pitted
