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
LOS ANGELES – California-based companies Perfectus Aluminum Inc., Perfectus Aluminum Acquisitions LLC and four affiliated warehousing companies have agreed to pay a total of $549.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly and improperly evading, or conspiring to evade, antidumping and countervailing duties owed to the United States on aluminum extrusions imported from
MinterEllisonRuddWatts is celebrating the promotions of Natasha Hood and Vimal Nair to Partner in its market leading Construction and Infrastructure practice. The promotions highlight the depth of talent within the firm and its ongoing investment in developing high performing teams for the benefit of clients. Chief Executive Aaron Hockly said: “Natasha and Vimal’s promotions recognise their individual
Kua hinga te tōtara o Te Waonui a Tāne. It is with much sadness that the Commissioners and staff of Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission learned of the passing of the Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Keith. Sir Kenneth’s many achievements and accolades are well known, but for the Commission it is
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has added a team of private equity partners in London and New York from Sidley Austin, including members returning to the firm, being Gerald Brant, Jeffrey Kochian and Brittany Harrison from Sidley Austin (pictured). The other is Jonathon Hamill who is recruited for the London office. The firm’s media
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Experienced Life Sciences Patent Attorney Strengthens Firm’s IP Capabilities ATLANTA—(May 12, 2026)—FisherBroyles, LLP, the world’s first and one of the largest distributed law firms, is pleased to announce that Xiaoban Xin, Ph.D., has joined the firm’s intellectual property practice in Washington, D.C. Xin brings extensive experience in patent prosecution, strategic IP counseling, portfolio development and due
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