International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed 17 Partners, 5 Senior Counsel, 34 Counsel and 5 Legal Directors in its annual global promotion round. All effective from May 2025. Graeme Maguire, Chair, Bird & Bird says: “On behalf of the Board, it’s with great pleasure that I congratulate all those promoted this year. Our culture is
The new partners highlight the strength of top talent available to clients across the breadth of international markets and sectors aligned with the firm’s global growth strategy. Charles Adams, Global Managing Partner at Clifford Chance, said, “We’re committed to investing in and nurturing our top talent in areas where we can have the most impact on
Former Herbert Smith Freehills heavyweights Jason Ricketts and David Hugo have just orchestrated what might be the legal industry’s most interesting duet of 2025-Chord Advisory, a boutique firm that harmonizes legal and consultancy services into one pitch-perfect offering. After three decades at HSF (including leadership roles that had him conducting the firm’s global symphony), Ricketts
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New Zealand Judicial Conduct Controversy KC Gary Williams opined on the Northern Club brouhaha involving District Court Judge Elizabeth Aitken and her unfortunate interaction with the New Zealand Party meeting at the Club, leading to a series of events that ultimately lead to her being metaphorically hauled before the Judicial Conduct Commissioner. As Williams KC
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The group expands Cahill’s technology footprint and extends jurisdictional capabilities Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP announced today the addition of a three-partner intellectual property group that will add significant depth to its litigation practice. Chris Campbell, Britton Davis, and Alfonso Garcia Chan command a leading plaintiff-side trial practice focused on protecting their clients’ technology innovations. Chris
FNZ Faces $4.5 Billion Lawsuit as Employee-Shareholders Revolt In what promises to be a landmark corporate governance case that could rewrite the rulebook on share dilution practices, hundreds of FNZ employees are gearing up for a legal showdown headed by New Zealand law firm Meredith Connell against their employer. >> Get law jobs on New
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Global law firm DLA Piper announces 65 promotions to its partnership. The promotions are effective as of 1 April in the United States and Canada and 1 May for EMEA and Asia Pacific. Globally, the Corporate practice group has the largest intake of new partners with 19 promotions; followed by 12 in Finance; 13 in
Big Law Partners Join Forces to Fight Trump’s Law Firm Crackdown More than 750 partners from America’s top law firms have banded together to support Susman Godfrey’s legal battle against President Trump’s executive order as Big Law lawyers’ up itself against the White House. The newly formed Law Firm Partners United (LFPU) submitted their amicus
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Global law firm Clifford Chance has hired counsel Michael Povman, further expanding its tech and commercial contracting team at a time of rising deal flow spurred by the development and adoption of AI. Povman joins from The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), where he spent more than 30 years building and leading the Commercial
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Hollywood Reporter Power Lawyer April 21, 2025 Cravath partner Faiza J. Saeed was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s annual “Power Lawyers” list, which recognizes “the entertainment industry’s most powerful legal advocates” and was published in the April 2, 2025 issue of The Hollywood Reporter Magazine. The feature highlighted Faiza’s representation of the Paramount Special Committee of independent directors in
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