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Oil and Transactions Lawyers Join Bracewell in Houston

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Brophy and Lei join Bracewell’s Houston office as partners, deepening the firm’s upstream and midstream oil and gas transactional capabilities at a time of strong deal activity across those sectors. Bracewell LLP announced today that Kevin Brophy and Ming Lei have joined the Houston office as partners in the oil and gas transactions group. The two partners bring complementary upstream and

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Freshfields Partner Eva Y. Mak Named to Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 2026 40 Under 40 List

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Partner Eva Y. Mak has been named to the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 list for 2026. This annual list honors 40 rising stars in Silicon Valley who have distinguished themselves in their companies, communities and industries. Eva is a private capital M&A partner based in Silicon Valley and San Francisco with extensive experience

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Australia Law – MinterEllison strengthens leadership with seven new Partner appointments 

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  MinterEllison has appointed seven new Partners effective 1 July 2026, deepening its capability across M&A / Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Infrastructure, Construction and Projects, and Tax.   These seven appointments reflect where client demand is growing and the landscape is shifting. Private capital structures are becoming more sophisticated, M&A activity is growing in specialist industries like hospitality and real

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Australian New Law Pioneer Named in Australian Law Awards

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Lawyers Weekly’s Australian Law Awards are rarely short of competition, particularly among the growing ranks of boutique and NewLaw firms challenging the old guard. This year, one of the finalists attracting attention is Amanda Harrison, founder of Melbourne-based Pivotal Law Group, whose nomination reflects the continuing rise of specialist firms built around commercial practicality rather

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Morgan Lewis Joined By Gemma Roberts in London

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The private equity specialist has joined the firm from Goodwin – Media statement below LONDON, 11 June 2026: Morgan Lewis continues to expand its European corporate platform with the appointment of Gemma Roberts in London. She will join from Goodwin where she was previously co-chair of the London office. Gemma will serve as Morgan Lewis’s

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Relativity’s Legal AI Play Takes Aim at Microsoft Word

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Relativity is making a play for one of the last pieces of legal work that has remained stubbornly outside the legal AI ecosystem, Microsoft Word. Its acquisition of Gavel signals a push to connect legal intelligence, document drafting and matter management into a single workflow, potentially eliminating the gap between the evidence lawyers analyse and

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Mayer Brown Adds Projects & Infrastructure Partner From McGuire Woods

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HOUSTON, June 11, 2026 – Mayer Brown announced today that Edmund Daniels has joined the firm as a partner in its Projects & Infrastructure and Global Energy practices. Eddy joins from McGuireWoods, and his arrival builds on Mayer Brown’s continued momentum in Houston, including the recent addition of a six-partner team led by partner Yasser Madriz.

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Sports Law – The System Is Broken: Sports Attorney Warns Court Ruling Could Undermine College Football Integrity

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‘ GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — A Texas judge’s decision to allow a college quarterback who admitted betting on his own team to remain eligible has exposed what one sports law attorney calls a growing crisis in college athletics. On June 8, Lubbock County Judge Ken Corry granted a temporary injunction allowing Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby

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Legal AI – Kilpatrick Townsend Launches Kilpatrick Labs

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Law360 Pulse covered Kilpatrick’s recent launch of Kilpatrick Labs, an innovation program focused on developing and deploying artificial intelligence tools for the firm’s attorneys, professional staff and clients. “We didn’t want to bolt AI onto the practice — we wanted to rebuild around it,” Charles Gray, partner at Kilpatrick and leader of Kilpatrick Labs, said in a statement

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NZ Lawyer News – Health law heavyweight Dr Jonathan Coates joins Britomart Chambers

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Britomart Chambers has bolstered its public and regulatory law credentials with the arrival of Dr Jonathan Coates, one of New Zealand’s leading health sector lawyers. Coates joins the Britomart set in Auckland while remaining a member of Canterbury Chambers in Christchurch and practising as a barrister sole with a national practice. Coates has specialised in health law since

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