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Hogan Lovells Cracks US$3.3 Billion As Regulated‑Market Play Pays Off

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Hogan Lovells has pushed through the US$3.2 billion barrier with double‑digit growth, fatter partner profits and a clear bet on regulated markets, tech and AI – sending a pointed message to rivals still blaming “market conditions” for flat numbers.Key takeaways for lawyersWhy the numbers really movedPeople, laterals and the “next gen” storyTech, AI and ELTEMATEMandates […]

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The UK Law Firm Vanishing Act: Over 1,100 Law Firms Gone in Five Years

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Norma Harris, LawFuel contributing editorWell, if the UK legal scene were a magic show, the disappearing firms would be the star trick. By the end of 2025, SRA-regulated firms in England and Wales dipped below 9,000—the first time in recent history—down from over 10,000 in 2020, a net loss of more than 1,100. Over 15

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Quinn Emanuel Partner Awarded Ukraine’s Order of Merit for Landmark Human Rights Case Against Russia

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Four years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the battlefield has long since expanded beyond territory. Courts, treaties and international accountability now matter just as much as tanks. This week, Ukraine made that point formally.London-based partner Julianne Hughes-Jennett of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has been awarded the Order of Merit by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, recognising her

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US Gunslingers Are Turning Our Courts Into a Bloody Mess – And Martyn Day Has Had Enough

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Martyn Day didn’t build Leigh Day into one of the most feared claimant firms in the country by playing nice. But even he’s raising an eyebrow at the American cavalry now thundering through the Royal Courts of Justice.

“From my experience,” the Leigh Day co-founder told The Times this week, “American firms tend to be more aggressive.”

“With the English firms, you know the lawyers… you can have sensible conversations with them and, where necessary, you can do deals and sort things out in a sensible, proper way.”

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High-Stakes Justice: How Elite Trial Lawyers Influence Public Accountability

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Article source: Buzbee Law FirmThe Power of the Courtroom Beyond VerdictsHigh-stakes trial lawyers operate in a space where law meets public consequence. Their work does not end with a verdict. In many cases, it begins there. When powerful institutions are challenged in court, the outcomes can influence policy, corporate behavior, and public trust. These cases

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Microsoft’s Copilot AI Read Your Confidential Emails — And Lawyers Should Be Paying Attention

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A security flaw that allowed Microsoft’s AI assistant to bypass privacy safeguards and summarise confidential emails is more than a tech inconvenience. For law firms and legal departments, it is a wake-up call.Microsoft has confirmed that a bug in its Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat tool allowed the AI assistant to access and summarise emails explicitly

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Linklaters Continues US Expansion With New Office

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Linklaters continues its aggressive U.S. expansion, highlighted by the recent February 2026 lease of an additional 48,000 square feet at 1290 Avenue of the Americas in New York, following a 6,500 square foot addition in October 2025, pushing total NY space beyond 150,000 square feet at approximately $100 per square foot. This move, driven by

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Law Firm Retention Bonuses 2026: How Much Firms Are Really Paying to Keep Their Associates

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The war for legal talent never really ended. It just got more expensive with big law partner pay hitting record levels, but law firm retention bonuses becoming increasingly important as talent retention retains top level importance for law firms.While headline-grabbing salary bumps and biglaw salary information dominate the conversation, the quieter – and often more

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Legal AI’s Quiet Winner – How Affinda Is Scaling While Big Software Stumbles

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While public markets flinch at every new AI headline, Melbourne-based Affinda is doing something unfashionable in tech right now: raising money, growing revenue, and selling actual products lawyers use.

In a fresh $25 million funding round, Affinda lifted its valuation to $220 million, up from $120 million in mid-2024. The round was led again by Toll Group founder Paul Little, with backing from Ellerston Capital’s Ashok Jacob and former MYOB and REA Group CEO Greg Ellis.

No meme tokens. No vaporware. Just document AI doing unglamorous but billable work.

From “Legal AI Tool” to AI-Native Infrastructure

Affinda isn’t trying to replace lawyers with chatbots. It’s doing something far more dangerous to incumbents: making legal work faster, cheaper and harder to justify billing for inefficiency.

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