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Quinn Emanuel wins again for Allwyn in latest National Lottery licence challenges

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QE welcomes today’s judgment from Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE comprehensively dismissing the claims brought against the Gambling Commission by Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell plc and The New Lottery Company Limited.  Their claims challenged the Gambling Commission’s running of the Competition for the 4th UK National Lottery Licence and modifications made to the Licence following […]

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Billionaire Balks at $35M Legal Bill After Partner Claims 19-Hour Workday

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London High Court orders full assessment of WilmerHale invoices after judge flags “charges so high as to raise concern”

A Brazilian billionaire is pushing back on a jaw-dropping $35 million legal bill from BigLaw heavyweight WilmerHale and one eye-popping detail has caught the court’s attention: a partner who logged more than 19 hours in a single day.
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Clyde & Co Goes Big in Bangkok With Raids On DLA Piper for Top Trio and Team

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Clyde & Co has done what only the well-resourced and audacious tend to do in Southeast Asia, it’s scooped up a three-partner team and fifteen lawyers and staff from DLA Piper to boost its Bangkok presence. The firm called it “one of the most significant team hires” in Thailand’s legal market in recent years. Translation:

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Simpson Thacher Announces Plans to Open Singapore Office

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New York and Singapore——Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP this week announced plans to open an office in Singapore with Ian Ho and Tony King named Co-Heads of the Firm’s Asia Private Equity Practice, reflecting their leadership roles and recognized strength in advising sponsors on high‑value, cross‑border transactions in the Asia-Pacific. Both Ian and Tony will

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UK Legal Group LawFront Acquires Another Law Firm

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A significant UK regional law firm with 85 staff and £15m turnover has been acquired by national legasl group LawFront. LawFront’s acquisition of Field Seymour Parkes (FSP) sees the Reading-based law firm join partner brands include Brachers, Farleys, Fisher Jones Greenwood, Nelsons, Slater Heelis and Trethowans. FSP practices in real estate, corporate, private client, employment, and

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The New Chapter for Mallesons And Why the Australian Firm Chose Independence After 14 Years with KWM

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Today, 31 March 2026, marks the official launch of Mallesons as a fully independent, top-tier Australian law firm operating in Australia and Singapore, effectively unwinding the 14-year Swiss verein partnership with China’s King & Wood that created King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) in March 2012. The split was first announced on 9 December 2025 (KWM

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No Timesheets, Pure Trial Focus – How This Litigation Boutique Rewrote the BigLaw Rulebook in Just 10 Years

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What happens when elite trial lawyers walk away from BigLaw’s billable-hour machine and build a firm laser-focused on taking cases all the way to verdict?

You get Wilkinson Stekloff—a lean, highly effective trial boutique that has quietly become one of the most respected names in high-stakes litigation, without ever sending a single traditional timesheet to a client.
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American Lawyer Names Skadden Dealmakers of the Year

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The American Lawyer named Paul Schnell, Brandon Van Dyke and Dohyun Kim among its Dealmakers of the Year for their representation of Union Pacific Corporation in its pending combination with Norfolk Southern Corporation. In a profile, The American Lawyer called the transaction the largest railroad merger in U.S. history, noting that it required “navigating uncertainties that stemmed from the first-ever attempt to complete

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Knights Confirms Talks to Acquire Law Firm in Move That Could Forge £200m UK National Firm

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In the latest sign of relentless consolidation among UK regional law firms, AIM-listed Knights Group Holdings PLC has confirmed it is in advanced discussions to acquire South East heavyweight Moore Barlow LLP — a deal that, if completed, would create one of the largest independent national platforms outside the City with combined revenues approaching £200m.
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