Brandsmiths has acquired the UK business of Sipara, the specialist IP practice founded by Rebecca Kaye and Robert Furneaux. Sipara brings deep experience in trade mark portfolio management, protection, strategic IP advice and enforcement, built over more than a decade. The team will continue operating under its established name for the immediate future, now supported […]
If you’re a sports lawyer with a strong book of business, or an ambitious associate eyeing the biggest payday of your career with BigLaw firms currently writing checks most lawyers only dream about.
Elite transactional rainmakers who live and breathe NBA, NFL, MLB, WNBA and private-equity sports deals are now routinely commanding $8 million to $12 million-plus in annual compensation, with the very top names clearing eight-figure packages in the fiercest poaching war the practice has ever seen.
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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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A UK startup founded by serial entrepreneurs has raised £2 million in seed funding to build what it describes as Britain’s first AI-native regulated law firm. Keith, which plans to seek authorisation from the Council for Licensed Conveyancers rather than the Solicitors Regulation Authority, will launch in Q3 2026 with residential conveyancing as its initial
JustFund is an Australian legal finance startup that has rapidly evolved from a niche divorce funding provider into a dual-purpose lender targeting both family law and estate administration. Founded in 2022 by Sydney lawyers Jack O’Donnell and Andy O’Connor alongside fintech entrepreneur Craig Carroll, (pictured) the company has positioned itself as Australia’s first and only dedicated provider of legal funding for both family law and estate matters. As we reported last year, the company has also expanded to the New Zealand legal market.
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has strengthened its position as a go-to firm for sports lawyers and high-stakes sports M&A with a high-profile triple partner hire. Michael Kuh and Eric Geffner have joined as Partners in the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and will co-head the firm’s Sports group within its Sports, Media and Entertainment offering.
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It’s April 2026, and the usual spring fever has hit r/biglaw, except this year the chatter isn’t about bonus season (that already came and went). It’s all about the next salary scale.
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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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he 150-year-old City firm just posted profitability numbers that will make some London big law partners wince, but the strategy is deceptively simple.
While the Magic Circle firms continue their global expansion arms race, adding offices in places most partners couldn’t find on a map, Macfarlanes has been quietly doing something almost heretical in modern BigLaw: staying focused, staying small, and getting spectacularly rich in the process.
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