MUNICH, 21 APRIL 2026: International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced the continued expansion of its German operation with the addition of antitrust partners Ingo Brinker and Niklas Brueggemann. Ingo Brinker is one of antitrust’s most influential lawyers who has been a Tier 1 practitioner for over 20 years. He advises on […]
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The Power Legal AI Stack High‑Performing Law Firms Are Betting On The legal profession doesn’t do disruption quietly. When it comes, it comes fast — and right now, AI is rewriting the economics of legal work at every level, from the Magic Circle to the solo practitioner billing from a spare bedroom. This is LawFuel’s
International and offshore law firm Ogier and Bermuda-based MJM have entered into an alliance to better support clients with cross-border matters. This will enable the two firms to offer co-ordinated support and legal expertise across key international finance hubs. Building on their existing collaboration, Ogier and MJM will work together more closely on cross-border matters
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Three former Banner Witcoff heavy-hitters have peeled off to launch KellDann Law, a boutique IP, AI and tech shop pairing engineering chops with an open-source-flavoured patent analytics platform, PatentAgility. It’s a classic “anti–Big Law” move: fixed and fractional fees, deep patent credentials, and a very modern bet on AI tooling for innovators.
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The Lawyer Awards 2026 shortlist has landed like a surprise costs order on a Friday afternoon, and if you were banking on seismic upheaval in the legal pecking order… well, take a nap and wait for another year.
Slaughter and May has basically turned The Lawyer Awards shortlist into its own personal trophy room, racking up nods in Team of the Year for Energy Transition, Finance, Private Capital, Corporate, Litigation, plus Talent Management and Client Service.
That’s not a shortlist appearance; that’s a hostile takeover with better stationery. Freshfields, Linklaters, Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (post-merger glow-up fully activated) are also doing their usual Magic Circle victory lap across the heavy-hitting categories too.
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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
