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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Johnson Winter Slattery (JWS) has appointed Liam Hickey as a Partner in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity / Venture Capital teams. Liam will be based in Melbourne. Liam specialises in advising private equity and venture capital funds, pension/superannuation funds, sovereign wealth funds and global asset managers – on a range of complex private capital transactions including leveraged buyouts,
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While most aspiring City solicitors are sweating over their trainee apps from a hot-desk in a co-working space, Benito Mottoh decided to do it the old-school (and slightly mad) way: lacing up and running between the five Magic Circle giants. Coffee first, then 8km of suited-and-booted pavement-pounding from Clifford Chance in Canary Wharf to A&O
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A Georgia prosecutor is facing serious professional scrutiny after a court filing attributed to her office contained fabricated case citations, a hallmark of AI-generated “hallucinations”, in what has become one of the most-watched courtroom moments of the year. Deborah Leslie of the Clayton County District Attorney’s Office was publicly challenged during oral argument before the
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March 23, 2026: Following more than a decade of transformational leadership under Chair Jami McKeon, Morgan Lewis today announced that its partnership has unanimously elected David A. McManus as the next Chair of the firm for a five-year term starting on October 1, 2026. Mr. McManus will succeed Ms. McKeon, who has guided Morgan Lewis through a period
Prominent Kirkland & Ellis litigator Jay Lefkowitz, the man who led the charge to lock in Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious 2008 Florida non-prosecution agreement, is retiring from the firm after more than 30 years at the powerhouse firm. Lefkowitz, a Columbia Law School grad, Bush White House alum, and longtime senior litigation partner (who also sat
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Walmart has appointed Erin Nealy Cox as its next chief legal officer, joining from Kirkland & Ellis where she served as the firm’s government, regulatory and investigations unit. The new role will see her leading the giant retailer’s global governance, handling legal corporate governance and related work. The firm’s media statement is below – BENTONVILLE,
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It’s always pleasing to see genuine achievement recognised without fanfare or fuss. Last Friday evening, at The Law Association of New Zealand’s inaugural President’s Dinner in Auckland, the Honourable Raynor Asher KC was one of four distinguished figures awarded Life Membership, a quiet but emphatic nod to a career that has quietly shaped the profession
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Val Dahiya was profiled in ALM’s article, “How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Building a Culture of Excellence, Curiosity and Trust,’ Says Val Dahiya of Morrison Foerster.” Val describes her professional journey as a securities regulatory attorney. Val’s experience at the SEC’s Student Observer Program was pivotal. “I was deeply inspired by the securities lawyers
From Yale to the Auckland High Court, from Crown prosecutor to PHARMAC board member, Anna Adams has spent nearly three decades quietly becoming one of New Zealand’s most formidable public lawyers. Now she’s got the biggest brief of her career. Attorney-General Judith Collins has announced the appointment of Auckland barrister Anna Adams as Solicitor-General and
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