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A&O Shearman Hires Knowledge and Innovation Lead from Pérez-Llorca

Marisa Delgado was head of Pérez-Llorca's knowledge management department and helped oversee the adoption of Swedish generative AI tool Leya.
2 minute read

International Edition

Are Law Firms Themselves to Blame When a Client Refuses to Pay?

With law firms facing longer debtor days and having to take clients to court over unpaid bills, in-house counsel and partners explain what firms can do to address what many call a system in dire need of an overhaul.
6 minute read

International Edition

Jones Day Expands European Footprint with Global Disputes Partner in Madrid

Pablo Doñate Gazapo de Badiola joins Jones Day Madrid, boosting its growing global disputes practice amid rising legal complexities in European litigation and arbitration.
2 minute read

International Edition

Losing its 'Sparkle'? Why Latham Has Faced a Stream of Exits in Europe, UK

The U.S.-led law firm has experienced several senior partner departures in Germany and the U.K., with sources pointing to indecision and a shift away from "less core" regions.
6 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance Paris Hires Tech Partner Anticipating 'Huge Wave' of AI Projects

Clifford Chance's global tech practice accounts for 10% of the firm's global revenue, driven by 600 lawyers including 60 partners.
3 minute read

International Edition

Longtime Paul Hastings Partner Heads to Linklaters

Joseph Profaizer will be Linklaters' global co-head of international arbitration.
3 minute read

International Edition

Will Private Credit Produce Another Kirkland?

"If [law firms] don't have the right volume, the right connections, the right associates and the right knowledge management tools, they will burn out. The big players won't," said Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld's Ranesh Ramanathan.
8 minute read

International Edition

A Year of War: Law Firms in the Middle East Persevere

One year after turmoil in the Middle East erupted following the Hamas attack in Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, law firms across the region have continued to function. But the cost of war has taken its toll.
8 minute read

International Edition

Simmons & Simmons Shanghai Office Lawyers Move to Shanghai Alliance Firm YaoWang

Established in 2022 by former Simmons & Simmons partner May Lu, YaoWang has also recently added 14-year Simmons partner Melody Yang.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Growing Tension—And Opportunity—in Big Law Nonequity Tiers

Large law firms continue expanding their nonequity tiers each year, as firm management exerts tighter control over who receives firm profits.
6 minute read

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