A claim against a highly-sought events planner, whose recent work includes organising the wedding of the late Steve Jobs’ daughter, has settled, The Lawyer has learnt. Earlier this ...

Domestic Italian firms Macchi di Cellere and Carnelutti have this week entered a strategic cooperation, the firms announced. Their cooperation will see the two firms continue operating as ...

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Latham & Watkins have taken lead roles on Bridgepoint Group’s acquisition of the Newbury Partners team from Bridge Investment Group, a subsidiary of Apollo ...

Setfords has entered into a new all-assets debenture in favour of HSBC, as the five-year anniversary of the date when private equity house Phoenix Equity Partners first invested in the firm draws near ...

A Manchester law firm has launched a new legal service for OnlyFans models and agencies, following a surge in demand from adult content creators. Blackmont Legal said that the soaring popularity ...

The head of Greenberg Traurig, Richard Rosenbaum, has lashed out against the recent trend for international mergers, describing some rival firms as no more than “holding companies” and ...

Two partners from Kirkland & Ellis are set to leave the firm for Sullivan & Cromwell, as the latter pushes ahead with London growth after the hires of Kon Asimacopoulos and Mike Francies in the autumn ...

In a key judgment for class actions in the UK, the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of leading banks in a case over foreign exchange rigging. The case, brought by Hausfeld and class ...

The former CEO of Reading FC has filed a winding-up petition against the club. Nigel Howe, who had been CEO at the club for 20 years until 2017 and then later between 2018 and ...

Swedish PE-backed platform AGRD Partners has added former Travers Smith managing partner, David Patient, in a bid to further strengthen its board of directors. Launching in August this ...

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader today confirmed they plan to merge in a $3.6bn deal that will create the world’s fifth-largest firm by revenue. The new firm, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, will have ...

Freshfields’ turnover rose by just under 6 per cent over 2024/25, its latest accounts have shown. The firm’s revenue hit £2.25bn, up from £2.12bn in the previous year. This is the second year ...