Jones Day hired class action defense attorney Christine Tran from Herbert Smith Freehills to strengthen its Sydney disputes team. Tran earned a partnership at HSF Kramer in 2020 and brings rare trial experience defending both shareholder and product liability class actions in Australian courts. The appointment follows the September departure of Melbourne partner Daniel Moloney…
Kennedys partnered with the artificial intelligence platform Spellbook to train junior attorneys as automation reshapes entry-level legal tasks. The program addresses concerns that technology eliminates traditional learning opportunities, like contract drafting and document review, that help new lawyers build skills. Spellbook operates in 80 nations where 4,000 legal teams review more than 10 million contracts…
Morrison Cohen opened a healthcare and wellness division to serve clients operating at the intersection of medical services and consumer lifestyle products. Partners Randi Mason, Latisha Thompson, and Andy Bank will guide the New York practice through transactions, disputes, property deals, and regulatory matters. The group represents telemedicine companies, fitness applications, physician offices, medical spas,…
Britain’s Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that Apple must pay damages totaling 1.5 billion pounds after finding the company abused its market position by charging excessive app store fees. The decision marks the first successful collective action since lawmakers introduced the regime a decade ago under consumer protection legislation. Dr. Rachael Kent from King’s College London…
Britain’s Supreme Court named Lord Sales as deputy president, effective January 2026. King Charles approved the appointment after Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Lord Chancellor David Lammy recommended him following an independent selection panel’s review. Sales earned his bar admission at Lincoln’s Inn in 1985 and became Queen’s Counsel in 2006 before joining the Supreme…
Hertz appointed Piero Bussani as chief legal officer to replace Katherine Lee Martin, who departed in August after two years with the rental car company. Bussani arrives from residential builder Homebound, where he held the same position, and will oversee legal affairs, government relations, sustainability and social impact when he starts on Monday, Oct. 27….
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton recruited Stephen Nicolas from Paul Hastings to establish its European real estate division. Nicolas arrived in London with his legal team, marking the fifth partner to leave Paul Hastings’ real estate group in recent months. Miles Flynn and Rehan Hanif transferred to Milbank last week while Michael James and Edward…
Kirkland & Ellis elevated at least 225 lawyers to partner rank this October, breaking its 2023 record of 205 promotions, according to Pirical research. The global firm declined to publicly announce the class, a tradition it had followed each fall, citing concerns that non-equity partners would leave shortly after promotion. American offices accounted for 90…
London law firms hired 35 disputes partners through August, exceeding the 34 recorded across all of 2024, according to legal recruiter Macrae. The research tracked movements among Britain’s top 15 firms and America’s leading 50 practices, finding partner mobility has ranged between 25 and 45 annual moves since 2020. Lateral hires accounted for 83 percent…
Blackstone and TPG will acquire medical device maker Hologic for $18.3 billion, including debt, in the largest sector transaction since 2006. The private equity firms will pay $76 per share in cash with potential contingent payments up to $3 per share based on breast health division revenue targets through fiscal 2027. Wachtell Lipton Rosen &…
