The Global Legal Post

CMS has promoted 56 partners in its latest promotions round, including 22 across the UK #legalnews #lawfirms #promotion #partnership globallegalpost.com/news/cms-makes…

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has launched a fund to help aspiring lawyers from disadvantaged backgrounds cover the costs of sitting the Solicitors Qualifying Examination #legalnews #diversityinlaw globallegalpost.com/news/sra-launc…

Akin has joined the throng of law firms opening in Saudi Arabia, hiring a project finance partner from White & Case ahead of launching an office in Riyadh later this year #legalnews #saudiarabia #lawfirms globallegalpost.com/news/akin-hire…

Reed Smith has posted the best financial results in its nearly 150-year history for 2024, with global revenue exceeding $1.5bn and profit per equity partner rising nearly 14% to $1.8m #legalnews #lawfirms #profits globallegalpost.com/news/reed-smit…

IBM has won its closely watched London litigation against Swiss software company LzLabs in an IP licensing and trade secrets dispute #legalnews #disputes #iplaw globallegalpost.com/news/win-for-q…

Ropes & Gray has officially launched in Paris with a large team from Clifford Chance, led by a trio of partners working across private equity M&A and banking and finance #legalnews #lawfirms #parislawyer globallegalpost.com/news/ropes-gra…

Holland & Hart has added a pair of environmental partners from Perkins Coie to open an office in Phoenix, as it moves to exploit the fast-growing market's demand for expertise across the energy, environmental and construction sectors #legalnews #lawfirms globallegalpost.com/news/holland-h…

Perkins Coie has tapped leading IP boutique Finnegan for a pair of senior litigators, building on recent IP partner hires in New York and Washington DC #litigation #tech #lawfirms #legalnews globallegalpost.com/news/perkins-c…

Latham & Watkins has reported a bumper set of results for 2024, growing its revenue by more than a fifth to a record $7bn and profit per equity partner by nearly 30% to $7.1m. #lawfirms #legalnews #businessboom globallegalpost.com/news/latham-wa…

Listed UK law firm Knights has made its largest acquisition to date with a £30m deal for South East firm IBB Law #legalnews #lawfirms #lawfirmgrowth globallegalpost.com/news/knights-a…

Eversheds Sutherland has significantly boosted its US tax controversy offering with a 12-lawyer team in Atlanta hired from tax specialist Chamberlain Hrdlicka #legalnews #lawfirms #taxlaw globallegalpost.com/news/eversheds…

Pallas Partners has hired two partners from Kasowitz Benson Torres in New York, as the litigation continues to build its bench on both sides of the Atlantic #legalnews #lawfirms #NYClawyers globallegalpost.com/news/pallas-pa…

Chief legal officers at European companies are increasingly expanding their influence beyond legal matters, according to a new Association of Corporate Counsel study #inhousecounsel #corporatecounsel globallegalpost.com/news/european-…

Private equity investment in the UK legal sector reached a record high of £534m in 2024, spurred by significant capital reserves and the country's liberalised legal market, according to new research by Acquira #legalnews #privateequity globallegalpost.com/news/pe-invest…

Fast-growing Spanish law firm Pérez-Llorca grew revenue 33% to a record €165m last year, up from 10% growth the year before #legalnews #lawfirms #revenuegrowth globallegalpost.com/news/perez-llo…

"It's a shame for the parties and courts, but not the lawyers, that it cost almost £90m to get that result” - the legal profession reflects on the landmark Mastercard settlement #legalnews #classactions globallegalpost.com/news/the-ps14b…

Gunnercooke has hired a five-partner team from FisherBroyles to open an office in Chicago, the second for the UK-headquartered platform firm after the New York base it opened in 2022 #legalnews #lawfirms globallegalpost.com/news/gunnercoo…

Paul Hastings has hit Latham & Watkins in Boston for highly rated tech and IP lawyer Sarah Gagan, who will co-chair the firm's new global tech transactions practice #legalnews #lawfirms globallegalpost.com/news/paul-hast…

Freshfields has continued its push into the US market with a new office in Boston, which will be led a senior M&A partner the firm has recruited from Latham & Watkins #lawfirms #legalnews #bostonlaw globallegalpost.com/news/freshfiel…

Hot on the heels of its launch in Atlanta last month, Reed Smith has opened an office in Denver with a slew of partnets hired from five rivals #legalnews #lawfirms globallegalpost.com/news/reed-smit…