Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is in early-stage merger talks with Alston & Bird, as the New York firm continues to weigh up its strategy. The talks adds fresh momentum to discussions about ...

Nordic private equity firm EQT announced it is about to put $250bn to work in the US over the next five years. That firepower is fuelled by the capital raised across its flagship private equity ...

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft is in early-stage merger talks with Alston & Bird, as the New York firm continues to weigh up its strategy. The talks adds fresh momentum to discussions about ...

Attorney General Lord Hermer KC has appointed six silks to a new panel known as the Attorney General’s Senior Treasury Counsel Group. The six KCs will support the Treasury Devil, Blackstone ...

Long-serving Akin Gump partner Sebastian Rice is joining a client as group general counsel, in one of the most senior in-house moves of the year. Rice is joining digital operator VEON as its ...

On 15 October 2025, the UK Government designated PJSC Lukoil (“Lukoil”) and PJSC Rosneft (“Rosneft”) under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “2019 ...

Historic England, the public body that protects the country’s listed buildings, monuments and parks, has appointed three firms to its legal panel. The three firms to have won Historic England’s ...

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has introduced role-play activities to tackle lawyers’ resistance to new technology. The initiative, led by chief innovation officer and partner Sam ...

The energy sector has seen three major general counsel (GC) appointments in recent weeks, as companies across renewables and nuclear strengthen their legal leadership in the UK and the US.

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is to introduce a non-equity tier to its partnership, as New York elite firms amend their compensation systems in a bid to retain talent. Junior partners at the ...

The “all-risk” insurers are set to step back from the next phase of the multibillion-dollar Russian aviation dispute, leaving the “war-risk” insurers to fight on as Chubb and Fidelis ...

Travers Smith and Ashurst picked up key mandates on technology firm GB Group’s transfer from AIM to the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Acting for GB Group was an Ashurst team consisting ...