Anthropic has made a significant move into the legal sector, with the launch of 12 practice area plugins via its Claude ...

Litigation funders have expressed disappointment at the UK government’s failure to include reform of the funding regime in ...

Stocche Forbes lawyers Paola Carrara and Thiago Porto Ribeiro explore how Brazil’s complex legal environment offers ...

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher said today that it is opening an office in Riyadh after hiring a team of seven lawyers from rival White & Case, becoming the latest in a procession of law firms to move into ...

The top 200 law firms in the US saw revenue rise 12.6% in 2025, matching the pace of growth seen over the previous 12 months, according to a Wells Fargo report. The Wells Fargo Legal Speciality Group ...

US investment giant Vanguard has hired Natalie Lamarque as chief legal officer, replacing Tonya Robinson, who is leaving after less than a year. Lamarque joins from Principal Financial Group, where ...

A trio of City law firms have landed roles guiding NatWest’s £2.7bn acquisition of Evelyn Partners, a deal set to form one of the largest wealth management and private banking businesses in the UK.

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.

The number of patent applications submitted to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) international patent system returned to modest growth in 2024, after experiencing its first decline ...

Kirkland & Ellis grew revenue by 22% last year to $8.8bn – a new high for the Am Law 100 – as profits per equity partner (PEP) jumped 16% to $9.3m. The global giant’s headline financial results, ...

Top 15 US firm Mayer Brown has promoted 36 lawyers to partner, a slight drop on 2024’s cohort when 39 made the grade. However, the firm also elevated 21 to counsel – nine more than last year – meaning ...

Kirkland & Ellis has hired a pair of senior trial lawyers from Orrick, as it continues a hiring surge in its litigation practice. The firm has hired partners Meghan Kelly and Bill Oxley, who co-led ...