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Reed Smith launches AI Leadership Programme based at Cornell University
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (388+ words) Casey Ryan, global managing partner of Reed Smith YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" US firm Reed Smith is launching an AI Leadership Programme held at Cornell University's tech campus in New York to help its partners with…...
Balfour Beatty lines up legal head replacement as GC heads for SSE
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (330+ words) YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" UK construction and infrastructure business Balfour Beatty has hired Ed Egerton as chief legal and commercial officer, replacing group general counsel Tracey Wood. Egerton is joining from global engineering, design and project…...
Simmons posts 12% revenue jump to "690m as PEP grows 11%
20+ hour, 59+ min ago (365+ words) YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" Simmons & Simmons has reported a 12% rise in revenue to "690m and an 11% increase in profit per equity partner (PEP) to approximately "1. 25m for the year ending 30 April 2026. " It also reported profits of "245m, up 14% on…...
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader cement $3. 9bn merger
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (335+ words) Miguel Zaldivar Image courtesy of Hogan Lovells YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft have officially cemented their combination, in what they claim is the largest law firm merger in history. The combined…...
In-house legal teams rapidly deploying AI tools as budgets increase - survey
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (409+ words) YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" The majority of legal department AI budgets have increased over the past year as in-house teams move from pilots to wider deployment, according to a Deloitte survey. Writing in the report, Deloitte…...
From prompting to process: five key takeaways from special report on European law firm Gen AI adoption
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (650+ words) YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" Here are five key takeaways from the report: AI experimentation is over As firms scale their investments, AI is being embedded into every day legal work, often in areas such as document…...
KPMG launches Portuguese legal arm after hiring from four local law firms
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (354+ words) Lisbon: Banif Mais deal is completed MC2000 YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" KPMG has launched a legal arm in Portugal with a team of seven partners recruited from five law firms. KPMG Law will be led by longstanding…...
Squire Patton Boggs chooses two partners to lead US arm
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (393+ words) YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" Squire Patton Boggs has appointed two partners to lead its US operations as global managing partners Peter Gould and Traci Martinez are replacing Michele Connell, who will return to practice after serving…...
Cravath, Latham guide Martin Marietta's $13. 5bn Lhoist North America merger
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (476+ words) YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" Cravath Swaine & Moore and Latham & Watkins have landed roles on the $13. 5bn merger of Martin Marietta Materials and Lhoist North America, as the building materials firm looks to capitalise on growing demand for…...
Legora becomes official partner of English Premier League football giants Chelsea FC
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (433+ words) Stamford Bridge, home to Chelsea FC William Barton / Shutterstock. com YOUR PRIVACY: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT" Legora has been unveiled as an official partner of English Premier League football club Chelsea, with the legaltech firm's branding to be…...