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The loss is a setback for Freshfields, which has been rebuilding its bench with recent hires from Kirkland and Hengeler.

The loss is a setback for Freshfields, which has been rebuilding its bench with recent hires from Kirkland and Hengeler.

In this episode of Legal Speak, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Global Chair Wab Kadaba discusses how he's navigating an increasingly complex and unpredictable global legal landscape.

"The vast majority of law school graduates aren't going to go into one of those firms so there has to be a different deal," said Lisa Smith of Fairfax Associates

The firms have added partners in Singapore and Shanghai, while King & Spalding and Clayton Utz bolster their Australian practices.

The destinations, ranging from familiar summer spots to adventurous escapes, offer a glimpse into how partners are taking a break from the pressures of Big Law.

CK Hutchison has been engaged in a battle with Panama since U.S. President Donald Trump objected to Chinese ownership of ports along the Panama Canal, prompting Panama to cancel the company's port concession in the country.

Another PE partner, Brian Parness, is in discussions to move to Simpson Thacher, although his move is less certain.

Doha and Dubai have been caught in the crossfire of Iranian retaliation against U.S. and Israeli attacks this year, forcing companies to reassess risk, renegotiate supply chains, and rethink investment strategies.

Many Big Law firms have explored PE investment, weighing the pros and cons of creating a managed service organization for back-office work. What will it take for one to pull the trigger?

When the last filing lands and the laptop finally closes, what books are worth picking up? We asked the journalists who cover Big Law.

The office launch comes amid a wave of disputes-focused hiring and investment by India's top law firms.

From moving operations to shifting practice focus, large law firms in Ukraine talk through how they have adjusted to unusual situations in recent years.

The commission in July fined Google €460 million for infringing the Digital Markets Act's self-preferencing rules by unfairly advantaging its own flights, shopping, sports and hotels services over those of its rivals in its online search results. It also ordered the company to pay a €430 million fine for breaching the regulation’s steering provisions.

Milbank is advising EBM-Papst shareholder families, while Hengeler Mueller represents U.S. buyer Madison Air Solutions on the sale of the German ventilation specialist—a deal that puts ex-Hengeler partner Jan Häller, now at Milbank, across the table from his former colleagues.

Without pursuing bet-the-company work, Blackstone-backed Norm Law is targeting a significant portion of Big Law’s diet.