A recently retired ex-Freshfields Cologne office managing partner has set up his own practice, while Kirkland & Ellis in the US has poached 13-litigator team from King & Spalding. The round-up begins ...

A US class action accusing yogurt titan Chobani of falsely advertising one of its popular products as sugar free has been thrown out by a district court. In a significant ruling for food manufacturers ...

The firm has snapped up a restructuring and insolvency lawyer with litigation expertise for its Canadian offering. Blake, Cassels & Graydon has hired restructuring and insolvency practitioner Gabriel ...

Arbitration can ease trade during times of geopolitical instability, according to lawyers and business representatives at a conference in Kenya, as the ICC Court announces plans for an African office.

The agency has given the two companies its conditions before it approves the USD 35 billion merger. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Synopsys and Ansys to divest select assets before it ...

While a top appeals court has rejected the farmer’s climate change lawsuit against German energy goliath RWE, the court has set a potential precedent by holding that major polluters can, in principle, ...

The high-profile arbitral institution continues to cement closer relationships with counterparts globally, this time with Russian and Filipino organisations. The Singapore International Arbitration ...

The firm has been vindicated in its legal battle against the Trump administration’s rampant crackdown on Big Law. Jenner & Block has secured a victory in its battle against the Trump administration, ...

A trial lawyer with extensive energy-sector and arbitration experience is the latest partner to arrive at the Los Angeles-headquartered firm. O’Melveny & Myers has hired Meghan McElvy as a partner in ...

With London’s renowned disputes week set to kick off next week, CDR speaks to LIDW’s co-chairs about their ambitions and expectations for this year’s event. With over 70 years’ combined experience in ...

The firm has added a five-partner team to its California client offering. Paul Hastings has snapped up a real estate team from Latham & Watkins for its Los Angeles office. The firm announced the ...

An Irish non-profit has been given the go-ahead to bring Ireland’s first collective action – which is set to be funded via donations as the country continues to impose a general ban on third-party ...