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Digital services taxes and non-tariff trade barriers imposed to retaliate against American tariffs may threaten legal tech's global markets access.

      

The new hires, which include five lawyers, including two partners, add to those made in late March, when Paul Hastings brought on White & Case partners in London and Abu Dhabi to co-lead its global energy and infrastructure practice.

      

The firm says the memo refers to guidelines for client briefings and its lawyers are free to express political opinions in their personal capacity.
      

Four South African law firms have sued the South African government over itst black empowerment law but it is unlikely the case will conclude before their compliance certificates expire.

      

Infineon's all-cash acquisition of Marvell's U.S.-based automotive ethernet unit will boost its software-defined vehicle technology portfolio.

      

Firm chair Steve D'Amore said Europe and the U.K. remain a focus for the firm, especially as it pivots away from Asia.

      

The association comes less than three years after Clyde & Co. entered nearby Chile via a merger.

      

Corporate partner Mark Currell will take over from incumbent Richard Gordon in May.

      

Some arbitration attorneys say price jumps and other impacts linked to big tariff hikes could lead companies to turn to force majeure claims to escape contractual performance obligations. But not everyone is convinced the mechanism will fit a tariff-hike situation.       

The roster of Big Law firms playing 4D chess with the U.S. government keeps growing—meanwhile, a wealthy man with a chainsaw is circling the board.

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• The Quiet Revolution: Private Equity's Calculated Push Into Law Firms
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South African firms are expanding their M&A teams by poaching senior talent from rivals.

      

Sovereign wealth funds and large, regional corporate clients are expected to form a significant part of Skadden's work.

      

The companies being acquired are U.K. property firm Assura and German software provider P&I.

      

Freshfields counsel Maximilian Menn is the youngest-ever male lawyer at the elite Federal Court of Justice and the number of women on the list doubles.

      

Freshfields is defending German energy multinational RWE in a landmark case that could set a precedent for holding companies that could be liable for climate damage beyond their operations.

      

"AI can play an instrument in the orchestra based on the score, but only a human mind can be the conductor and harmoniously assemble the different voices of a symphony."

      

The partnership will build and improve AI tools for tasks such as legal review using Gemini and Vertex AI, among other Google AI products.

      

Freshfields sees tariff uncertainty creating long-term M&A opportunities as businesses adjust.

      

The Portuguese plaintiffs were told last year that they had not exhausted their domestic remedies before turning to the European Court of Human Rights in their fight for state action on climate change.