Kirkland and Macfarlanes both led on food supplier and renewable energy producer Staples Vegetables’ strategic partnership with agribusiness investment firm Solum Partners. Advising Staples on ...

Trade secrets help businesses protect valuable information without making it public – unlike patents. But how do they work, ...

DLA Piper has hired a former partner from Clifford Chance to join the firm’s finance group, specialising in global fintech and derivatives. Paul Landless makes the move, having spent just over ...

A website using the name of collapsed law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf suggests the firm has launched a Dubai-headquartered international presence, offering consultations costing $100-250.

The High Court has rejected an application to strike out Felipe Massa’s claim in its entirety against Formula One authorities. Mr Justice Jay handed down his judgment today, following last ...

Hausfeld is reviving its class action brought on behalf of 36 million people against Apple and Amazon, enlisting Justin Le Patourel as its new class representative. The move follows the ...

Apple has called into the question the capacity of Litigation Capital Management UK (LCM UK) to fund a class action brought by consumer champion, Which?. The role of LCM UK was debated in ...

Gibson Dunn partner Ali Nikpay has joined a consultancy firm set up by one of David Cameron’s former special advisers, The Lawyer can reveal. The antitrust partner, who was once reportedly in ...

Fried Frank is set to reward associates with both year-end and special payouts worth up to $140,000 as bonus season gathers pace. The payments will be made to associates in ...

Latham & Watkins has hired a real estate partner from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher just weeks after Gibson Dunn picked up an infrastructure M&A partner from Latham. Jeremy Kenley will join the real ...

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher have landed key roles on asset manager Apollo’s partnership with Virgin Atlantic, in what is a $745m secured financing deal for the airline.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is set to significantly expand the amount of space it has in its London office from next year, The Lawyer can reveal, increasing its City footprint by 50 per cent.