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The country’s revamped STA structure allows firms, including international partnerships, to have non-lawyer shareholders in Italy among other benefits—but there are also drawbacks.

The mandate marks the latest instruction for Clifford Chance from EQT, extending a run of private equity deals since the firm's reappointment to the investor's platinum panel.

From Wachtell’s unprecedented partner departures to a global talent war and the challenges posed by AI, these are the stories reshaping Big Law.

A federal judge said the Justice Department failed to justify dropping charges against Azure Power and CDPQ executives in a $250 million FCPA conspiracy case.

Sources say more Weil lawyers could join the six partners going to Simpson Thacher.

Following its handling of a fraud investigation surrounding nearly £40 million of client funds, the U.K. lawyers watchdog faces further controls from the Legal Services Board.

Deputy Judge Patrick Fung ruled it is at least arguable that PwC International owed the collapsed developer a duty of care, allowing liquidators to proceed with their US$8.4 billion negligence claim over pre-collapse audits.

As law firms grapple with how to track returns on their AI investments, Baker McKenzie is focusing on firmwide training to ensure lawyers can actually use AI in ways that deliver value.

Several major law firms are investing in data centre expertise amid the AI boom.

The firm is advising Apollo on the sale of Kelvion to SLB, worth more than $4 billion.

The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank advanced by Canada could launch next year but still faces hurdles.

The additions make the firm one of the largest labor and employment specialists in Mexico by headcount.

Philip Boeckman will succeed chief legal officer Renee Wilm next month as she moves to an advisory role.

International arbitration partner Isabelle Michou has assumed the role of Paris managing partner at Quinn, according to a firm spokesman.

The office in Monterrey, an industrial hub just south of Texas, launches with nine attorneys, including partners with deep experience in labor and employment matters.

Across the Middle East, law firms move away from traditional calendar-based summer vacations, adopting matter-based planning to balance lawyers’ time off with client demands and deal timelines.