The High Court in London has largely sided with IBM in its trade secrets lawsuit against LzLabs. Tech giant IBM has won its closely watched legal wrangle with Switzerland-headquartered company LzLabs ...

The firm has snapped up two forensic specialists in its Shanghai and Singapore offices with over 30 years of combined experience. Ankura Consulting Group has hired forensic services and compliance ...

The arbitral institution has agreed to help promote arbitration and alternative dispute resolution in two key Brazilian states. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has signed a cooperation ...

The firm has confirmed to CDR that it will wind down its Beijing office over the course of 2025, with Beijing-based litigator Dr Jingjing Cao moving base to the firm’s Shanghai arm. Taylor Wessing is ...

The firm has expanded its antitrust and competition group to meet rising client demand by hiring an O’Melveny partner with class action and complex litigation experience. Paul Hastings has added ...

The European firm has replaced David Wilkinson, who is to step down after two terms in the role. Fieldfisher has elected litigator Vivien Davies as its new senior partner. She replaces David Wilkinson ...

The Singapore High Court has ruled that parties have waived the right to appeal administrative decisions made by the renowned SIAC. CDR dissects this critical ruling. Just a few days after the High ...

A busy week in Asia, as a UK Magic Circle firm partners with a Shanghai firm, while the rash of US lawyers leaving public service for private practice continues unabated. The round-up commences in ...

Arrival of judge as arbitrator, mediator and ADR professional expands Atkin Chambers’ presence in Australia. Retired Australian judge Anthony Besanko KC has joined London-based Atkin Chambers as an ...

An IP litigator with notable private practice, in-house and court experience has left a local outfit to join the international firm. Bird & Bird has hired Wendela Hårdemark as a partner in its ...

The firm has made a major arbitration hire in the US capital as it secures a lawyer with substantial experience in government-related disputes and investment treaty spats. The former chief of ...

The High Court in London has overturned part an arbitral award looming over Kazakhstan after finding the “eminent” arbitrators had committed a serious error by ...