Legal News & Industry Insights

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K&L Gates Advises Anavex Life Sciences Corp. on US$150 Million Offering
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for disorders of the central nervous system...
August 20, 2025
K&L Gates Advises Commonwealth Fusion Systems on Strategic Partnership with Google on Power Purchase Agreements
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) received advice from K&L Gates LLP in negotiating a power purchase agreement with Google. In the...
August 20, 2025
Baker McKenzie Advises Agridence on its Acquisition of Farmer Connect
Agridence Grp Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Agridence”), a leader in digital agri-commodity supply chain solutions with headquarters in Singapore, received advice...
August 20, 2025
The Big Law Firms Hiring Government Lawyers
Among the firms that have hired the most government lawyers since December 1st of last year are Wilmer, Jenner, and...
August 20, 2025
‘Most’ Firms Didn’t Provide Diversity Info in Response to EEOC Letters, DOJ Says
A DOJ filing stated that law firms were exempt from answering EEOC requests for diversity data. Additionally, according to the...
August 20, 2025
Hybrid Work Policies Still Dominate at Am Law 200 Firms
According to a recent Savills report, most Am Law 200 companies have either fixed or flexible hybrid work schedules. Only...
August 20, 2025
Ropes Summer Associates Took a Crash Course on Using AI on the Job
Ropes & Gray provided their summer associates with training in gen AI. During projects for the company, the summer associates...
August 20, 2025
As AI Homogenizes Big Law, Things Will Get Brutal at the Top
According to The Global Lawyer, Gen AI will define what elite legal services are and, in the process, make hiring...
August 20, 2025
Trade Work Booms for Law Firms Amid Trump Tariffs
Since the President’s sparked a worldwide trade war this year, big law firms’ trade practices have been flourishing. Customs to...
August 20, 2025
In the President’s Battle With Big Law, Has Leverage Shifted?
Big Law is not in the same place as it was this spring, notwithstanding the President’s agreements with nine law...
August 20, 2025
Weil Gotshal Adds New Global ITC, IP Chair After Recent IP Partner Laterals
The most recent in a series of IP-focused hires, Weil Gotshal & Manges announced last Monday the appointment of a...
August 20, 2025
‘More Clients Push Back’ on Soaring Rates, Even as They Need Outside Counsel Guidance More Than Ever
The suffering legal departments were already experiencing from hiring more outside counsel to help them negotiate the unstable environment of...
August 20, 2025