International law firm K&L Gates has added to its Australian offices with the hire of corporate, real estate and intellectual property partners, taking to eight its partner hires in Australia this year. Real estate partner Simon Moen and corporate partner Luke Paterson join the firm’s Perth office from Jackson McDonald.…

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett recruited prominent leveraged finance attorney Hadrien Servais for the firm’s global alternative capital and private credit group to lead the European private credit team mainly from Brussels. Servais advises direct lenders, major investment banks, private capital providers and private equity sponsors. His work focuses on cross-border…

Bird & Bird has selected AI platform Leya as the technology it will trial across its international network following an assessment of various Generative AI legal assistants. The firm will use the AI product for six months, testing its performance in the analysis of local laws, case law, drafting contracts…

International law firm Baker McKenzie expanded its footprint in Saudi Arabia by acquiring a majority stake in its long-term associated firm, Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz Alajlan & Partners, which will now operate under the name Baker McKenzie Law Firm. Additionally, Baker McKenzie has received a Regional Headquarters (RHQ) license from the…

The sudden departure of three leaders within the Dauphin County Clerk of Court’s Office on Friday left the office with an “unprecedented and untenable leadership void,” the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said in a Saturday order declaring a local judicial emergency at the county court. Now, the Twelfth Judicial District is attempting to dig its way…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal district court in Manhattan to quash a subpoena issued by Coinbase demanding documents related to crypto markets and the personal communications of the agency’s chair. Jorge Tenreiro, the deputy chief of crypto assets in the SEC’s division of enforcement, represents the plaintiff in…