Withers is taking legal action against private equity veteran and Duke Street founder Edmund Truell. Withers’ Part 7 claim—which is a claim for money—is against Truell and another individual. No further details have been filed at this stage.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Macfarlanes are acting as lead advisors in asset management giant BlackRock’s £2.55 billion acquisition of U.K.-based private markets data provider Preqin. The transaction, which will see the New York-headquartered buyer unite Preqin’s tools with its own technology solutions platform Aladdin, is expected to close before the end of…

International law firm Baker McKenzie has hired a five-lawyer banking and finance team from Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) in Johannesburg as part of the firm’s expansion plan. Lerisha Naidu, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg managing partner, said the new joiners have an impeccable track record of leading in banking and finance transactions…

There’s a shortage of women in science, technology, engineering and math. But within the legal tech community, there are many women with thriving careers. Legaltech News presents our latest “STEM Cell” profile. Alma Asay recently interviewed Amy Wegener. This profile is a continuation of the Women of Legal Tech series…

The fastest-growing Am Law 200 firm by revenue over the last half-decade isn’t necessarily who you’d expect. Spencer Fane, once a regional firm mostly known in the Midwest, has leapfrogged 21 spots in the Am Law 200 rankings in the last two years to No. 142 this year, generating $266.8…

A financial expert talks about the “severe” consequences of retail credit cards. A federal judge said Friday that card issuers Visa and Mastercard could likely withstand a “substantially greater” settlement with merchants who argued they overpaid swipe fees than the proposed $30 billion settlement she rejected last week. U.S. District…