Several partners who have departed Am Law 100 firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith in the last year and a half have faced legal threats by the firm to recover five and six-figure compensation amounts, according to two people briefed on the disputes. Lewis Brisbois’ disputes with former partners over…

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison’s London office has secured another big-name corporate mandate, this time advising on footwear brand Birkenstock’s €850 million refinancing of its credit facilities. The firm is providing counsel to Birkenstock, according to a statement by the company. London co-head Neel Sachdev and private equity partner Kanesh Balasubramaniam are…

O’Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O’Leary discusses his plans to buy TikTok as Congress voices its concerns over Chinese spying on ‘The Claman Countdown.’  FIRST ON – Right-leaning TikTok users filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the law President Biden signed forcing a sale of TikTok, arguing it violates the First Amendment.…

Herbert Smith Freehills will defend Google in a £13.6bn lawsuit given the greenlight by London’s competition tribunal. The claim, brought by the group Ad Tech Collective Action LLP at the Competition Appeal Tribunal, alleges that Google has too much power over the online advertising market.

The U.K.’s top 50 firms by revenue are continuing to struggle with getting client bills paid, analysis by audit firm Evelyn Partners has shown. The research involved a close analysis of the latest set of filed accounts for the top 50 U.K. law firms for the year 2022-23.

Are federal judges using special maneuvers to improve their standing on a database aimed at calling attention to those who take a long time to rule on motions? Some judges will encourage attorneys to administratively terminate a motion and refile it, if its time pending is nearing the six-month mark, claimed Nicholas Duston, a…