Paul Hastings has hired a six-partner tech-focused IP litigation team from Allen & Overy based in Palo Alto, New York, and Washington, D.C., as the firm continues to expand its tech offerings in Northern California, the firm said Monday. The team, which focuses on patent litigation and matters before the…

Welcome to another edition of our Litigation Leaders series, featuring the litigation practice leaders at some of the biggest and most innovative law firms in the country.  Meet Michael Shuster, one of the founders of Holwell Shuster & Goldberg. Prior to founding the New York litigation boutique in 2012, Shuster…

Linklaters is considering another change to its lockstep, the latest in a increasingly long line of similar moves at major U.K. legal institutions. Are we moving away from the idea of all partners being in it together; could it be that culture will become a luxury of the mid-tier? Law.com…

The Australian government will try to force Facebook owner Meta back to the bargaining table after the tech giant said it would stop paying news organisations for content. In a landmark deal negotiated in early 2021, Meta and Google agreed to pay Australian publishers for the news they display on…

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has added private equity M&A partners Neal Reenan and Ian Bushner, both from Latham & Watkins, in New York to help lead its private capital practice, the firm said Monday. Reenan will now join Charles Hayes and Arend von Riegen as global co-heads of private capital while…

The U.K. government has said it will introduce legislation to make it easier for members of the public to secure litigation funding for complex claims. In an announcement this morning, the Ministry of Justice said that the law will “restore the position that existed before the Supreme Court’s ruling last…