Slaughter and May’s former senior partner Steve Cooke has become the new chairman of U.K. pub group Young’s, a company he has been close to for several years. Cooke, whose term as senior partner at Slaughter and May ended in April 2024, takes over from Youngs’ previous long-term chair, Steve Goodyear,…

Private equity giant Apollo Global Management has turned to partners both formerly and currently at long-time advisor Paul, Weiss, Rifkind Wharton & Garrison as it snaps up U.K. delivery giant Evri. Apollo said it is to enter into an agreement with rival PE house Advent to acquire Evri for £2.7 billion…

China’s Yingke Law Firm, one of the world’s largest firms by head count, has launched its fourth office in less than three months with hires in Tokyo. The expansionist firm’s latest move in Japan, follows launches in Laos, Uzbekistan and Tanzania.

Challenges to Connecticut’s elimination of religious exemption for vaccinations in schools received another setback after the state Supreme Court dismissed alleged constitutional violations. Public Act No. 21-6 repealed nonmedical exemptions to immunization requirements in schools, which set off lawsuits claiming infringement on religious rights. While the act does not allow new…

A judicial watchdog organization has joined a push within the Empire State’s legal community for Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill that recommends a universal, e-filing program within state courts. The judicial accountability organization Scrutinize, joined by good government group Reinvent Albany, issued a letter of support asking Hochul…

Bank of America is facing a new $200 million lawsuit from Swiss bank UBS, claiming the financial institution has failed to meet its indemnification obligations in litigation over mortgages issued prior to the 2008 financial crisis. The complaint, filed in Manhattan state court on Wednesday, alleges Countrywide Financial— which was…