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Friday round-up: mass moves up to partner

Robert Li — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:17:19 +0000

US-headquartered firms dominate the ranks of partner promotions in the final disputes developments summary of 2025, which also includes a pair of tax litigators seeking a change of scene in Norway and Portugal.

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Taylor Wessing UK to merge with Winston & Strawn

Robert Li — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:32:35 +0000

The UK arm of the high-profile Anglo-German firm is to combine with its US-founded counterpart to form Winston Taylor, a deal which will see the break-up of Taylor Wessing’s existing structure.

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Friday round-up: Another Paris boutique; more US firm partners

Robert Li — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:49:50 +0000

Hogan Lovells’ former Paris arbitration head has gone solo to focus on arbitrator appointments, while London-headquartered Spencer West is to launch in the Middle East, as high-end US firms continue to swell their partner ranks.

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Friday round-up: expanding partner elevations

Robert Li — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:21:56 +0000

A handful of professionals including expert witnesses, and arbitration and litigation practitioners are on the move, while international firms continue to announce promotions as the year-end draws near.

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Friday round-up: Korean and Vietnamese firms sign agreement

Natasha Doris — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:22:44 +0000

The new agreement will see Yoon & Yang and VILAF working closely on cross-border work, while the US public servants continue to move into private practice.

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GCAS25: Strong feelings over mass arbitration

Andrew Mizner — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:19:54 +0000

The rapid rise of mass arbitration has caused consternation among US companies, while the varied approaches to experts and claims administration were laid out at the Global Class Actions Symposium 2025.

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GCAS25: Combining preventive and remedial forces

Robert Li — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Cross-fertilisation of ideas between transactional and litigation lawyers yields a result greater than the sum of its parts, according to the keynote speaker on the second morning of the Global Class Actions Symposium 2025.

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Construction lawyer trades SPB for HCR

Robert Li — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:28:35 +0000

The London-headquartered national player has recruited a construction disputes practitioner in Birmingham, the firm’s second hire from Squire Patton Boggs this year.

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