Antitrust renaissance: navigating deals amid agency crackdowns
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‘The UK competition practice has been transformed by Brexit’ observes Nick Levy, a partner in Cleary Gottlieb’s London antitrust team.
To live or die in DC – getting deals done amid US antitrust crackdown
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Elite US law firms are stocking up on antitrust expertise as the Federal Trade Commission cracks down on enforcement. Barnaby Merrill speaks to top practitioners about the current deal landscape and the key issues for clients under scrutiny.
Labour and employment: what the new government means for workers’ rights
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Leia Braunton talks to senior employment lawyers about what to expect – and what to be prepared for – under the new Labour Government.
Retrenchments in Singapore | Rajah & Tann Singapore
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The first half of 2024 has been marked by mass retrenchment exercises by major companies in the technology and finance sectors worldwide. The same has been observed in Singapore, although the layoffs have occurred in the wholesale trade and electronics manufacturing space as well. There has also emerged a TikTok trend of Gen Z employees …
‘If it frees up my time to be more strategic and more creative, then that’s great’
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Generative AI is set to transform the way in-house lawyers work. Legal 500 London editor Cameron Purse moderated a recent panel discussion in Edinburgh sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard in which Candice Donnelly, director of corporate (legal) at Skyscanner and Colin Telford, senior legal counsel, NatWest, joined Addleshaw partner Ross McKenzie and head of innovation Kerry …
‘Do not wait until creditors are banging down the door’ – why preparation is key as restructurings pick up
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New data from the Insolvency Service points to a potential surge in corporate restructurings – so how should in-house legal teams ensure they are prepared?
The future is now – how tech expertise shot to the top of the agenda
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For law firms, tech credentials are perhaps more important than ever before. The AI revolution has captured the imagination of all forward-thinking advisers, with its potential to improve process, save costs, and impress clients.
‘Is it going to destroy humankind? No. The good parts are worth pursuing’
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AI may appear to be a relatively nascent development but in reality this is far from the case. John McCarthy first coined the term back in 1956, and since then we have seen IBM’s Deep Blue and Watson machines beat chess and Jeopardy champions, and Apple create its virtual assistant, Siri. Now, the rise of …
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Power shifts
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Earlier this year, IHL and Eversheds Sutherland hosted a roundtable made up of leading in-house counsel to look at navigating energy and renewables in a changing world.
Eversheds, A&O, and Standard Chartered GC among winners at debut Legal 500 UK ESG Awards
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Eversheds Sutherland, Allen & Overy and Womble Bond Dickinson were among the major winners at the inaugural Legal 500 UK ESG Awards 2024, which welcomed more than 400 guests to the InterContinental London Park Lane on 24 April.