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2 days ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
Latham & Watkins has landed the lead role as mining company Cobalt Holdings announces its intention to go public, in what would be the biggest IPO on the London Stock Exchange in two years. Cobalt, a company created for the purchasing and holding of physical cobalt, announced its intention to go public on Monday via a public filing outlining its aims to raise over $230 million through the offering.
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3 days ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
The year of Cooley's 10th year in London hasn’t been the most straightforward. With London head, and office co-founder, Justin Stock leading a three partner team move to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in August and revenue shrinking by 8.3% from $103 million to $94.5 million, it became clear the firm needed to realign its strategy fast.
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3 days ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
The year of Cooley's 10th year in London hasn’t been the most straightforward. With London head, and office co-founder, Justin Stock leading a three partner team move to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in August and revenue shrinking by 8.3% from $103 million to $94.5 million, it became clear the firm needed to realign its strategy fast.
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6 days ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
Analysis by Law.com last month revealed that A&O Shearman had lost 60 partners in the last eight months. May 09, 2025 at 06:02 AM
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6 days ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
Paul Weiss Hits A&O Shearman for Second Partner Hire in 24 HoursThe hire comes less than a day after the firm boosted its restructuring capabilities with a partner from A&O Shearman. May 09, 2025 at 05:56 AM
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6 days ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
U.S. outfits Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman have both made additions to their growing London offices, as the London hiring market continues apace. Akin made two hires this week, including an arbitration partner from White & Case and a technology partner from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
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6 days ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
Latham & Watkins' London office has advised on two multi-million pound deals in the gaming space this last week, as the sector continues to provide lucrative opportunities for law firms. Earlier this week, the firm advised the private equity giant CVC Capital Partners as it invested a reported $2 billion minority stake into Istanbul-based mobile gaming group Dream Games.
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1 week ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
Analysis by Law.com last month revealed that A&O Shearman had lost 60 partners in the last eight months. May 08, 2025 at 09:45 AM
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1 month ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
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1 month ago | 
law.com | Habiba Cullen-Jafar
Just one day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping import tariffs on the U.K. and several other countries, global stocks—including London’s FTSE 100 index—plunged sharply against the backdrop of an already fragile global economy. Nearly $2.5 trillion in market value has been wiped off Wall Street equities almost overnight, while Europe’s benchmark Stoxx 600 index and London’s FTSE 100 are still on a downward trend.
