By Andrea Keckley

A prominent co-leader of the real estate practice at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is joining Goodwin Procter LLP as his former firm begins to wind down operations, according to a Tuesday announcement.

By Ashish Sareen

The Legal Services Board said Tuesday that it has appointed a new director of regulatory oversight and made two other senior hires to strengthen its scrutiny of frontline watchdogs as it moves toward a more proportionate and targeted approach to supervision.

By Ashish Sareen

Pinsent Masons said Monday it has named two practice leaders as its first co-heads of innovation and transformation, aiming to tie the firm's strategy more closely to how its lawyers deliver services to clients.

By Dawood Fakhir

Simmons & Simmons LLP said Monday it has hired a veteran real estate partner and four associates from Linklaters LLP in Brussels, bolstering its real estate practice in the heart of the European Union.

By Ashish Sareen

Proskauer said Thursday it has promoted 21 lawyers to its partnership, a slight decrease from 2025, with its London office accounting for around a quarter of the newly elevated group.

By Andrea Keckley

British American Tobacco announced Wednesday that a lawyer currently serving as lead independent director of mountain resort company Vail Resorts and a director of software company C3.ai will join its board as an independent nonexecutive director at the start of next year, touting his history in top in-house roles at Apple and Intel.