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Neel Chatterjee Joins King & Spalding as Partner and Co-Leader of IP Litigation Practice in Silicon Valley King & Spalding has announced that prominent IP and technology trial lawyer Neel Chatterjee has joined the firm as a partner in the Business Litigation practice group and co-leader of its Intellectual Property team. He will be based

What once symbolized academic excellence and societal contribution is now being reduced to a price tag. Honorary doctorates—meant to be a mark of distinction—are increasingly being sold in India through email, WhatsApp messages, and social media advertisements. With prices ranging from ₹15,000 to over ₹1,20,000, these so-called “honours” are becoming commercial products, raising grave ethical

Al Tamimi & Company Advised Amlak Finance PJSC Property Investment On AED 2.9 Billion Land Sale To Emaar Development Al Tamimi & Company advised Amlak Finance PJSC Property Investment on the landmark sale of a prime land parcel in Dubai’s Ras Al Khor area to Emaar Development PJSC for AED 2.9 billion (approximately USD 790

Linklaters, Freshfields, And Slaughter And May Advised On FWD Group’s $442 Million Hong Kong IPO Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised insurer FWD Group, backed by billionaire Richard Li, on its $442 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Slaughter and May acted as legal counsel to the sponsors of the

Jillian Merns Joins Davis Polk as Partner and Co-Head of Trusts & Estates Practice in New York Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has welcomed Jillian Merns as a partner and co-head of the firm’s Trusts & Estates practice, based in New York. She joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, where she was a partner

Khaitan & Co advised Axis Capital and IIFL Capital on Allied Engineering Works IPO Khaitan & Co advised Axis Capital Limited and IIFL Capital Services Limited in connection with the initial public offering (IPO) of equity shares by Allied Engineering Works Limited. The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹4,000

S&R Associates represented Sambhv Steel Tubes Limited in its INR 5.40 billion IPO S&R Associates represented Sambhv Steel Tubes Limited, a prominent manufacturer of electric resistance welded steel pipes and structural tubes (hollow sections) in India, in terms of installed capacity, along with the selling shareholders, in connection with its initial public offering (IPO) aggregating

Davis Polk advised CoreWeave on USD 9 billion acquisition of Core Scientific Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised CoreWeave, a leading cloud platform provider for accelerated computing and AI infrastructure, on its all-stock acquisition of Core Scientific, a premier digital infrastructure company, in a transaction valued at approximately USD 9 billion. Under the terms of

Trilegal advised Safex Chemicals on its proposed INR 450 crore IPO Trilegal advised Safex Chemicals (India) in connection with its filing of the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to INR 450 crore and an offer for sale

Caste-based reservation remains a cornerstone of India’s social justice architecture, aiming to remedy centuries of discrimination and provide equitable opportunities to marginalised communities. However, the dynamic of inter-caste marriages and children born out of such unions raises complex questions: Can a child claim reservation solely based on the caste of one parent? What happens when