Law

Soxton AI: $2.5 Million Pre-Seed Raised To Launch AI-Native Legal Platform For Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

Soxton AI has emerged from stealth with $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to scale its AI-driven legal platform designed for early-stage companies. The round was led by Moxxie Ventures, with participation from Strobe, Coalition, Caterina Fake, and Flex. The company reported that hundreds of customers are already using its tools, which automate core legal processes and pair AI with attorney oversight.

Latham Accelerates European Expansion With Addition Of Four Leading Private Equity Partners In Germany

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

Latham and Watkins is expanding its private equity and mergers and acquisitions capabilities in Europe with the addition of four high-profile partners in Germany, marking one of the firm’s most significant lateral hiring moves in recent years. The incoming partners, Markus Paul, Wessel Heukamp, Verena Nosch, and Carsten Haak, are set to join from Freshfields, bringing decades of advisory experience across leveraged buyouts, complex domestic and cross border transactions, and financial sponsor mandates.

Squire Patton Boggs: Soumitra “Sam” Deka Joins As Patent Litigation Partner

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 9, 2025

Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its global Intellectual Property and Technology Practice with the addition of Soumitra “Sam” Deka, an experienced patent litigation trial partner who joins the firm from DLA Piper. The move strengthens the firm’s capabilities in high-stakes intellectual property disputes and further enhances its platform in the life sciences and technology sectors.

Clifford Chance Names Mark-Jan Arends As New Managing Partner For Amsterdam Office

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

Clifford Chance has appointed Mark-Jan Arends as the next Managing Partner of its Amsterdam office, selecting an established corporate leader within the firm to take over the role effective 1 January 2026. Arends succeeds Titus de Vries, who guided the Amsterdam office through a period of meaningful expansion and partner development during his tenure.

Paul Weiss Adds Leading Finance Trio In New York

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 7, 2025

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison announced a significant expansion of its Finance Group with the addition of Nicholas Schwartz, Mark Adler, and Julie Ann Lamm as partners in the Corporate Department, all based in New York. Schwartz will join before the year's end, while Adler and Lamm have already begun their transition.

Dentons: Amy Nooning Named As Counsel In Real Estate Practice

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 6, 2025

Dentons announced the addition of Amy Nooning as of counsel in its Real Estate practice in Indianapolis, marking a notable expansion of the firm’s capabilities in real estate, municipal law, and commercial transactions.

Dentons Expands African Footprint With Strategic Launch In Senegal

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Dentons has expanded its African footprint by launching an office in Senegal through a combination with leading local firm Legalix. The move strengthens Dentons’ growing pan-African platform and follows recent office openings in Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Establishing a presence in Dakar reflects the firm’s strategy to scale its capabilities in key growth markets across the continent.

Ropes & Gray: Gretchen Greene Named As Chief Of Artificial Intelligence Strategy

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 5, 2025

Ropes & Gray has appointed Gretchen Greene as its first Chief of Artificial Intelligence Strategy, a newly created executive role that places the firm among the earliest AmLaw 25 firms to formalize AI leadership at the senior level. Greene, a veteran AI strategist who most recently led Meta’s AI adoption initiatives for policy and legal teams, will guide the firm’s global AI strategy as it continues to expand investment in advanced technologies that enhance legal practice and client service.

Hogan Lovells: Partner Walid Salib Added To Its Corporate & Finance Practice In Riyadh

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 3, 2025

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has hired Walid Salib as a partner in its Corporate & Finance practice in Riyadh. Salib joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he served as Head of M&A for Saudi Arabia. He previously held the same role at Freshfields.