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Vietnam is trying to preserve its relationship with China, its largest trading partner since 2004, while also trying to negotiate a more favorable tariff deal with the U.S. loom.ly/T8fMGro

The top adviser to Europe’s highest court has urged its judges to uphold a €4.1 billion ($4.7 billion) competition fine handed to Google, the highest fine in EU antitrust history to date. loom.ly/8A6oFPw

Kirkland & Ellis said Wednesday that Gary Levin, a private equity veteran and former managing director at Blackstone and partner at Ares Management as well as EIV Capital, will be its first chief operating officer. loom.ly/ofUnf0c

Akin Gump is looking to further accelerate the fast-moving litigation over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, asking the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to leapfrog the circuit courts and immediately decide whether Trump lawfully enacted the duties. loom.ly/cBDRx4k

La Poste has lost its appeal of a lower court’s injunction, despite being represented by a high-powered legal team that included a former French prime minister and two white collar partners at Paul Hastings. loom.ly/BHq6xvQ

Squire Patton Boggs has hired data protection and regulatory lawyer Tanvi Mehta Krensel from social media platform TikTok. White & Case has hired information technology and intellectual property partner Nicholas Boyle from Bird & Bird. loom.ly/zwczmhE

Spain is taking practical steps to reduce the court backlog with mandatory mediation—whether the reforms will work is unclear and some lawyers aren’t betting on it, but the initiative is being closely watched. loom.ly/C4Qdlxo

The number of lawyers expected to move from Willkie to Cooley stands at about 20, sources said Wednesday. loom.ly/pz9uy6Y

Liability Management Exercises (LMEs) are replacing traditional restructuring processes when distressed companies look to reshuffle their debt. loom.ly/GXyd64A

Clifford Chance and Jingtian & Gongcheng are advising on the $1.3 billion Hong Kong initial public offering of Shanghai-listed Chinese soy sauce maker Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food. loom.ly/fkif-2w

Chris Buck is leaving the European private investment firm Spheres in order to join Greenberg, where he had been general counsel and head of operations since September 2023. loom.ly/wh18S9E

An in-house lawyer at one of the U.K.’s 10 largest banks said: "I call the shots and decide the terms with most clients, but not with Apple, they don’t negotiate." loom.ly/VELo7_Q

Australian mining giant BHP, advised by Slaughter and May, has applied for an injunction against U.K. firm Pogust Goodhead in a case linked to the ongoing Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group class action. loom.ly/wzYTCFw

Alison Hardy joins HSF Kramer as head of its real estate dispute resolution practice, which will span development issues, energy and infrastructure matters, investment disputes and distressed real estate. loom.ly/x1NW8PI

"Ultimately, while an AI can be a powerful tool, directors retain the legal responsibility for the company's actions and must ensure they maintain sufficient oversight and understanding of AI-driven decisions to fulfill their statutory duties." loom.ly/cLmYG-g

Law firms in Israel and Iran are scrambling to safeguard their people, sustain client services, and adapt to a collapsing legal infrastructure as the conflict between the two nations intensifies. loom.ly/U0EzMjU

Australia’s financial regulator and the central bank will conduct an inquiry into the Australian Securities Exchange because they're concerned about the sharemarket operator’s ability to maintain stable, secure and resilient critical market infrastructure. loom.ly/RdDxXYI

Top U.S. and U.K. law firms—including Gibson Dunn, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, and Baker McKenzie—are steering a surge in Gulf country IPOs, although the Israel-Iran conflict is casting a shadow over the region’s capital markets activity. loom.ly/UsPZ4_M

London's High Court has rejected Debevoise & Plimpton's bid to dismiss key claims against Shell in a Niger Delta oil spill lawsuit brought by two Nigerian communities, allowing the case to proceed to trial in March 2027. loom.ly/l7q9xO0

Securities litigation practice co-chair Matthew Close was named vice chair of the firm. Internationally, Stephanie Keen now leads the firm's Singapore office, while Stéphane Frank is in charge of Brussels. loom.ly/IKPcaLs