Linklaters has announced that it has recruited a team of 20 AI Lawyers to deploy across its global network. This first cohort of dedicated AI Lawyers will give Linklaters’ practices direct access to specialist AI legal expertise, supporting the delivery of innovative solutions for clients. The team comprises external hires from a range of backgrounds and experienced Linklaters lawyers who have chosen to supplement their legal expertise with additional knowledge of AI delivery. The AI Lawyers will attend a bespoke “bootcamp” training covering everything from Linklaters’ strategic thinking on AI to the power user features of the firm’s tools, change management, and effective prompt and workflow creation. Following the in-depth training, they will work in practice groups and offices globally, leveraging their combined expertise to support Linklaters’ client-facing lawyers in the development of prompts and workflows, and advise on the use of AI to deliver for clients. This follows Linklaters’ firmwide roll-out of Legora’s generative AI platform as the firm continues to equip its lawyers with the best AI-enabled tools and further strengthen its capabilities to enhance the support it provides clients on their most complex, cross-border mandates. Sarah Barnard, Director of AI Delivery at Linklaters, said: “We are excited to launch our first cohort of dedicated AI Lawyers to drive our ambitious programme of work globally. By combining recently practising Linklaters lawyers and highly skilled tech experts in a single collaborative team, we will gain the versatility and depth of knowledge to deliver even more innovative solutions for our clients and our people.”

Linklaters is pleased to announce the appointment of Kieron Zaman as National Managing Partner – Middle East, with effect from 1 December 2025.  Kieron has been based in the firm's Dubai office since 2012. Prior to this, he worked at Linklaters in London where he advised banks and borrowers on European and emerging market financings and debt restructurings. He leads Linklaters’ top-ranked Middle East banking practice and is recognised as a leading partner by legal directories.   Kieron succeeds Scott Campbell, who has led the region for a combined period of 10 years. Scott will continue to head our market-leading corporate practice in the Middle East.  Linklaters Firmwide Managing Partner, Paul Lewis, commented:  “The Middle East is a key growth market for Linklaters. Under Kieron's leadership, our team will continue to meet the complex and sophisticated demands of the world's leading corporate, banks, funds and financial sponsors in the region and globally. I would like to thank Scott for his superb leadership and contribution as NMP, leading the region during a period of rapid change and growth.”   

Linklaters is proud to announce that Adeel Mangi, Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Partner and Chair of the Trial Practice, has been named Attorney of the Year by Law.com and New Jersey Law Journal. The honor was presented at the New Jersey Legal Awards on October 30, 2025, recognizing Adeel’s outstanding achievements and exceptional leadership in the U.S. litigation field over the past year and the “the strength and grace he exhibited” during this nomination to the Third Circuit. Adeel is widely regarded as one of the country’s leading trial lawyers, with a remarkable record handling high-stakes commercial disputes in state and federal courts. He is currently representing Appian Corporation in its effort before the Supreme Court of Virginia to reinstate a $2 billion judgment for willful and malicious trade secret misappropriation—the largest jury verdict in Virginia’s history, won by Adeel and his team. He also leads Linklaters’ representation of Johnson & Johnson in a variety of complex litigations, including one of the most closely watched lawsuits in the health insurance field. This Attorney of the Year honor is the latest in a series of distinctions for Adeel, who was also recently named to Forbes’ inaugural America’s Top Lawyers list and recognized for the fourth consecutive year in Benchmark Litigation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers and Litigation Stars lists. Beyond his commercial work, Adeel is a leading advocate for pro bono work. He has achieved precedent-setting settlements supporting religious freedom, including successful outcomes for two Muslim communities in New Jersey denied permission to build houses and worship, and has secured a landmark settlement following a high-profile inmate death and resulting trial in New York. In 2024, Adeel was nominated by President Biden to the United States Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit—the first Muslim-American to be considered for a federal circuit court judgeship.  Adeel joined Linklaters in January 2025 as part of an elite 11-lawyer trial team from a leading New York litigation firm. His arrival represented a significant milestone in the firm’s transformation of its U.S. practice into a premier disputes and transactional powerhouse, anchored by one of the world’s strongest global legal platforms. Today, Linklaters’ nationally recognized commercial litigation and trial team, market-leading white collar defense group, and top-tier international arbitration practice operate as part of a 400-person litigation, arbitration and investigations team spanning the globe. This strategic growth has produced outstanding results over the past year, with the U.S. practice achieving a 57 percent increase in profit, welcoming 13 lateral partners, and advising on several high-profile mandates for major corporations, investment banks, funds and financial sponsors. Most recently, the firm’s achievements have been recognized by nominations for Law.com and The American Lawyer’s U.S. Impact Law Firm of the Year award, as well as the Attorney of the Year for New York (recognizing Linklaters Partner Muhammad Faridi), with winners to be announced in November.