Legal news

RPC listens as the talent battle rages

Firm refreshes partnership structure and introduces new roles to increases opportunities for meaningful career progression.

• INSURETECH

  

  Kennedys takes Virtual lawyer to LatAm

  Innovation expansion continues apace for Kennedys as it takes 'virtual lawyer' platform to Latin America.

• CLIMATE CHANGE

  

  New climate leader at Baker McKenzie

  Form appoints Sydney-based Ilona Millar as global head of climate change.

• CRYPTOASSETS

  

  UK gives landmark statement on cryptoassets

  Lawyers welcome UK legal statement on the status of cryptoassets and smart contracts given by the chancellor of the High Court Sir Geoffrey Vos.

• EXPANSION

  

  Expansion brings up a 'ton 80' for DWF

  As DWF targets growth with McDonald Johnson lawyers joining, bringing the DWF headcount in Australia to 180 or a ton 80 as they say in darts.

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DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Canada launches domain disputes centre

Canadian organization takes on global domain name disputes citing 350 million domain names world-wide where 'conflicts can arise.'

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Linklaters launches digital transformation white papers

Firm collaborates with Microsoft to launch white papers on AI and open banking.

MERGERS

Feeling the lawyerly love in Philly

Two of Philadelphia's oldest and largest law firms are go into merger talks with regional peers to boost national presence.

BIG DATA

Pinsent Masons in data exploration push

Firm partners with the Open Data Institute (ODI) to explore next stage of data trusts to tackle global challenegs such as food waste.

Blogs

LEGAL SERVICES

Niche law firms poised to benefit from artificial intelligence

Disruption has opened up a world of opportunities for the legal marketplace in the UK, says Jeffrey Catanzaro.

BLOCKCHAIN

Unlocking the blockchain enigma

With the evolution of blockchain, clients in a wide range of sectors will be impacted, says Patrick McKenna.

Business sector round up

WORLD LEGAL SUMMIT

Updated: Summit meeting welcomes Ireland's 'AI moment'

The World Legal Summit Dublin to be held August 1, 2019, now with additional sponsorship from Bar of Ireland.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

New North Sea oil Industry initiative from Pinsent Masons

The law firm will run a programme helping tech pioneers develop and market their businesses.