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Who won Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2025 – and why
Details of all the winning entries in this year’s awards
Honeywell promotes international business GC to legal chief role
Su Ping Lu replaces Anne Madden, who is taking on a new role with Honeywell
Sullivan & Cromwell tops global M&A rankings after strongest start for deal-making in three years
New York firm comfortably ahead of Davis Polk & Wardwell and Freshfields in second and third spot respectively
American Airlines hires Latham & Watkins partner to lead legal team
Anthony Richmond replaces former CLO Priya Aiyar, who left for Warner Brothers in February
Hogan Lovells hires litigation partner quartet from Kramer Levin in Washington
Group were part of litigation boutique Robin Russell, which merged with Kramer Levin in 2022
Pinsent Masons elevates 24 to partner in latest promotions round
Women make up 54% of the latest cohort, while the UK dominates with 18 promotions
Shoosmiths to offer £1m firmwide bonus pot if staff meet AI usage targets
Firm will pay bonus if staff collectively make one million Microsoft Copilot prompts over next year
Green Bay Packers sign GC from Arizona Cardinals as previous legal head named CEO
Experienced NFL lawyer Kevin Manara replaces Ed Policy
MoFo advises SoftBank on mega $40bn funding round in OpenAI
Largest venture-backed investment on record values ChatGPT-creator at $300bn
Cleary Gottlieb adds five-partner IP litigation team from Latham & Watkins
Incoming group will be based in New York, Washington DC and the Bay Area
Legal Services Board rebukes SRA, BSB for ‘failures’ in stinging report
LSB highlights ‘concerning shortfalls’ in regulatory performance at the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board
HSF, Browne Jacobson advise on sale of WHSmith’s UK high street business
WHSmith offloading high street arm to Modella Capital to focus on travel retail business
Womble Bond Dickinson enters alliance with Brazilian firm Schmidt Valois
Collaboration will enhance Womble’s energy and natural resources coverage in Latin America
US investment firm TPG hires Debevoise & Plimpton partner as CLO
Jennifer Chu will replace GC Bradford Berenson, who is moving to a senior advisor role
Cooley turnover hits $2bn mark again even as London revenue falters
Global revenue rises 5.8%, though London’s contribution slides 8% to $94.5m
Latin American lawyers seek to embrace AI
Legal professionals discussed AI developments in Latin America at IBA regional forum in Lima last week
Paul Hastings to launch in Abu Dhabi following infrastructure team raid on White & Case
Incoming hires include Abu Dhabi-based Din Eshanov and London-based George Kazakov
Companies eye pro bono legal work to boost ESG impact - IBA panel
In-house legal teams are doing more pro bono work as a way to meet their business’s ESG goals
Civil law rigidity holding back class action development in Latin America - IBA panel
Brazil leads way on class action law in the region, but others such as Argentina lack specific legislation
Law firms must stay focused on diversity - IBA panel
Keynote speaker Andrea de la Piedra says that despite increased diversity policies, change isn’t happening fast enough