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Law firm marketing and BD teams spend more time on firefighting than strategy, study finds
Law firms also lack sufficient investment in their marketing and business development teams
White & Case is fastest-growing law firm in Africa since 2019, study finds
US firm grew African headcount 177% between 2019 and 2022, according to Africa Legal
Around the house: NFL team Buffalo Bills dismisses GC and names interim, UK fusion energy pioneer hires former Rolls Royce counsel
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Enbridge, Lyra Therapeutics, Rocket Software and Arival Bank
Hundreds of lawyers from top US and UK law firms sign statement condemning ‘mass terror’ in Israel
Leading lawyers from AmLaw 100, UK and other firms call on fellow professionals worldwide to sign statement
Around the house: Kim Kardashian’s underwear brand gets first GC, Charter Communications replaces retiring GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Seeker Music, Prove Identity, Metropolitan Commercial Bank and Barton Malow
Proskauer makes double litigation hire from MoFo in New York
Duo include first-chair trial veterans Grant Esposito and David Fioccola
Around the house: AIG hires former Stripe CLO, Guardian newspaper’s US arm gets first GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Africa Oil, Stax Payments, BioMed Realty and Transport for London
UK companies lack managers who are trained to handle whistleblowing, survey finds
Freshfields says companies need to review whistleblowing training and policies in a world of hybrid work
Sullivan & Cromwell hangs on to number one spot in global M&A legal advisor rankings
US firm topped ranking by deal value, narrowly ahead of Kirkland & Ellis and Davis Polk & Wardwell, according to Refinitiv
Orrick hires first chief digital officer from Pinsent Masons
Nigel Tranter will head up the firm’s data and business transformation team in Birmingham
Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling partners start voting on merger approval
Voting will conclude on October 13, with the results announced shortly after
Around the house: LGBTQ social app Grindr hires first GC, ONEOK replaces retired GC with energy industry veteran
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at PensionBee, Faraday Future, WSFS Bank and Nixon Peabody
Axiom Ince suffers further partner defections as future of firm in doubt
Latest losses include exits to Birketts, HF and Wikborg Rein
Proskauer raids Shearman for 19-strong corporate team in Paris
Team includes Shearman’s former Paris office head Xavier Norlain and three other partners
Clifford Chance makes twin energy partner hire from Latham & Watkins
New recruits Craig Nethercott and Chirag Sanghrajka will be based in London and Dubai respectively
CMS enters alliance with Brazilian firm FAS Advogados
Agreement adds to CMS’s Latin America presence in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru
Greenwoods snaps up nine-strong private client team from Ince & Co as exits continue
Team is led by Ince’s former head of private client and tax Matthew Biles
Private client quartet launch MEUM Group in London to cater for the ultra wealthy
Firm will provide legal advisory and financial management services under one roof
Around the house: Microsoft announces legal leadership change, Hilton names former Molson Coors CLO as GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Disney Parks, Alcoa, Webster Financial Corporation and Cogeco
RWK Goodman hires employment team from Ince & Co in latest round of exits
At least 15 lawyers have quit the troubled Axiom Ince group over the past week