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IBA launches new global commission to improve lawyer wellbeing
Commission is co-chaired by American Bar Association president Deborah Enix-Ross
McDermott taps Noerr and Latham to expand German private equity team
Holger Ebersberger and Hanno Witt join as partners in Munich, having previously worked together at Linklaters
Clyde & Co absorbs insurance boutique to launch in Boston
Flurry of US boutique takeovers continues as UK insurance giant opens 15th US arm
DAC Beachcroft opens in Italy with eight-strong insurance team from ADVANT Nctm
UK firm's latest European expansion adds offices in Milan and Rome
ALSPs become $20bn global market after latest growth spurt, study shows
ALSPs are now growing at a compound annual growth rate of 20%, Thomson Reuters says
UK lawyers increasingly concerned about their career prospects, LawCare study shows
Some 22% of legal professionals called LawCare with career concerns last year, up from 8% a year earlier
Italian labour law veteran launches employment boutique Failla&Partners in Milan
Luca Failla previously co-founded LabLaw and led it into alliance with Deloitte
Jones Day announces first leadership change in 20 years as long-time managing partner steps down
Stephen Brogan picks replacement Gregory Shumaker, who becomes firm’s eighth managing partner
Mayer Brown adds 35 to partnership in banking and finance-focused round
Women make up 51% of this year’s cohort, up from 26% in 2021
Macfarlanes hires pensions partner from Hogan Lovells in London
Faye Jarvis follows the recent arrivals of financial regulator partner Michael Sholem and tax partner Sophie Donnithorne-Tait
Travers Smith opts for 'stability and continuity' as it re-elects senior partner for second term
Kathleen Russ's second term will see her leading firm through to July 2025
Gibson Dunn announces 37-strong US-dominated partner promotions round
Los Angeles giant also makes promotions in Dubai, London, Munich and Frankfurt
International law institute launches project to deepen research into corporate-related climate litigation
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law will draw on experts from science, the judiciary, legal practice and academia
Sidley Austin taps White & Case for Middle East-focused M&A partner in New York
Michiel Visser joins the firm’s global M&A and private equity practice
Cleary Gottlieb promotes nine to partnership in Europe-focused round
New York, London and Paris see most promotions as tally falls from last year's total
Law Society of Ireland names Maura Derivan as its 152nd president
Derivan is only the sixth woman to be elevated to the post, replacing Michelle Ní Longáin
Majority of small US firms optimistic about growth outlook, Thomson Reuters study finds
Almost six in 10 firms expect revenues and profits per lawyer to rise over next 12 months
Linklaters, Latham, Orrick and Hengeler advise on €16bn Vodafone, GIP and KKR telecoms joint venture
Vodafone is expected to raise at least €3.2bn after selling part of its stake in German telecoms business Vantage Towers
Former Cleary Gottlieb competition head John Temple Lang passes away at 85
Temple Lang also previously worked at the European Commission and was a ‘heavyweight’ of EU competition law
Wilson Sonsini lands former Hong Kong Competition Commission director to boost Brussels arm
Jindrich Kloub joins as a partner following five-year spell in Hong Kong after more than a decade at EC's competition arm