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Who won Women and Diversity in Law Awards - and why - Outstanding Women Practitioners

Discover which women practitioners and diversity, equity and inclusion champions most impressed the awards judges

22 Mar 2023

Who won Women And Diversity in Law Awards - and why - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion categories

Details of the winning entries in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion section of the awards

22 Mar 2023

Who won Women and Diversity in Law Awards - and why - Outstanding Women Leaders

Discover which women leaders in a highly competitive field of finalists most impressed the awards judges

22 Mar 2023

Heavy workloads hinder one in 10 in-house lawyers from completing regulatory duties

Study by professional regulator also shows that 5% of in-house counsel felt compelled to suppress information

17 Mar 2023

Around the house: Dentsply Sinora shakes up legal team; former Revlon GC joins New York consultancy Accordion

This week’s roundup of top in-house hires also includes appointments at Zingeroo, Indara, Numeracle and McCalla Raymer

16 Mar 2023

US companies spend record $3.5bn on class action defence in 2022, study finds

Majority of in-house teams are worried about growth in meritless claims, according to Carlton Fields

10 Mar 2023

DLA Piper tops global ESG law firm ranking as UK firms dominate

Almost half of the top 25 best performing firms on ESG are headquartered in the UK, according to Impactvise

17 Feb 2023

Almost half of US lawyers see no rate increases in 2022, Wolters Kluwer report shows

Some 27% of law firm timekeepers saw no increase, while 13% saw average rates go down

15 Feb 2023

IBA launches new global commission to improve lawyer wellbeing

Commission is co-chaired by American Bar Association president Deborah Enix-Ross

6 Feb 2023

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

3 Feb 2023

Clyde & Co absorbs insurance boutique to launch in Boston

Flurry of US boutique takeovers continues as UK insurance giant opens 15th US arm

2 Feb 2023

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

1 Feb 2023

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

31 Jan 2023

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

30 Jan 2023

Italian labour law veteran launches employment boutique Failla&Partners in Milan

Luca Failla previously co-founded LabLaw and led it into alliance with Deloitte

21 Nov 2022

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

21 Nov 2022

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

18 Nov 2022

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

16 Nov 2022

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

16 Nov 2022

Gibson Dunn announces 37-strong US-dominated partner promotions round

Los Angeles giant also makes promotions in Dubai, London, Munich and Frankfurt

16 Nov 2022