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Global high-end brands to discuss US market at Luxury Law Summit Americas in New York

Event will feature speakers from a range of luxury fashion, travel and art brands

28 Sep 2022

Jones Day partner named as Western Australia's first Aboriginal Supreme Court judge

Global firm praises Michael Lundberg's 'outstanding legal acumen and personal integrity' ahead of 'historic move'

26 Sep 2022

Baker McKenzie elects Bangkok and San Francisco partner duo to global leadership team

Peerapan Tungsuwan and Joyce Smith replace Michael Wong and Michael Santa Maria on the firm’s executive committee

26 Sep 2022

Midsize US firms see demand growth outpace top 100 firms for first time since 2015 - study

Demand growth hit 1.7% in the first half of 2022 compared to a 0.2% decline for big firms

23 Sep 2022

Advent hires Ropes & Gray’s global private equity head as new GC

Amanda McGrady Morrison replaces James Westra, who is retiring at the end of this year

23 Sep 2022

Davis Polk, Slaughters and Freshfields called in for secondary listing of Tencent Music in Hong Kong

Chinese firms Han Kun Law Offices and CM Law firm also act on the matter along with offshore specialists Maples Group

22 Sep 2022

'I was trying to over-compensate for being different': Baker McKenzie's global marketing director on the importance of inclusion

Alessandra Almeida Jones reflects on her early struggle for a sense of belonging and the role marketers can play advancing diversity in law

22 Sep 2022

Majority of in-house departments not prioritising transformation, study finds

ACC and DISCO survey finds that only 30% of in-house teams are investing significantly in transformation

22 Sep 2022

Linklaters rehires M&A partner from Latham & Watkins in Spain to boost corporate practice

Former CNMV chairman Sebastián Albella returns for second spell at magic circle firm in Madrid

21 Sep 2022

Willkie hires crypto partner from Perkins Coie as it bolsters digital assets leadership

Kari Larsen to co-head digital works practice alongside Christopher Giancarlo, Aliceson Littman and Justin Browder

20 Sep 2022

‘Tiny changes can have a massive butterfly effect’: Clifford Chance's UK inclusion head on her D&I story

Nina Goswami discusses her life and career ahead of judging GLP’s first Women and Diversity in Law Awards

20 Sep 2022

DLA Piper, Skadden, Kirkland advise on GIC and Oak Street’s $14bn STORE Capital purchase

DLA acts for real estate investment trust STORE Capital, while Skadden and Kirkland advise GIC and Oak Street respectively

16 Sep 2022

‘Everyone’s been excluded': Accenture Legal's global diversity head on the power of empathy

Annabel Dumbell reflects on her life and diversity work ahead of judging GLP’s first Women and Diversity in Law Awards

15 Sep 2022

In-house teams face twin challenge of increased workloads and managing risk, survey finds

More than two-thirds of legal leaders say tackling risk is a top strategic priority, according to LOD and SYKE

15 Sep 2022

US firms increasingly rely on junior lawyers to lead on ESG, diversity issues, study finds

Some associates are turning down job offers if firms don’t have clearly defined values, according to Thomson Reuters

14 Sep 2022

‘There needs to be more change in the profession… and it’s not happening quickly enough’

Rachel Chan, a barrister at 42 Bedford Row, discusses her social mobility advocacy ahead of judging GLP’s first Women and Diversity in Law Awards

14 Sep 2022

Mozilla hires former Salesforce associate GC Carlos Torres as chief legal officer

Torres replaces Amy Keating, who left last year to join Planet Labs

13 Sep 2022

Local law firm group MAPD takes majority stake in North-West firm Bermans

Group is actively looking for more potential deals as it seeks to expand nationwide

12 Sep 2022

‘We are still stuck with many women leaving the profession early’

Former Simmons & Simmons senior partner Dame Janet Gaymer discusses her life and career in the legal profession ahead of judging GLP’s first Women and Diversity in Law Awards

12 Sep 2022

Womble Bond Dickinson adds Wilmer & Lee partner trio as it opens in Huntsville, US

Firm also hires veteran litigator Michael Clark from Baker Donelson in Houston

12 Sep 2022