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WilmerHale hires former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara

The US attorney turned podcast star joins as a partner in the firm’s New York office

14 Jun 2022

In-house counsel see total compensation jump by more than a fifth in 2021, study finds

Male GCs and senior counsel out-earned their female counterparts, according to BarkerGilmore

10 Jun 2022

Eversheds Sutherlands expands Irish business with Kenny Solicitors tie-up

Kenny’s founder Graham Kenny will become a partner in Eversheds’ disputes practice

10 Jun 2022

Founders Forum invests in fintech-focused virtual law startup Chronos Law

Chronos will be rebranded Founders Law as part of the deal

9 Jun 2022

Goodwin raids Latham & Watkins for corporate partner trio in Santa Monica

New hires will sit in firm’s technology practice, following double private equity partner hire earlier this month

9 Jun 2022

BCLP announces summer placement scheme for English and French law students

Programme is for students completing dual degree at Queen Mary University and Paris 1

8 Jun 2022

Cybersecurity experts say law firms need to act more proactively on cyber risk

Threats such as ransomware attacks are getting more sophisticated, according to SecurityHQ

8 Jun 2022

Undervalued lawyers more likely to suffer well-being issues, study finds

Almost half of those lawyers say they have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder

7 Jun 2022

Kirkland, Cooley advise on Bristol Myers Squibb’s acquisition of oncology specialist Turning Point

Deal is valued at $4.1bn and gives BMS access to Turning Point Therapeutics' pipeline of cancer drugs

6 Jun 2022

Nigerian firm Aluko & Oyebode joins African legal alliance ALN

Deal expands ALN’s coverage to 16 jurisdictions and third in West Africa

6 Jun 2022

Norton Rose Fulbright boosts US West Coast projects team with MoFo partner hire

Renewable energy lawyer Elizabeth Sluder joins firm in Los Angeles

3 Jun 2022

Ex-Singapore politician launches Dubai’s first regulated NFT investment company

Cedar White Bradley advised Calvin Cheng Web3 Holdings, which was set up under Dubai’s new digital assets law

2 Jun 2022

Linklaters and Clifford Chance eye US growth with lateral partner hires

Linklaters grows financial regulatory team in Washington while CC boosts its New York funds bench

2 Jun 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills named principal legal partner of Sydney WorldPride

The firm will provide the flagship LGBT+ event with legal advice and support

1 Jun 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills opens construction and infrastructure hub in Malaysia

Partner Craig Shepherd will lead hub from firm’s existing Kuala Lumpur office

31 May 2022

Kennedys doubles Indian tech office size as it eyes further headcount expansion

Kennedys Kognitive Computing in Kerala now has space to add up to 40 more employees

27 May 2022

Dublin readies for debut International Disputes Week in June

Inaugural forum will combine a one-and-a-half day conference with other law firm-hosted events

27 May 2022

Six London law firms back creation of new black British civil rights organisation

Magic Circle firms Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Slaughters among the six

26 May 2022

K&L Gates hires four renewables partners from Husch Blackwell as it launches in Kansas City

Three of the four will be based in the new Kansas City office, with the fourth joining in Austin

25 May 2022

Fieldfisher names finance and corporate duo as co-managing partners for Netherlands

Marinus de Waal and Frans-Jozef Crousen take over from Marcel Willems in Amsterdam

24 May 2022