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Freshfields adds another Cravath dealmaker in New York as it pushes US growth
Jenny Hochenberg follows Damian Zoubek’s arrival at the Magic Circle firm last September
Winston & Strawn and Kirkland & Ellis both target ‘dynamic’ Miami with new offices
Chicago firms take different routes south, Winston through lateral hires while Kirkland opts to relocate team
London-listed companies face rising class action threat, Thomson Reuters study finds
Class action lawsuits for FTSE 100 entities increased 10% last year to 170 cases
UK legaltech firm Legl raises $18m in Series B round backed by Octopus Ventures
Latest cash injection will help startup expand its product offering, hire new staff and tap new markets
Paul Hastings lands high-profile infrastructure partner trio from Shearman & Sterling in New York
Hires follow arrival of 18-partner restructuring team from Stroock in March
BASF announces global programme to boost diversity among its panel firm lawyers
Initiative follows similar scheme in North America that has seen a doubling of diverse relationship partners
John Quinn assumes executive chairman role in leadership shake-up at Quinn Emanuel
Litigation giant 'expands formal leadership' with appointment of two co-managing partners to help run firm
Evisort raises $100m in latest funding round led by venture capital firm TCV
Series C round will help the US legaltech start-up accelerate its global growth plans
Kirkland & Ellis lands M&A ‘rising star’ partner from Cravath in New York
Partner Allison Wein is the second dealmaker to leave Cravath in the last eight months
LexisNexis acquires Parley Pro to bolster its CounselLink enterprise legal management platform
Deal adds contract lifecycle management tools to its legal spend and matter management capabilities
Majority of global businesses significantly impacted by fraud and serious misconduct, study finds
Cost of internal investigations also increasing, particularly for large organisations, according to Kroll
Diversity Lab certifies first cohort of midsize firms in NFL-style diversity programme
Some 26 US firms were certified for their efforts to boost underrepresented groups in senior roles
RPC makes up 10 to partnership in latest promotion round
Women make up half of this year’s cohort, up from 30% in 2021
US employers split on Covid jabs, with just under half mandating vaccines, study finds
Littler survey shows percentage of employers requiring vaccination almost doubled since August
Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance refreshes global antitrust leadership team
Marc Besen is named global co-chair while Richard Blewett will lead the Brussels competition practice
Gateley acquires property insurance claims specialist Smithers Purslow to expand platform business
Deal could be valued as high as £20m, Gateley’s largest acquisition to date
Simmons & Simmons hires new global ESG head from Morgan Stanley in London
Sonali Siriwardena was head of sustainability regulation at the bank’s investment management arm
Latham & Watkins taps White & Case for US energy and infrastructure partner duo
Christopher Peponis joins the firm in Houston, while Hamad Al-Hoshan will be based in New York
Stephenson Harwood announces refreshed partner development programme
Training will equip junior partners with soft skills needed to progress faster to equity partnership
Lefosse hires infrastructure partner from Brazilian peer Stocche Forbes
Miriam Signor will head up project finance and project development at the firm