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Germany’s Hengeler Mueller elevates six to partnership in latest promotion round

The six appointments doubles the number of partner promotions seen in 2020

26 Nov 2021

PwC Australia NewLaw partners with Checkbox to enhance legaltech offering

Agreement gives PwC Australia customers access to Checkbox’s workflow automation platform

25 Nov 2021

Knights reports first-half revenue growth as acquisition strategy poised to continue

Firm said recent £60m credit line will help it to ‘selectively execute’ on M&A pipeline

25 Nov 2021

King & Spalding taps Skadden for ‘rising star’ M&A specialist to expand Singapore corporate practice

Parveet Singh Gandoak brings cross-border deals experience across Southeast Asia and India

24 Nov 2021

Sullivan leads global M&A ranking from Latham and Kirkland as deals smash through $5tr barrier

US firms dominate global ranking with domestic deals accounting for almost half of record-breaking worldwide activity, according to Refinitiv

23 Nov 2021

Global hospitality and travel industry adjusts to legal realities of Covid-19

Contracting issues and employment law concerns top of in-house agenda, according to a Luxury Law Alliance and Barnes & Thornburg roundtable

19 Nov 2021

Law firms lack resources to meet corporate demand for ESG services, study finds

Some 55% of law firms said they need to enhance their ESG capabilities, according to Landmark Information survey

2 Nov 2021

Diversity Lab seeks to help 200 women lawyers return to the profession by 2025

Latest incarnation of its OnRamp fellowship programme supported by more than 35 legal organisations

1 Nov 2021

Avoiding accusations of bad faith when filing trade mark applications

Brand owners may need to review their filing strategies in light of two recent cases, according to AA Thornton’s Sarah Darby

1 Nov 2021

Harvard Law teams up with Evisort on legaltech start-up and innovation programme

Evisort founders and Harvard grads Jerry Ting and Memme Onwudiwe will teach on the course next spring

28 Oct 2021

Fake news – using IP to combat online scams and luxury fashion good counterfeits

Website blocking orders are among the available legal remedies to help brands fight back against counterfeiting, according to AA Thornton

22 Oct 2021

'Law firms are to my delight and to my inspiration very different animals'

Clifford Chance's head of internal comms on his experience moving to the legal sector after working for industrial giants including Philips

15 Oct 2021

Brand owners need robust e-commerce strategy to protect against IP infringements, says HGF

Pandemic has increased the risk of counterfeit goods being sold online

14 Oct 2021

Sullivan leads global M&A rankings ahead of Latham and White & Case as deal activity hits new record

Dealmaking reaches $4.4trn in the first nine months of 2021 in strongest period for cross-border M&A since records began

6 Oct 2021

Former Duane Morris cannabis group co-lead sets up industry-focused boutique

David Feldman launches Feldman Legal Advisors in New York to focus on the cannabis and psychedelics markets

5 Oct 2021

Enyo Law founders to step down next year as new leadership team announced

Founders Simon Twigden and Pietro Marino will remain as consultants at the disputes specialist

5 Oct 2021

EY hires former Eversheds Sutherland Ireland managing partner to launch Irish legal practice

Alan Murphy will head the new unit, which is planning further senior hires in the coming months

4 Oct 2021

Kirkland & Ellis raids Linklaters for financial regulation partner in London

Julia Dixon becomes latest UK Magic Circle partner to depart for a top US firm on home turf

1 Oct 2021

Willkie opens London arbitration practice with WilmerHale partner hire

Disputes barrister Duncan Speller to lead new practice after almost two decades at WilmerHale

1 Oct 2021

In-house compensation rises for small legal department GCs, study finds

​​​​​​​Median base salaries rose almost 8% this year, according to ACC and Empsight survey

1 Oct 2021