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Anesco names former Centrica legal director as company’s first general counsel

New GC Vicky Wells was also previously interim GC at venture capital fund Entrepreneur First

30 Sep 2021

Bowmans picks leading M&A lawyer as new chair and senior partner

Ezra Davids takes over the leadership role from Robert Legh, who passed away earlier this year

30 Sep 2021

UK and US corporates lack budgets to maintain regulatory compliance, study finds

Law firms, however, are better resourced than last year to help clients manage regulatory change, Integreon report shows

18 Aug 2021

Linklaters rolls out document verification tool to speed up transaction work

Atticus platform is being adopted by firm’s London and Hong Kong offices

6 Aug 2021

Gilbert + Tobin hires PwC corporate head to boost Sydney M&A team

Karen Evans-Cullen joins as new firm secures lead role advising on Australia's largest-ever merger

6 Aug 2021

BCLP adds Korean real estate veteran from Mayer Brown to head up Korea practice

Kwon Lee joins as a partner in the firm’s global real estate practice in New York

5 Aug 2021

Private equity firm makes first UK law firm acquisition

Blixt snaps up 23-partner regional practice as it sets out to build £100m national player

5 Aug 2021

DLA Piper announces Dublin office move as it eyes Irish expansion

New 30,000 square foot space will enable firm to grow its current 75+ Irish headcount

4 Aug 2021

Sullivan, Kirkland and Weil top global M&A advisory league table in busiest July since 2007

Tech firms also prosper as deal value hits almost $500bn fuelled by fourth-highest month for SPAC transactions

3 Aug 2021

Holland & Knight completes merger with Dallas-based energy specialists Thompson & Knight

Combined firm boosts headcount to 1,600 and will operate under the Holland & Knight brand

3 Aug 2021

Law Society of New South Wales launches online sexual harassment awareness platform

Portal aims to tackle harassment, discrimination and victimisation through training and other support

2 Aug 2021

Gowling enters partnership with Saudi Arabian firm Al Ghazzawi Professional Association

Anglo-Canadian firm plans to recruit Riyadh-based team to support relationship leads Jonathan Brufal and Tim Casben

23 Jul 2021

Steptoe unveils online resource to track Biden’s antitrust executive order developments

The Executive Order on Competition Tracker will enable clients to keep updated on related initiatives

23 Jul 2021

Crowell & Moring unveils resource project for startups led by former Atrium trio

Michel Narganes, Jon O’Connell and Matthew Melville are founders of the firm’s GrowthStudio

22 Jul 2021

ESG tools can help companies combat racial inequality, Wachtell partners say

Proper ESG oversight can help business leaders know when to speak out on racial matters

21 Jul 2021

BCLP overcomes pandemic disruptions with solid autumn trainee retention rates

Firm retains 86% of its autumn cohort in London, Manchester and Hong Kong

21 Jul 2021

Ashurst posts double digit revenue growth in 2020/21 as PEP rises to £1m

Revenue has now increased by 40% over the past five years

21 Jul 2021

Winstead hires IP and business litigation trio from Thompson & Knight in Dallas

Phillip Philbin, Jamie McDole and Michael Karson all join as shareholders

20 Jul 2021

Satellite comms company OneWeb names former AA GC as new chief legal officer

Nadia Hoosen joins ahead of OneWeb’s commercial services launch later this year

19 Jul 2021

Morgan Stanley legal chief decries ‘lack of urgency’ from lawyers to return to office

Letter to law firms warns of threat to client service posed by the profession's drive to embrace remote working

19 Jul 2021