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Cravath tops European M&A advisory rankings as deal-making continues to rebound

Wall Street firm pips Freshfields to the number one spot in Mergermarket's Q1 rankings

9 Apr 2021

Majority of in-house legal teams lack the technology needed to do their jobs, study finds

EY Law and Harvard Law School survey shows that C-suite are reluctant to invest in legaltech

8 Apr 2021

Cooley makes double capital markets hires in New York amid SPAC boom

Rupa Briggs and Nicolas Dumont join as partners from White & Case and Fenwick & West respectively

8 Apr 2021

Global M&A activity hits first quarter record as pandemic concerns fade

White & Case tops Refintiv's advisory rankings for announced deals, with Latham & Watkins second

7 Apr 2021

Dutch firm Houthoff expands international footprint with China-based representative

Former China project manager and new Greater China rep Yang Wan will be based in Shanghai

6 Apr 2021

Linklaters names New York-based antitrust partner as new US global practice head

Thomas McGrath replaces the Diageo-bound Tom Shropshire with immediate effect

6 Apr 2021

Firms see clients pause relationships in biggest market shakeup since financial crisis, study finds

Wolters Kluwer report shows AmLaw 150-200 firms most impacted as in-house teams pare legal spend

1 Apr 2021

India's Khaitan & Co announces 22 new partners in bumper promotions round

Half of the firm's new partners are women, up from 25% in 2020

1 Apr 2021

Linklaters appoints former China head as new Asia regional managing partner

Hong Kong-based William Liu set to replace Nathalie Hobbs in June after her four-year term ends

31 Mar 2021

Milbank strengthens private equity offering with double partner hire from Schulte in New York

Duo includes Schulte's former M&A co-head Richard Presutti and capital markets partner Antonio Diaz-Albertini

30 Mar 2021

Pinsent Masons names 19 in latest partnership promotion round

Cohort includes its Vario professional services group head Matthew Kay

29 Mar 2021

African legal information specialist Afriwise receives fresh funding to fuel growth

Legal intelligence provider will partly use the cash to increase its country coverage

26 Mar 2021

Spain's ECIJA absorbs consultancy Revamp Law to enhance legaltech offering

Valencia boutique's founder Paul Handal joins as a partner to lead ECIJA Tech

25 Mar 2021

Legalign Global law firm alliance adds Canada's Alexander Holburn to roster

Insurance-focused network co-founded by DAC Beachcroft now has five global members

25 Mar 2021

Slaughter & May elevates five London lawyers in latest partner promotion round

The five associates work across practice areas including corporate, finance, IP and disputes

24 Mar 2021

Freshfields hires Bay Area M&A 'rising star' to expand its Silicon Valley office

Joseph Halloum joins as a partner from Kirkland & Ellis in San Francisco

24 Mar 2021

Jenner & Block expands West Coast footprint with San Francisco office launch

Chicago firm hires California Governor's former chief of staff Ann O'Leary as a partner

23 Mar 2021

Swiss drugmaker Novartis names Karen Hale as new legal chief after GC departs for Moderna

Hale joins from AbbVie, replacing Shannon Klinger who announced her exit earlier this month

23 Mar 2021

McDermott signals Asia reboot with hire of Squire Patton Boggs' Singapore co-head

Ignatius Hwang will initially join as a partner in London ahead of planned Singapore launch

22 Mar 2021

Addleshaw Goddard unveils fifth cohort for its AG Elevate tech mentoring scheme

Eleven early-stage tech companies join the 10-month support and networking programme

19 Mar 2021