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O'Melveny makes raft of leadership changes across departments, practice groups

Apalla Chopra named litigation co-chair, Eric Richards becomes corporate co-chair; second vice chair also appointed

12 Feb 2021

Freshfields signals Silicon Valley commitment with 10-year office lease in Redwood City

Move to be completed early next year when magic circle firm leaves temporary home in Menlo Park

11 Feb 2021

BonelliErede launches competition litigation task force to combat unfair commercial practices

New group led by nine partners and counsel from its civil litigation and corporate law departments

11 Feb 2021

UnitedLex hires five ex-Big Four execs as it ramps up digital transformation expertise

Quintet includes PwC's former digital strategy and innovation leader David Clarke

10 Feb 2021

Most companies avoiding mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations, Littler survey finds

Concerns over legal liability and employee morale deterring enforced jabs

9 Feb 2021

DLA Piper extends international managing partner's term amid Covid-related uncertainty

Simon Levine will have his second four-year term extended by two years until 2024

9 Feb 2021

US firm Armstrong Teasdale acquires London's Kerman & Co in first overseas venture

Rare transatlantic deal for practice outside Am Law 100 sees St Louis firm add more than 50 UK-based lawyers

8 Feb 2021

Ex-Jones Day partner launches sustainability-focused boutique in Hong Kong

Ben McQuhae & Co will choose work based on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals

8 Feb 2021

Hogan Lovells bolsters London M&A and disputes practices with five-partner hiring spree

Arrivals include White & Case corporate co-head Patrick Sarch and highly rated Debevoise partner Kevin Lloyd

5 Feb 2021

Hogan Lovells names Paris IP partner and diversity and inclusion advocate as next chair

Marie-Aimée de Dampierre will assume role from Leopold von Gerlach at the start of May

5 Feb 2021

Simpson Thacher makes double partner hire in European restructuring push

London partners Adam Gallagher and James Watson join as European investment drive continues

4 Feb 2021

MoFo beefs up national security team with hiring of former Mueller prosecutor

DoJ's links underlined as Brandon Van Grack climbs on board as two partners move the other way

4 Feb 2021

McCarthy Denning taps magic circle veterans for private equity launch

Real estate-focused practice will be headed by former Clifford Chance partners Iain Morpeth and Michael Wistow

3 Feb 2021

KPMG reveals alliance with legaltech startup SirionLabs to boost contract offering

Partnership comes as Covid-19 forces companies to accelerate their digital transformation plans

3 Feb 2021

Shepherd and Wedderburn lands 20-strong Scottish private client team from Dentons

Team is led by Glasgow-based partners Eleanor Kerr and Alexis Graham

2 Feb 2021

Simpson Thacher unveils Brussels office launch plan in response to Brexit

Former Allen & Overy antitrust global co-head Antonio Bavasso lined up to head second European office

2 Feb 2021

Shearman arbitration co-heads depart with six other partners to set up disputes firm

Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes will open in Paris, London and New York, joint statement reveals

1 Feb 2021

Allen & Overy's Shanghai JV partner hires Fangda litigation team and opens in Beijing

Melody Wang and three-lawyer team joins Lang Yue as head of Chinese litigation

1 Feb 2021

Addleshaw Goddard raids BCLP, K&L Gates in Paris to open 22-strong office

Team of 18 BCLP lawyers led by former office head forms bedrock of UK firm's second mainland European arm

29 Jan 2021

Baker McKenzie extends its run as top ranking firm in Acritas Global Brand Index

Global giant holds off DLA Piper and fast-rising Dentons to take top spot for 11th straight year

28 Jan 2021