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White & Case raids Weil Gotshal for Hong Kong debt finance partner

New York firm boosts sponsor finance capabilities with arrival of private equity specialist Daniel Abercromby

24 Nov 2020

Greenberg Traurig steps up European expansion with Dutch real estate team hire

Five-lawyer group, led by partner David Van Dijk, join from NautaDutilh in Amsterdam

20 Nov 2020

Freshfields expands national security practice in Washington

Former intelligence official Colin Costello joins as advisor on foreign investment-related issues

19 Nov 2020

Mayer Brown eyes renewables push with double partner hire from Hunton Andrews Kurth

Eric Pogue and John Tormey part of five-lawyer move to bolster energy financing capabilities

18 Nov 2020

Ireland seeks to woo US businesses as EU legal base post-Brexit

Government-backed initiative follows decision to block bid by English and Welsh lawyers to preserve EU access

17 Nov 2020

Epiq acquires Hyperion Global Partners to beef up legal transformation service

Deal includes Hyperion's legal operations advisory and market intelligence unit

16 Nov 2020

Orrick launches interactive platform for in-house lawyers to compare legal tech

Tool allows users to gain insights and feedback on more than 600 products

13 Nov 2020

UK legal sector records bumper September as many firms continue to shrug off Covid-19 woes

Top firms also repaying furlough cash and reversing earlier cost-cutting measures

12 Nov 2020

Law firms excel in UK social mobility index but still mostly recruit from top universities

BCLP, Browne Jacobson, HSF and Baker McKenzie named top 10 employers by the Social Mobility Foundation

12 Nov 2020

Jones Day not representing Trump in election fraud claims, firm says

US giant says election role confined to advising Pennsylvania GOP on ongoing mail-in ballot extension dispute

11 Nov 2020

Latham partner set to be first woman president of the ICC International Court of Arbitration

New York-based Claudia Salomon slated to replace outgoing two-term president Alexis Mourre

11 Nov 2020

Hunton hires nuclear energy specialist from Shearman in Tokyo

George Borovas is second energy partner to depart New York firm in Asia this autumn

10 Nov 2020

European in-house teams ramp up 'efficiency and effectiveness' efforts, study finds

Thomson Reuters report shows Covid-19 has also increased their focus on business 'safeguarding'

10 Nov 2020

Allen & Overy appoints new Middle East and Turkey regional managing partner

Khalid Garousha succeeds outgoing regional head Ian Ingram-Johnson

9 Nov 2020

Legaltech firm BigHand acquires Mason & Cook in resource management push

M&A deal is BigHand's first since company was bought by LLCP in the summer

9 Nov 2020

Squire Patton Boggs continues Middle East push with Saudi banking hire

Islamic finance specialist Ahmed Butt joins firm's Riyadh office from Simmons & Simmons

6 Nov 2020

Baker McKenzie bolsters Warsaw antitrust practice with team hire from DWF

Global giant hires partner Marcin Trepka and his team of three competition lawyers

5 Nov 2020

Littler strikes deal with Spanish firm Abdón Pedrajas in latest European move

Partnership is US firm's 10th in Europe, following agreements in Poland and Austria earlier this year

4 Nov 2020

Jenner & Block partner becomes first GC of United Way of Metro Chicago

Andrew Vail to provide the charity and its partners with legal counsel on a pro bono basis

3 Nov 2020

Spain's ECIJA steps up Latin America expansion with six-partner hiring spree

Madrid-based firm adds five partners in Brazil and one in Costa Rica

2 Nov 2020