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Silicon Valley firm Gunderson Dettmer eyes Texas venture capital deals with Austin launch

New office will be led by partner Wesley Watts, who joins from Vinson & Elkins

27 Apr 2021

Crowell & Moring, Latham & Watkins among firms backing new legal well-being organisation

US Institute for Well-Being in Law to tackle issues around mental health, stress and substance use

27 Apr 2021

Sidley Austin litigation co-head set to become first Latina leader of a top 10 Am Law firm

Yvette Ostolaza will replace Larry Barden in April next year as management committee chair

26 Apr 2021

Ashurst expands dispute resolution practice with Hughes Hubbard trio in Paris

Corporate crime compliance team is led by partner Olivier Dorgans

26 Apr 2021

Hogan Lovells reveals fresh leadership changes to board and management

José María Balañá and James Doyle join the firm's international management committee

23 Apr 2021

Ashurst names new co-managing partners in London leadership change

Lynn Dunne and Logan Mair will replace Ruth Harris at the start of May

22 Apr 2021

Coca-Cola GC steps down after less than a year

Bradley Gayton moves to a consultancy role with compliance chief Monica Howard replacing him

22 Apr 2021

Portugal's Abreu Advogados shrugs off Covid-19 impact as revenue climbs to €33.6m

Revenue growth is 12% higher in 2020 than the previous 12 months pre-pandemic

21 Apr 2021

Kirkland & Ellis opens Austin office to tap into city's tech and renewable energy markets

New office is the firm's third in Texas, adding to its presence in Houston and Dallas

21 Apr 2021

Withers opens in Boston as it hires trio of patent partners from Burns & Levinson

New team expands firm's global tech practice, focusing on life sciences and venture capital

20 Apr 2021

White & Case hires Allen & Overy's Johannesburg head to boost debt financing coverage

Banking and finance partner Lionel Shawe will provide both domestic and cross-border expertise

19 Apr 2021

Latham & Watkins and Linklaters top Refinitiv's global capital markets advisory rankings

First quarter activity surges, with records set in global junk bond issuance and IPOs

19 Apr 2021

NFL-based rule sees law firms boost leadership diversity at a faster pace than peers

Early adopters of Diversity Lab's Mansfield Rule outpace non-adopters by more than 30 times

16 Apr 2021

Fenwick & West advises Coinbase on landmark crypto listing

Latham & Watkins acts for the financial advisors on the deal

16 Apr 2021

Revenue at Germany's Noerr jumps to €271.6m despite impact of pandemic

Firm-wide revenue at leading independent climbed by 7.6% in 2020 although CEE income dipped

15 Apr 2021

Sheppard Mullin elects new chair as veteran lawyer Guy Halgren steps down after two decades

Washington DC-based corporate partner Lucantonio Salvi will assume the role in October

15 Apr 2021

Linklaters hires private equity partner from Freshfields to boost Paris M&A team

Florent Mazeron's arrival follows the departure of Paris corporate partner Marc Petitier in December

14 Apr 2021

Orrick spins out first standalone business from its tech innovation hub

Legal collaboration platform Joinder will be led by former Orrick partner Dan Keller

14 Apr 2021

Law firms still struggling on gender equality, according to US study

Yale Law Women survey highlights that only 20% of equity partners are women

13 Apr 2021

Squire Patton Boggs adds corporate partner in Sydney as global expansion continues

M&A specialist Michael Gajic joins from Australian firm MinterEllison

13 Apr 2021