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HFW revamps gender equality strategy after missing previous target
New strategy takes broader approach to improve gender representation across deal teams
Gateley poised to defy pandemic pains with resilient first half financial results
AIM-listed firm says six-month revenue to the end of October will be roughly in line with 2019
Australian law firms mostly avoid pandemic woes as profits remain robust, study finds
Commonwealth Bank report shows that almost four in five firms posted stable or rising profits this year
Top 100 UK firms tighten grip on legal market, study finds
Liberum report shows that number of UK legal businesses fell for the first time since records began
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
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
Freshfields expands national security practice in Washington
Former intelligence official Colin Costello joins as advisor on foreign investment-related issues
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
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
Epiq acquires Hyperion Global Partners to beef up legal transformation service
Deal includes Hyperion's legal operations advisory and market intelligence unit
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
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
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
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
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
Hunton hires nuclear energy specialist from Shearman in Tokyo
George Borovas is second energy partner to depart New York firm in Asia this autumn
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'
Allen & Overy appoints new Middle East and Turkey regional managing partner
Khalid Garousha succeeds outgoing regional head Ian Ingram-Johnson
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
Squire Patton Boggs continues Middle East push with Saudi banking hire
Islamic finance specialist Ahmed Butt joins firm's Riyadh office from Simmons & Simmons