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Quinn Emanuel, Pillsbury hire across Middle East
Quinn Emanuel adds prominent UAE litigator as Pillsbury brings on senior Saudi government lawyer
Simpson Thacher boosts London energy practice with Weil partner hire
Murray Cox joins US firm’s energy and infrastructure practice as it continues to build its London bench
Collyer Bristow and Michelmores invest in new disputes leadership
Collyer Bristow recruits new commercial disputes chief from Joelson as Twenty Essex silk arrives at Michelmores as head of international arbitration and trade
IBA condemns fresh US sanctions on ICC president amid widening rule-of-law dispute
Bar associations have condemned the latest sanctions, warning that measures targeting judges and prosecutors threaten judicial independence
Seladore Legal hires arbitration partner in Singapore from Clifford Chance
CC loses Kate Apostolova in Asia but gains arbitration counsel Ricardo Chirinos in Washington DC
Law Society of Singapore faces pressure to release audit reports after closed-door members’ meeting
Society cites confidentiality assurances as minister backs disclosure of redacted investigation material
Squire Patton Boggs boosts insolvency practice with New York partner hire
Oksana Lashko joins from Morrison Foerster amid wider investment in global restructuring team
NI law society executive committee member resigns citing need for ‘integrity’ as SGM looms
DWF director Julie-Ann McCaffrey is second council member to step down amid controversy over chief executive’s reference for cousin convicted of indecent assault
Tributes paid to UK mediation pioneer Karl Mackie
CEDR co-founder remembered as ‘colossal figure’ who helped transform commercial dispute resolution
BCLP adds London partner trio including global digital head
Hires from Crowell, Squire Patton Boggs and Baker Botts strengthen technology, employment and corporate practices
Fieldfisher launches Berlin dispute resolution practice with partner hire
Benny Wünschmann joins from commercial law firm Flick Gocke Schaumburg as Fieldfisher’s seventh partner in the German capital
New ABA president pledges to protect voting rights as midterm elections loom
Ohio family lawyer Barbara Howard has succeeded Michelle Behnke at the helm of the American Bar Association
DAC Beachcroft hits RPC in three-partner insurance hire
Trio of specialist cyber and data risk partners move over in London
Merricks prepares to distribute £100m to consumers after settling dispute with Mastercard class action funder
Class representative considers giving consumers option to donate their share of settlement to charity
Stephenson Harwood points to disputes volatility as profits fall by 12%
Revenue dips by 2% to £303m as CEO cites timing of success-based fees
King & Spalding adds WilmerHale duo in London to continue arbitration build-out
Steven Finizio and Jonathan Lim become latest WilmerHale partners to join King & Spalding’s disputes team
Reed Smith hires London antitrust partner from Morgan Lewis
Former Baker McKenzie partner Paul Johnson leaves Morgan Lewis after 18 months
Manchester Law Society chief executive retires after 38 years
City’s lawyers express warm tributes to Fran Eccles-Bech for helping transform Manchester’s legal community
Reed Smith boosts Middle East corporate practice with lateral hire
Mohammed Basama has joined from US rival King & Spalding as a partner
Squire Patton Boggs refreshes US regional leadership
Firm makes four office leadership changes, with its global environmental, safety and health practice also getting a new US leader