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ABA challenges Trump administration’s diversity policies, foreign aid cuts and judicial attacks

US president issued executive order in January seeking to end private sector DEI initiatives

18 Feb 2025

London Court of International Arbitration names new president

Maxi Scherer becomes third woman president in succession, replacing Paula Hodges KC

17 Feb 2025

Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue joins Twenty Essex as an arbitrator

Retired American judge took unusual step last year of correcting media reports over controversial ICJ Gaza genocide ruling

14 Feb 2025

Legal sector is still unprepared for AI, IBA report highlights

The Future of Legal Services - White Paper 2024 reveals that legal professionals don’t consider AI a short-term priority

13 Feb 2025

IBA denounces Trump sanctions against the International Criminal Court

IBA executive director Mark Ellis says US sanctions ‘weaken the rule of law globally’

13 Feb 2025

Herbert Smith Freehills makes twin disputes hire in Hong Kong from Kirkland, Latham

Paul Quinn and Truman Mak join as partners in the firm’s commercial litigation team

11 Feb 2025

Reed Smith hires ex-Clifford Chance restructuring lawyer in Paris

Marie Crumière joins as a partner, having run her own boutique firm since leaving CC last August

10 Feb 2025

AI could shape future of arbitration, Freshfields claims in report

Geopolitical shifts, Russian disputes and ESG also flagged as key trends in 2025 arbitration report

10 Feb 2025

Reed Smith appoints chief marketing and business development officer

Top 40 US firm says Gillian Ward’s role has been redefined to reflect focus on BD

6 Feb 2025

MoFo hires founding partner of Cooley’s Brussels office

Alexander Israel will head up Morrison Foerster’s European competition practice

5 Feb 2025

Former Osborne Clarke partner joins Portland to enhance litigation communications

Arbitrator and mediator Adrian Lifely brought on board to provide “extra depth” to agency’s advice

5 Feb 2025

CM Murray launches regulatory practice with London partner hire

Nick Leale was previously a partner at Armstrong Teasdale’s defunct London office and head of regulatory at Blake Morgan

3 Feb 2025

Singapore’s Providence Law Asia hires Duxton Hill advocate as international litigation head

Colin Liew joins leading Asian disputes boutique after nearly four years at Duxton Hill Chambers

2 Feb 2025

Reed Smith unveils Atlanta office launch after 13-partner raid on Morris Manning & Martin

Two former Greenberg Traurig shareholders are also joining the new office which will target corporate and finance work

30 Jan 2025

EU competition law ‘pathfinder’ and former IBA president Michael Reynolds has died, aged 75

Tributes led by IBA president Jaime Carey and former A&O senior partner David Morley

29 Jan 2025

McDermott Will & Emery adds arbitration partner from Curtis in London

Milo Molfa is the firm’s 11th lateral hire in the past 12 months

28 Jan 2025

CMA’s problems ‘greater than one man’ - competition lawyers reflect on ousting of regulator's chair

UK government cites pro-growth agenda as Competition and Markets Authority chair Marcus Bokkerink resigns

27 Jan 2025

Day of the Endangered Lawyer returns with focus on Belarus

Day highlights global risks practitioners face, while IBA launches latest rule of law initiative for the public

24 Jan 2025

King’s Counsel appointments rise to 105 in largest cohort for four years

A&O Shearman partner among tally; Bar Council expresses concern over absence of Black appointees

24 Jan 2025

McDermott refreshes antitrust leadership with trio of appointments

Ryan Tisch, Jon Dubrow and Christian Krohs replace veteran partner Ray Jacobsen

24 Jan 2025