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Belgium’s Strelia adds thirteen lawyers from rivals for Brussels boost
The rapidly-growing firm is proving an appealing option for corporate talent
‘A shameful and sad day’ – in-house lawyer withdraws from Hong Kong law society elections citing threats
Ex-Skadden lawyer on ‘rule of law’ ticket bows out of Tuesday’s ballot 'for my safety, and the safety of my family'
UK’s class action regime finally ready for take off after landmark Mastercard ruling
£15bn consumer claim proceeds to trial following CAT ruling – with amendments
Singapore Academy of Law boosts support for locked down Lion City lawyers
Academy pledges online support worth $1.9m as city state emerges from another Covid-19 ‘circuit breaker’
‘I have burned my documents’ - women Afghan judges in hiding as bar groups highlight plight
Bar associations unite to call for expedited evacuation of and asylum for 250 female judges in Afghanistan
Brick Court takes on second international QC from rival Essex Court in wake of China sanctions
Singapore-based Salim Moollan QC will join Vernon Flynn QC at new set in September as Essex Court secures two up-and-coming Chancery juniors
‘The ingenuity of fraudsters is limitless’ - quartet of law firms unveil network to help police cryptoassets
Osborne Clarke, RPC, Stewarts and Rahman Ravelli team up with barristers, forensic accountants and asset recovery specialists
Mayer Brown signs up trailblazing New York dealmaker from Skadden
Skadden’s first-ever female M&A partner to co-head US M&A practice at Chicago-based firm
Jones Day makes German arbitration play with hire of HSF's ex co-head of disputes
Top 10 US firm targets Germany for investment with second senior hire as it seeks to leverage US and global reputation
‘You have to care and be brave’: HSF report highlights GCs' role in driving forward sustainability
The ESG movement has handed general counsel an opportunity to raise their C-suite status, study argues
HSF targets law firm work with hire of Mayer Brown’s London head of insurance
Will Glassey will help grow new firm's solicitors’ professional indemnity and regulatory practice
Simmons & Simmons buoyed by 30% PEP spike as it nears £1m
London-based firm leads UK pack with 20/21 financial reporting season in full swing
Herbert Smith Freehills records 5% revenue hike to hit £1bn turnover landmark
Fee income growth accelerates through pandemic as PEP climbs by 28%
K&L Gates boosts German real estate offering with Eversheds team hire
The US firm has added nine lawyers across its Munich and Frankfurt offices including two partners
Freshfields' public international law head to join Essex Court Chambers
Ben Juratowitch QC, who was called to the Bar in May, will join the set in November
Coalition of top firms pledge to halve operational greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Firms will deploy 'robust, science-based targets' to help achieve global net zero emissions target
London law firms agree Greener Litigation Pledge
Freshfields, HFW among those signing up to scheme launched by Mishcon de Reya intended to reduce environmental impact of dispute resolution
CFOs becoming more open to litigation funding, Burford Capital study finds
Survey shows just over half of CFOs believe their legal departments should have commercial targets
CMS clashes with claimant lawyers and funders over 'remarkable rise' in European class actions
Global firm draws fire with assertion proactive building of claims is fuelling group actions
Free trade deal welcomed as 'springboard' for closer ties between UK and Australian legal professions
More lawyer secondments identified as one potential benefit of UK's first major post-Brexit FTA