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Host of top law firms advise as Commercial Court makes landmark Covid-19 insurance ruling

Financial Conduct Authority proclaims 'significant step' in ending pandemic business interruption claims uncertainty

15 Sep 2020

Ben Giaretta to join Fox Williams

Leading London disputes partner exits Mishcon de Reya to join respected independent firm

14 Sep 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills sets 60 per cent baseline for office work under flexible working revamp

CEO Justin D'Agostino puts move down to recognition employees have 'greatly valued' flexibility during pandemic

11 Sep 2020

Former Eversheds Sutherland senior partner joins RCA to open Dutch arm

Rob Faasen to tap into demand for M&A risk insurance; Omni secures services of a senior Morgan Lewis partner in New York

10 Sep 2020

Litigation funders with $10bn firepower form global association

Washington DC-based body pledges to promote efficient, ethical and professional provision of capital

9 Sep 2020

Shearman & Sterling and Greenberg Traurig expand London finance practices

Gary Hamp exits Latham in Hong Kong to join Shearman in London, while Helena Nathanson leaves BCLP to join Greenberg Traurig

6 Sep 2020

Cooley hires cybersecurity team from DLA Piper in Brussels

Data privacy co-chair Patrick Van Eecke is switching firms with a three-strong team

2 Sep 2020

Singapore signs IP agreements with multiple countries to strengthen regional hub ambitions

City-state marks IP Week with global partnerships including Laos, Brazil and China

2 Sep 2020

ECIJA bolsters Central America team with hires in El Salvador and Costa Rica

Hires follow Spanish independent's Brazil and Ecuador launches; Ontier and DAC Beachcroft also make regional hires

1 Sep 2020

Hill Dickinson mourns loss of Piraeus office head Patrick Hawkins

Colleagues and clients pay tribute to 'much loved' and 'trusted' Greek office managing partner

1 Sep 2020

Cash flow and employee wellbeing among top law firm concerns in post-Covid world, surveys find

Studies by LexisNexis and Byfield illustrate the challenges of the 'new normal' facing UK managing partners

28 Aug 2020

LCM signs latest in series of portfolio funding deals

Funder agrees construction sector portfolio deal for Norton Rose Fulbright client

27 Aug 2020

Paul Hastings keeps up partner hiring pace with third London arrival in as many months

US firm hires Derwin Jenkinson from Ashurst to bolster capital's finance team

26 Aug 2020

Linklaters launches permanent agile working policy built on Covid-19 lessons

Employees able to work away from the office up to half of the time by prior agreement

26 Aug 2020

Litigation funder Therium Capital Management inks deal with data analytics firm Solomonic

Collaboration will give Therium greater insights into potential litigation funding investments

24 Aug 2020

Paul Hastings, DLA Piper and EY Law gear up for autumn deals with late summer hires

London lateral moves show market is heating up following pandemic lull

21 Aug 2020

Business courts bolstered by pandemic pragmatism as remote hearings rise

Judicial statistics show England & Wales's business courts weathered the pandemic well

20 Aug 2020

Quinn Emanuel and Omni Bridgeway enter Folli Follie accounting fray

Leading US commercial claimant firm acts against UBS following Greek jeweller's bond collapse

19 Aug 2020

Around the house: new general counsel at National Grid and FRC

Justine Campbell swaps Centrica for National Grid, while UK regulator gets a new GC

18 Aug 2020

DLA Piper enters disputes funding market with Litigation Capital Management deal

Partnership is latest in a series of law firm alliances for the litigation funder

18 Aug 2020