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Twenty Essex hires former Debevoise & Plimpton partner to bolster arbitration practice
Wendy Miles QC joins barristers' set after three years in Debevoise's London office
HFW posts strong financial results as international expansion continues
Firm sees healthy rise in profits and double-digit PEP gains as sector-focus pays off
Simmons promotes six to partnership in slimmed down round as annual results show steady growth
More than half of partner promotions were women, underscoring firm's commitment to diversity
Freshfields' profits remain stable as Magic Circle firm pushes ahead with US expansion
Firm sees slight increase in revenue to £1.5bn, but PEP dips
Clifford Chance lifts pandemic blues as revenue growth outpaces rivals
Magic Circle firm posts 6% increase in revenue after strong showing in the Americas region
DAC Beachcroft makes disputes hire in Madrid to bolster firm's litigation practice
Partner Mercedes Romero joins from Spanish firm Perez-Llorca
Cahill Gordon bets big on former Allen & Overy leveraged finance duo
US firm says partner hires will help put its London finance practice on par with New York
US-EU data sharing agreement struck down by the European Court of Justice
Latest privacy litigation involving Facebook and the US-EU Privacy Shield could impact global trade, lawyers say
Freeths announces potential redundancies with 80 jobs expected to go
Job losses for regional firm part of 'significant realignment' to address 'over-capacity'
Insurers wait on business interruption claims as test case starts in the High Court
An eagerly anticipated test case on coronavirus-related litigation starts in London this week
UK prime minister encourages cautious return to office work as CMS is latest to unveil opening plans
UK lockdown rules eased as Boris Johnson seeks to revive struggling city centres
Information aggregator tool to offer paid-for insight into leading arbitrators
Arbitrator Intelligence looks to the open up market by publishing feedback on arbitrators
Clyde & Co secures trio of partner hires including former Pinsent Masons head of cyber
IP and construction also targeted as two partners join in London and one in Dubai since start of July
McCullough Robertson partner joins London arbitration chambers as it makes first Australia hire
Russell Thirgood is the latest senior practitioner to join Int-Arb Arbitrators & Mediators since its January launch
Technology risk moves to top of GCs agendas, major survey finds
Poll of 160 UK board directors and GCs finds them recognising the challenges posed by digitalisation
Sidley Austin promotes four European private equity specialists in response to loss of key duo
Chicago firm greets departure of Erik Dahl and Christian Iwasko by signalling faith in European quartet
Expert panel revises South Africa arbitration rules to boost regional status
The Arbitration Foundation of South Africa takes 'bold step' to create 'truly international set of rules'
Top law firms collaborate to draw up draft protocol for online arbitrations
Initiative sets out to 'change the future of arbitration' as digitalisation accelerates
HFW teams up with KPMG and Augusta Ventures to offer Covid-19 disputes service
Non-exclusive relationship seeks to capitalise on expected surge in pandemic-related litigation
Lex Mundi launches platform for cross-firm working on multinational projects and deals
Equisphere seeks to combine people, process and technology to facilitate management of cross-border matters