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Davis Polk secures Ropes & Gray's M&A leader in Menlo Park

Paul Scrivano is the latest partner to join the Wall Street firm after it ditched its pure lockstep to go on the recruiting offensive in 2020

24 Feb 2022

Davis Polk reignites US salary war by topping pacesetter Milbank's associate pay scale

Quartet of top firms quickly follow Wall Street firm's lead amid signs of a market-wide shift

23 Feb 2022

Squire Patton Boggs elevates 26 to partner in diverse promotions round

Some two thirds of the cohort is diverse according to gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation according to the firm

23 Feb 2022

Cincinnati legaltech SurePoint acquires legal CRM platform makers Cole Valley Software

Deal promises to deliver first legaltech that integrates CRM into practice management and financial data

23 Feb 2022

King & Spalding hires Hogan Lovells' Middle East practice group leader in New York

Leading arbitration specialist spearheaded Hogan Lovells' Middle East practice group launch in 2020

22 Feb 2022

Lewis Silkin appoints first woman to chair partnership

Corporate partner and D&I leader Jo Evans set to take over from Michael Burd in April

22 Feb 2022

Hogan Lovells signs deal to move to new flagship London home

Relocation to adjacent redevelopment will reduce floorspace by 15% as firm adopts 'agile ways of working'

21 Feb 2022

Fieldfisher adds Berlin base to launch litigation legaltech unit amid rise in German mass litigations

UK firm plans to grow new Berlin team to include 50 professionals in the coming months

21 Feb 2022

Hogan Lovells hires PwC's Spanish regulatory head

Fernando Calancha Marzana will lead Madrid office's regulatory and energy practices

17 Feb 2022

Dentons hires Hogan Lovells' sustainability head to lead global ESG efforts

Tokyo-based Aragon St-Charles tasked with helping new firm distinguish itself as 'leader and innovator' in field

17 Feb 2022

Three Crowns secures Shearman & Sterling's Singapore head to launch first Asia office

Arbitration boutique capitalises on city state's 'ever-growing' popularity as a disputes hub with fifth base

17 Feb 2022

In-house legal teams are taking on more tech-related responsibilities, new survey finds

Some 97% of surveyed in-house counsel believe they have taken on more responsibility within their company’s tech ecosystem

16 Feb 2022

Allen & Overy adds another Akin Gump energy partner in Washington DC

Hire follows A&O adding 21-strong Akin Gump renewables team last year for LA opening

16 Feb 2022

Simpson Thacher advises Blackstone on $24bn recapitalisation of European warehouse business

The deal, which taps into demand for same-day delivery, is being dubbed the largest private real estate transaction ever

15 Feb 2022

Australia's Xakia Technologies hires UK legaltech entrepreneur to lead EMEA growth

Dan Wales has joined the in-house law matter management developers in London

14 Feb 2022

Dykema hires two litigators from McCathern to spearhead Houston launch

The new office will be the Midwestern firm's fifth in Texas and 14th nationwide

14 Feb 2022

McDermott hires Latham's power industry group co-head as Asia transactions chair in Singapore

Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi comes aboard following firm's relaunch in the city-state last year

14 Feb 2022

UK legal sector continues 'astounding' run as turnover soars to record £41.6bn for 2021

New data shows profession reaching new high as it shrugged off concerns over Omicron variant

11 Feb 2022

Mourant appoints eight partners in record year

Offshore firm promotes seven internally and adds litigation specialist in Hong Kong from local rival

11 Feb 2022

Omni Bridgeway taps Alston & Bird antitrust expert to launch new DC office

Jason Levine joins Aussie litigation funder as it moves to build its antitrust bench strength in the US

10 Feb 2022