Edward Aldred joins New York firm as fifth London partner lateral in last four months | 1d

Magic Circle UK firm secures third Middle East base and ends alliance as new licensing regime continues to shake up Saudi legal market | 1d

Pennington Manches Cooper and blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis also join Crypto Fund and Asset Recovery network’s board | 2d

Latest cohort in line with firm’s long-term goal that women make up 40% of partner promotions | 3d

Sam Kay exit sees top UK independent Travers lose another partner following series of defections for US and UK rivals | 3d

Boston-based firm adds expertise across life sciences, private equity, capital markets, employment and IP for new base in Toronto | 4d

Deal to shore up banking system also sees Quinn Emanuel assemble team of lawyers to advise disgruntled bondholders | 5d

Flexner passed away last Sunday aged 81 following a long illness | 1w

Anglo-Canadian firm secures capital markets, M&A, PE and real estate partners to launch third German office | 1w

US firm announces affiliation with Khalid Al-Thebity Law Firm ahead of launching joint venture in the Kingdom | 1w

Combination with local ally PJS Law will hand global giant seventh office in the region | 1w

Wachtell advises longtime client Pfizer as M&A chart topper Sullivan acts for cancer drug-maker Seagen | 1w

Listed UK law firm to phase out role following Julian Clark’s departure | 2w

Genna Marten exit sees top UK independent Travers lose another partner following spate of defections for US rivals | 2w

Karan Dinamani joins elite US firm’s European PE and M&A teams after almost a decade at A&O | 2w

Efraim Harari joins fast-growing company in Palo Alto from listed network security player SentinelOne | 2w

Litigation head Adam Hakki to succeed incumbent David Beveridge following election later this year | 2w

IBA launches new event to guide young women lawyers as Law Society underscores need to address remaining inequities around pay disparity and career progression | 2w

Team led by eight partners joins Am Law 100 firm across New York, New Jersey and Westchester offices | 2w

Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills and Latham & Watkins become first foreign law firms granted licences to practise in the Kingdom under new rules | 2w