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Linklaters secures private equity ‘rising star’ in London from Travers Smith

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

10 Mar 2023

Sullivan & Cromwell adds PE star from Allen & Overy in rare London partner hire

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

9 Mar 2023

Cybersecurity unicorn Armis hires first CLO ahead of planned IPO

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

9 Mar 2023

Shearman & Sterling begins transition to next senior partner early following shelved Hogan Lovells merger talks

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

8 Mar 2023

‘We can do more and do it better’: legal profession marks International Women’s Day

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

8 Mar 2023

Gordon & Rees adds 30-strong East Coast team from regional defence litigation firm Marks O’Neill

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

7 Mar 2023

Saudi Arabia grants first foreign licences to trio of international firms

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

7 Mar 2023

Taylor Wessing and ECIJA unveil 'strategic alliance'

Deal will see Anglo German and Spanish firms collaborate with focus on TMT and life sciences sector

7 Mar 2023

Morgan Lewis adds 20-strong Shearman & Sterling team for Munich launch

As talks with Hogan Lovells are abandoned, Shearman suffers latest exits from European network

3 Mar 2023

Baker McKenzie's Belgium head departs as firm completes review into Brussels office discrimination claims

Global giant to assemble new management team after allegations surfaced in email from departing lawyer to colleagues

3 Mar 2023

Hogan Lovells and Shearman & Sterling call off merger talks

Deal 'not in the best interest of either firm', duo confirm as Shearman's Munich office decamps to Morgan Lewis

3 Mar 2023

Addleshaw Goddard signals Middle East ambitions as it adds partners from Bracewell and Latham & Watkins for Riyadh debut

UK firm’s fourth office in the region to launch with five partners and eight-strong team of lawyers and paralegals

2 Mar 2023

Spencer West enters three new European markets

Fast-growing UK alternative law firm sets up shop in Germany, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands

2 Mar 2023

Garrigues sustains growth streak as turnover rises 7% to top €443m

Leading Spanish firm points to involvement in major M&A transactions as its ups revenue by €29m, the most in its history

1 Mar 2023

Clifford Chance targets Singapore's digital transformation drive with top-level hire from Norton Rose Fulbright

NRF's former global tech co-head to lead Magic Circle firm’s 600-strong tech group in Asia-Pacific

1 Mar 2023

Allen & Overy flags eco-credentials as it signs deal to move Sydney team to landmark 33 Alfred Street Tower

UK firm to lease 2,500 sq metres of historic tower from 2025 following eco-friendly refurbishment

28 Feb 2023

Latham & Watkins makes up 23 counsel to partner in latest round

US-heavy cohort follows 44 associates making partner in January in record-tying round

27 Feb 2023

One year on, International Bar Association vows continued support for Ukraine

IBA underscores efforts to ensure legal accountability on first anniversary of Russian invasion

24 Feb 2023

Securities class action settlements grew 142% globally in 2022

Settlement recovery opportunities topped $7.4bn last year according to new report from Broadridge as market rebounded after Covid-19 pandemic

24 Feb 2023

Top US law firms unite to support Covington in fight against SEC over client information

Eighty-three firms file brief supporting Covington’s stance that client confidentiality rules bar disclosure of names of clients affected by cyber attack

23 Feb 2023