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Fast-growing Canadian startup 1Password adds former top Shopify lawyer as first CLO

Erin Zipes’ arrival follows Toronto-based company raising $620m earlier this year at a $6.8bn valuation

10 Jun 2022

Hogan Lovells’ Moscow office spun out to create new independent firm

Level Legal Services launched this month alongside relocations and 'some' expected redundancies

6 Jun 2022

Part-time partners included in largest promotions round to date at Australia’s Lander & Rogers

Seven made partner alongside 12 special counsel and 30 senior associates in response to ‘strong firm growth’

3 Jun 2022

Ince bolsters Greek presence with seven new faces for Piraeus office from rival firms

Rise in volume of work sees new arrivals join shipping litigation and ship finance teams from firms including Hill Dickinson and WFW

1 Jun 2022

Women dominate Corrs Chambers Westgarth's partner promotions round

Australian firm promotes eight partners, of whom six are female, as it continues on growth path

30 May 2022

McDermott continues run of transactions partner hires with trio in New York and Atlanta

Partners join in New York from Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden as a former King & Spalding counsel comes aboard in Atlanta

27 May 2022

Shakespeare Martineau expands into Southwest with Bristol merger

Tie-up with GL Law adds more than 60 professionals and takes turnover at parent company to more than £100m

26 May 2022

Addleshaws to exit Hong Kong as DWF announces tie-up with local boutique

Just as one top 30 UK firm shifts main Asia focus to Singapore, its listed rival enters market

26 May 2022

CMS appoints new managing partner for Kyiv office

Energy specialist takes helm as Ukrainian team looks to future and rebuilding phase

24 May 2022

Osborne Clarke adds five-strong pensions team from BDB Pitmans

Team is led by partners David Hosford and Chris Netiatis as Pitmans exits pensions

23 May 2022

Nine judiciaries launch global network to promote alternative dispute resolution

US, UK, Singapore, and Germany among those to sign up to Judicial Dispute Resolution Network

20 May 2022

Listed UK law firm Knights expands again with £11.5m South East acquisition

Bolt on of Portsmouth-based Coffin Mew adds 102 fee earners and follows recent acquisitions in York and Sheffield

19 May 2022

Quinn Emanuel sets out plans for fifth German office in Berlin

Recruitment market and client proximity cited as key drivers for firm's first foray in eastern Germany

18 May 2022

Travers Smith promotes 11 to partner in largest round to date

Promotions reflect firm’s core focus areas of asset management, M&A and disputes and investigations

17 May 2022

European law firm association Advant launches international secondment programme for associates

Initiative intended to offer junior lawyers ‘exciting professional and personal development opportunities’ in a competitive market

16 May 2022

Linklaters announces new Singapore leadership

Melvin Sng named office’s first senior partner while Jonathan Horan succeeds Christopher Bradley as national managing partner

13 May 2022

HFW signs deal to move to new London skyscraper

UK-based firm takes advantage of flexible working regime to reduce footprint by 25%

11 May 2022

Linklaters becomes latest UK firm to implement menopause policy

Move follows similar announcements by rivals including Freshfields and Stephenson Harwood

10 May 2022

Ince launches investigation over behaviour of senior staff at Cardiff restaurant

Owner accused group of ‘inappropriate’ behaviour towards waitress in Tweet that went viral

9 May 2022

Fladgate rings in UK financial reporting season with 30% revenue jump

Income at top 100 London firm reaches £66.5m with PEP also expected to hit record high

6 May 2022