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Kennedys hires White and Williams litigator for Delaware launch

Marc Casarino to spearhead launch of insurance firm's eighth US office

8 Mar 2022

Norton Rose Fulbright to close 50-strong Moscow office

International giant will wind down Russia operations 'as quickly as we can' and donate profits from ongoing work

7 Mar 2022

Reed Smith posts 9.6% revenue increase to hit $1.44bn

PEP sees double-digit growth as US firm underlines contribution of London office's $243m turnover

4 Mar 2022

Norton Rose Fulbright names Houston partner next US head of international arbitration

Kevin O’Gorman set to succeed longstanding US arbitration lead Mark Baker

4 Mar 2022

Hebert Smith Freehills adds financial services heft in Sydney with MinterEllison partner duo

Arrival of Maged Girgis and Andrew Bradley will help firm work more closely with superannuation funds as their influence grows

28 Feb 2022

Hong Kong Stock Exchange hires Kirkland partner as co-head of IPO vetting

Veteran partner Li-Chien Wong to be reunited with former Kirkland colleague Stephanie Lau

23 Feb 2022

Hogan Lovells posts record financial results as global revenue jumps by 13% to hit $2.6bn

Profit per equity partner at transatlantic firm rose 26% to reach $2.49m for FY 2021

22 Feb 2022

Gunnercooke becomes first top 200 UK law firm to take cryptocurrency payments

Firm says decision means it can work with a wider variety of clients and its partners can be paid how they choose

21 Feb 2022

De Berti Jacchia becomes first Italian firm to partner with global ESG standards body

Milan practice signs up to Global Reporting Initiative as part of wider sustainability drive

16 Feb 2022

Foley & Lardner builds in Salt Lake City with four-partner team from Stoel Rives

Silicon Slopes continue to attract interest from national law firms as Foley follows up on office launch

16 Feb 2022

Ashurst's investment funds lead in Madrid heads to local firm

Josefina García Pedroviejo joins top 10 Spanish firm Pérez-Llorca to lead its financial services practice

15 Feb 2022

Entertainment, sports and luxury law community mourns loss of international IP 'pioneer' Diana Muller

Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman counsel counted Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Pele among her former clients

14 Feb 2022

Ashurst CEO elected for third term

Paul Jenkins’ time at the helm has seen five consecutive years of growth and 40% revenue increase

14 Feb 2022

Addleshaw Goddard to merge with leading Irish law firm

Largest UK/Irish tie-up to date sees 25-partner Eugene F Collins absorbed by UK national

10 Feb 2022

Bird & Bird becomes latest UK firm to launch in Dublin

Office focused on data protection, tech, life sciences, IP and corporate law set to open this summer

10 Feb 2022

Debevoise helps file landmark human rights claim against Ethiopia over Tigray civil war

New York firm joins with non-profits to submit complaint to Africa’s top rights body on behalf of Tigrayan victims

9 Feb 2022

Wilson Sonsini builds in London with hire of EY’s global head of tech law

Transatlantic deals veteran Richard Goold becomes West Coast firm’s 24th lawyer in London

8 Feb 2022

Slaughter and May names new heads of corporate and M&A

UK Magic Circle firm appoints successors to Andy Ryde and senior partner-elect Roland Turnill

7 Feb 2022

UK's Crown Estate unveils new legal head as it embarks on 'pivotal' new strategy

Navneet Ogle will take over from interim head of legal and former global chair of Hogan Lovells Nicholas Cheffings

4 Feb 2022

EY's former global climate change and sustainability lead joins Mishcon in new advisory role

Former Spanish government minister Juan Costa Climent signs up with Mishcon Purpose

3 Feb 2022