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Prospect of US style opt-out data class actions recedes as UK Supreme Court rejects £3bn Google privacy claim

Pinsent Masons team secures landmark victory for tech giant as claim brought on behalf of four million iPhone users founders

10 Nov 2021

US IP firm Finnegan adds Baker McKenzie team to enter German market

Partner Dr Jochen Herr set to lead seven-strong Munich office after eight years building Baker Mac's German patent disputes practice

9 Nov 2021

Singapore launches sector list to speed resolution of complex disputes

Unveiling of tech, infrastructure and construction list comes as city-state cements its reputation as a global centre for arbitration

8 Nov 2021

Gibson Dunn makes up 27 partners in most diverse round yet

Women, minority and LGBTQ+ lawyers make up almost two-thirds of the cohort

5 Nov 2021

Squire Patton Boggs hires DLA Piper M&A partner with six-strong team to head Spanish arm

Leading private equity lawyer Teresa Zueco joins in Madrid; team includes two legal directors

4 Nov 2021

McDermott promotes 41 partners including eight in Germany in largest round ever

Transactions practice biggest beneficiary in round that sees proportion of women fall to just under one third

2 Nov 2021

Latham & Watkins promotes 44 to partner in largest round ever

US giant improves gender balance of latest cohort, with women making up 40% of those getting the nod

29 Oct 2021

Lawyers fear voicing mental health concerns as workplace stress erodes wellbeing, global study finds

IBA says report is 'call to action' as high-performing lawyers battle to reconcile sense of purpose with permanent pressure and fear of failure

28 Oct 2021

Elite South African firm Bowmans signs agreement with France’s Gide to extend Africa reach

Firms to work closely together to offer legal services across continent’s anglophone and francophone countries

27 Oct 2021

Dentons builds in Southeast Asia with Vietnamese tie-up

Combination with long-time collaborator LuatViet is global giant's fifth in ASEAN region

26 Oct 2021

Freshfields boosts US life sciences offering with Arnold & Porter partner duo

Kristen Riemenschneider and Vinita Kailasanath join in Washington DC and Silicon Valley

26 Oct 2021

Metro Bank GC joins rail pension scheme as top lawyer

Sally-Ann James named general counsel of Railpen, which manages funds of around £35bn

25 Oct 2021

Former US ambassador to Thailand rejoins Sullivan & Cromwell

Michael George DeSombre to serve as head of Asia M&A/PE practices from firm’s Hong Kong office

25 Oct 2021

McKinsey deputy GC moves to Spencer Stuart for top legal spot

Lucy Lopez joins the executive search consultancy as general counsel and chief legal officer

25 Oct 2021

BCLP boosts Paris litigation and investigations team with White & Case quartet

Head of New York firm's commercial and civil litigation practice in Paris among those making the move

22 Oct 2021

Kirkland & Ellis boosts German private equity offering with Freshfields addition

Dr Hendrik Braun joins as a partner in Munich in a heated market for private equity hires

21 Oct 2021

Kennedys bolsters Israel offering with veteran insurance GC hire

Ilana Bar joins firm’s Tel Aviv office after more than 20 years as general counsel for Migdal Group

21 Oct 2021

Fieldfisher announces successor to long-standing managing partner Chissick

Robert Shooter to begin next May following end of Michael Chissick’s decade in the role

20 Oct 2021

Linklaters partners with SoftBank on diversity-led accelerator programme

UK Magic Circle firm signs up as strategic partner for European leg of Vision Fund Emerge 2021 programme

19 Oct 2021

Funds and crypto partner leaves Simmons for Hong Kong independent with PwC ties

Gaven Cheong to serve as head of investment funds at Tiang & Partners

19 Oct 2021