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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
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
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
Gibson Dunn makes up 27 partners in most diverse round yet
Women, minority and LGBTQ+ lawyers make up almost two-thirds of the cohort
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
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
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
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
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
Dentons builds in Southeast Asia with Vietnamese tie-up
Combination with long-time collaborator LuatViet is global giant's fifth in ASEAN region
Freshfields boosts US life sciences offering with Arnold & Porter partner duo
Kristen Riemenschneider and Vinita Kailasanath join in Washington DC and Silicon Valley
Metro Bank GC joins rail pension scheme as top lawyer
Sally-Ann James named general counsel of Railpen, which manages funds of around £35bn
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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