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Chicago-founded Sidley latest US firm to scale back in China as it consolidates operations in Beijing and Hong Kong | 2yrs

Luke McDougall joins as Wall Street firm moves to build out UK leveraged finance bench | 2yrs

Jeff Novota will replace Mark Shaw, who is moving to an advisor role after almost 24 years as CLO | 2yrs

Third-party funding’s role helping to expose a widespread miscarriage of justice has put it under unprecedented political scrutiny, report Ben Rigby and John Malpas | 2yrs

Former Australian prime minister and UK secretary general will discuss state-related dispute resolution at June event | 2yrs

US firm will continue to operate in Hong Kong, but bulk of office will resurrect historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand | 2yrs

Düsseldorf local division orders US life sciences company Curio Bioscience to stop selling its products in Germany, France and Sweden in dispute with rival 10x Genomics | 2yrs

Announcement of former Shearman tax partner’s arrival came on day A&O Shearman came into being | 2yrs

David Weintraub will replace Michael Solender at the Big Four firm in July | 2yrs

Group includes 13 partners including Frank Segall and Josef Volman, who will co-chair new office | 2yrs

Kenneth Burdon to be joined by Simpson Thacher funds partner Nathan Somogie for launch later this year | 2yrs

Four hundred-strong practice brings together alternative legal services and tech teams | 2yrs

Transatlantic merger creates global giant with nearly 4,000 lawyers and $3.5bn revenue | 2yrs

UK pharmaceutical firm enters the fray in the battle over mRNA technology used to develop blockbuster vaccines | 2yrs

The USPTO is leaning on old rules to help govern AI-related patent filings, write Holland & Hart partners Philip Harris and Nathan Mutter | 2yrs

Number of promotions dips to 17 from 20 last year as partnership grows to 349 | 2yrs

Nikkei Asia reports that Hong Kong lawyers will revive historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand | 2yrs

Fashion’s shift to more sustainable practices, transparency and circular economy principles represents a straight line to a more responsible future, write Michelman & Robinson lawyers Warren Koshofer and Prachi Ajmera | 2yrs

Greenberg counsels Ono in deal to expand Japanese group’s oncology portfolio and US presence | 2yrs