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“If Ukraine loses its war, the world order as we know it would be destroyed,” warned Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Andriy Kostin, yesterday at the IBA annual conference in Paris | 2yrs

Asset finance partner trio joins in Hong Kong alongside five fee earners to strengthen UK firm’s marine and shipping practice | 2yrs

Magic Circle firm to retain 'significant minority stake' in aosphere following deal with private equity firms Inflexion and Endicott Capital | 2yrs

New hub will help connect public sector lawyers from around the word, writes Ben Rigby | 2yrs

Prominent French politician called for EU, US and Middle East leaders to work together at IBA annual conference’s opening ceremony in Paris on Sunday | 2yrs

Stroock exits come as Pillsbury merger talks end, ramping up uncertainty about the firm’s future | 2yrs

Arbitration’s impartiality and adaptability make it well suited to addressing the challenges posed by sanctions, writes Vail Dispute Resolution’s Tomas Vail | 2yrs

Craig Luton to lead offshore firm’s ninth office as it pivots towards alternative asset management | 2yrs

Team brings experience in areas including employment, commercial and regulatory as firm builds full service offering across Africa | 2yrs

This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at ShipBob, SCOUT Space, Monogram Health and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada | 2yrs

InterAlia Consulting founder Andrea Miskolczi’s key takeaways from GLP’s Law Firm Marketing Summit | 2yrs

Cohort grows 26% from 2022 in round once again focused on US firm’s transactions team | 2yrs

Mr Justice Knowles’ ‘forensic examination’ of case welcomed, but reforming rules for high-value investor state disputes may be hard | 2yrs

Christopher Crumbley moves into private practice after long stints at the US Patent and Trademark Office and Department of Justice | 2yrs

Headline speakers also include former OpenAI director Zack Kass and Meta oversight board co-chair Helle Thorning Schmidt | 2yrs

Delegates heard lively debate on how to tackle counterfeiters who are creative, resilient and constantly evolving | 2yrs

Initiative backed by the City of London Law Society is seeking to increase the number of solicitor apprentices | 2yrs

António Campinos says European Commission’s proposed changes are “ill-suited” to achieving stated goals | 2yrs

Dame Ingrid Simler has impeccable diversity credentials, writes Ben Rigby | 2yrs