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Orrick acts for buyer in second deal in a month as HR software consolidation heats up | 9mos

Harman’s review of bullying stretches further than just the Bar – clerks, pupils and judges are also affected by its conclusions, writes Ben Rigby | 9mos

Jieni Ji joins leading US firm to bolster regulatory offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong | 9mos

Ouns Lemseffer joins as head of Ashurst’s Morocco practice as it prepares to open an office in Casablanca | 9mos

Irish president Michael D Higgins leads tributes to human rights law professor | 9mos

Cadwalader’s leveraged finance head, Ron Lovelace, joins with team to open office in second-largest financial centre in US | 9mos

Edward Smith joins from Travers Smith, while Seyavesh Rahnema joins from Norton Rose Fulbright | 9mos

Anna Howell joins alongside newly-minted partner Mitasha Chandok just a week after Orrick added four finance partners in London from Cadwalader | 9mos

ECIPE’s Fredrik Erixon responds to Hausfeld global co-chair Antony Maton’s recent op-ed that took aim at ECIPE’s warnings about the unchecked rise in mass litigation | 9mos

Glass has been representing residential real estate broker in high-profile dispute with Northwest Multiple Listing Service | 9mos

Kirkland advises buyer as Freshfields guides seller Advent | 9mos

Calls Ionis’ claims “baseless” in legal battle at the US courts | 9mos

Law Society report highlights pre-eminence of English law and London as a worldwide centre for commercial dispute resolution | 9mos

Deal will see two parties collaborate on offering Legora’s tech to legal departments and law firms | 9mos

Firm’s third EMEA hire this month sees Jürgen Stock join in Frankfurt to advise on white-collar crime and complex investigations | 9mos

Davis Polk guides Swedish fintech company’s much-anticipated listing on NYSE as Latham counsels underwriters | 9mos

Investment in firm behind launch of Three Crowns and Pallas Partners signals Burford’s intent to broaden investments beyond litigation funding | 9mos

Leading commercial and construction silk strengthens Atkin’s international arbitration and energy disputes offering | 9mos

US firm doubles down on Europe with second launch on the continent in six months | 9mos