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The firm's 11th leader in 140 years begins his new four-year term today. | 9yrs

Baker McKenzie has expanded its London banking and technology practices with the appointment of three new partners joining the firm in September from Freshfields, Travers Smith and Morrison & Foerster. | 9yrs

British law firm Slaughter and May is representing British American Tobacco (BAT) in a formal investigation into 'suspicions of corruption' at the tobacco giant. | 9yrs

Mayer Brown has brought in the Standard Chartered Bank duo to strengthen trade finance and structured finance offerings in Asia. | 9yrs

Noor Kapdi has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the firm's newly established Africa region. | 9yrs

Global e-discovery and legaltech company TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) has partnered with Onna Technologies. | 9yrs

Legal & General America has launched new website SelfieQuote.com to allow people obtain a life insurance quote by submitting a 'Selfie' making it the first in the life insurance industry to roll out selfie-quoting technology. | 9yrs

What makes a general counsel stand out from the crowd? This year's GC Summit features those who make the grade based on new research. | 9yrs

Chris Carr has joined the Baker Botts enviromental practice based in San Francisco as part of its plan to further boost its offering to clients from California. | 9yrs

American and Japanese bidders are stalking Australian companies as 2017 M&A activity heats up with health, IT and agribusiness predicted to be the future hot areas. | 9yrs

British Home Secretary Diane Abbott has lashed out at the legal profession saying that survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire are being intimidated and hounded by 'ambulance chasing' lawyers. | 9yrs

The European Commission launched an infringement procedure against Poland by sending a Letter of Formal Notice, following the publication in the Polish Official Journal of the Law on the Ordinary Courts Organisation on Friday. | 9yrs

Since 2010, Ireland's bad bank has paid out more than €39 million in fees to law firms with Arthur Cox being the largest beneficiary - receiving more than €3.6 million between its Dublin and Belfast offices. | 9yrs

Global fashion house Michael Kors is to acquire luxury footwear and accessories brand Jimmy Choo with the city's top luxury law firms on hand to advise. | 9yrs

A record number of cyber thefts from law firms has been reported in the first quarter of the year with more than £3 million stolen with house moves the main target, according to the latest report from The Solicitors Regulation Authority. | 9yrs

Litigation funder Vannin Capital has hired Linklater lawyer Andrew Jones as its investment director. | 9yrs

German law firm GLNS has set up shop in London to woo hedge funds and shareholder activitists as Brexit looms. | 9yrs

Lawyers are flexing their muscles to act should President Trump's tweet on a transgender military ban come into force. | 9yrs

The US firm has moved a top trade lawyer from Washington to London to boost the UK and European team. | 9yrs