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Irish law firm Matheson has announced the opening of an office in San Francisco - its third in the US. | 9yrs

Twenty-five general counsels from some the world's biggest companies have joined forces to share and sructinise data on the law firms they use and their results in a bid to see what firms and billing processes are most effective. | 9yrs

Gordon Dadds is set to float on AIM after agresing a £20 million reverse takeover with Works Group and is to be renamed Gordon Dadds Group plc. | 9yrs

Andersen Global has expanded into Turkey via a collaboration with consultancy firm Nazali Tax & Legal which has offices in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Bursa. | 9yrs

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is moving to ban mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer agreements in order to make it easier for people to take part in class action lawsuits. | 9yrs

The European Court of Human Rights has determined that Belguim's banning of full face veils does not violate human rights law - a decision a chamber of seven European judges agreed unanimously yesterday. | 9yrs

An analysis of companies suffering data breaches reveals damage to the company's value years later. | 9yrs

A new initative by general counsel to analyse law firm performance has been launched. | 9yrs

President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director earned $9.2 million last year from his law firm King & Spalding and is expected to net millions more when he leaves. | 9yrs

Chicago-headquartered Winston & Strawn has found its Dallas office following months of searching since the company annouced its expansion plans in February. | 9yrs

Slater and Gordon has agreed to a $36 million settlement with its own shareholders after a class action against the firm. | 9yrs

Top law firms are the worst when it comes to collecting client fees, new research shows. | 9yrs

Alphaserve Technologies has introduced a version of its artificial intelligence consulting service for the legal market. | 9yrs

A new programme has been announced in Singapore in efforts to bring lawyers, legal tech firms and innovators together. | 9yrs

As companies come under pressure to police their supply chains, a new solution has emerged from Pinsent Masons-owned Cerico and media company Thomson Reuters. | 9yrs

A weekly round-up of moves around the globe. | 9yrs

UnitedLex - a provider of technology-powered business, legal and cyber security services - has been selected to join the illustrious World Economic Forum. | 9yrs

Marianas Legal Strategy Group, LLC (MLSG) has joined the Nextlaw Global Referral Network in a bid to connect its clients to high quality lawyers around the world. | 9yrs

Google is surrounding itself with some of the top law firms in Europe in the wake of its record-breaking €2.4 billion 'illegal' anti-trust ruling fine and the threat of more penalities on the horizon. | 9yrs