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After more than 30 years in the firm's partnership, former Hogan Lovells chairman and chief executive officer J. Warren Gorrell Jr has confirmed that he will retire from the firm at the end of this year. | 9yrs

Litigation funder Burford Capital has agreed to purchase main rival Gerchen Keller for at least $160m. | 9yrs

The embattled European arm of King & Wood Mallesons is reportedly planning to call in administrators on 16 January. | 9yrs

An investigation at Matrix Chambers has concluded 'without hesitation' that one of its top barristers, Ben Emmerson QC, did not commit sexual assault while working with the IICSA. | 9yrs

Sabbaticals and work-from-home days are also among the raft of changes being implemented following an extensive review of employee benefits at Slaughters. | 9yrs

A year-long investigation into the United Kingdom's legal services marketplace undertaken by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that competition among service providers is 'not working well'. | 9yrs

The global legal landscape is shifting and making it ever-more difficult for GCs to sleep easy at night. | 9yrs

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

The deal to acquire SABMiller's assets in central and eastern Europe from AB InBev will catapult the Japanese company to become the third largest brewer in Europe. | 9yrs

Attending court is the only way to make sure you're getting your money's worth, patent judges warned Silicon Valley in-house lawyers at a recent conference in California. | 9yrs

A Democratic challenge against state voting laws that require all Virginia voters to produce photo identification at the polls has failed. | 9yrs

Sole practitioners are speaking out against a recent report that claimed a 22 per cent decline in their branch of the legal profession over the last five years. | 9yrs

The firm is launching a new review programme that will test the 'digital fitness' of the firm's UK team. | 9yrs

Washington-based Crowell & Moring and New York-based Herrick Feinstein may combine to create a firm worth nearly half a billion dollars. | 9yrs

Herbert Smith Freehills energy practice co-head John Balsdon is leaving the firm after almost 15 years. | 9yrs

Partners from CMS will occupy more than half of the firm's practice and sector head roles when its merger with Nabarro and Olswang goes live next year. | 9yrs

The possibility of a single-firm takeover of King & Wood Mallesons' embattled European partnership is now off the table as Dentons exits negotiations. | 9yrs

The firm is poised to appoint its first new managing partner in almost a decade. | 9yrs

A New York attorney whose boutique firm received a one-star rating from an unidentified 'former client' is going to court in an effort to protect his reputation. | 9yrs