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With merger talks between the firms ongoing, Eversheds and Harry Elias will be sharing the same building in Singapore from this winter. | 10yrs

REVRLaw (REal and Virtual Reality Law) will allow students to explore real case scenarios using immersive virtual reality technology. | 10yrs

The Magic Circle firm has marginally bettered its spring retention performance. | 10yrs

A management restructuring at Greenberg Traurig has led to London chair Paul Maher's surname being dropped from the firm's UK branding, but has delivered him a new role. | 10yrs

PwC Legal has hired Gide Loyrette Nouel's Vietnam head to lead its operations in the country, which has the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia. | 10yrs

City corporate head Stuart Bedford is joining LeapFrog Investments as its new general counsel. | 10yrs

As two in three law departments prepare for an increased workload in the run-up to Brexit, this year's GC Futures Summit hones in on the preparations being undertaken by different sectors. | 10yrs

Another German partner has jumped ship to a US rival. | 10yrs

General Counsel aspire to be involved in other areas of the business, according to research carried out for the GC Futures Summit 2016 on 1 November in London. | 10yrs

The makers of EpiPen are facing two separate potential class actions relating to the pricing of the life-saving allergy treatment. | 10yrs

The US-based online legal document provider is moving into mainland Europe after signing up over 200,000 people in the UK for its services. | 10yrs

One of the largest law firms in the US is going to be appointing a new chairman. | 10yrs

A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe. | 10yrs

Pokemon Go creator Niantic Labs has been forced to clarify the way in which it uses players' personal data as the wildly popular game prepares to roll out 'sponsored' locations across the US. | 10yrs

Hong Kong boutique Howse Williams Bowers has hired a team of restructuring and insolvency lawyers from Ashurst, led by partner Bertie Mehigan. | 10yrs

The beverage giant has confirmed that at least 35 in-house lawyers will be made redundant upon the finalisation of its merger with Anheuser-Busch InBev in October. | 10yrs

Insurance specialist Kennedys is set to more than double its office space in Dublin following significant expansion in Latin America, in a decision the firm says was made before the UK's vote to leave the EU. | 10yrs

Hong-Kong based private equity firm NewQuest Capital Partners has acquired major LPO player Integreon from LiveIt Investments and Actis for an undisclosed amount. | 10yrs

Newly qualified lawyers at US outfit Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's London office will be pocketing a cool £105,000 per year. | 10yrs