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The IP landscape is heating up across the United States pharmaceutical market. | 10yrs

New Resolution chair Nigel Shepherd has used his first public speech in the role to call for an end to the 'divorce blame game.' | 10yrs

It's still early days for the fall semester, but studying law might just be coming back into vogue with the youth of America. | 10yrs

A recent survey asked directors and officers at publicly traded US companies to report on which attributes will be most desirable in GCs by 2020 - and the results may surprise you. | 10yrs

Irwin Mitchell has promoted thirteen to the partnership in this year's round, six of them women. | 10yrs

A US attorney says that the death of Prince, believed to be worth around $300m, could lead to 'messy litigation' and potential probes by tax officials. | 10yrs

British retailer BHS entered administration on Monday, putting 164 stores and 11,000 jobs at risk across the UK. | 10yrs

Global behemoth Dentons has completed its merger with Rodyk, Singapore's oldest law firm. | 10yrs

The firm has chosen Joe Bauerschmidt to replace outgoing Singapore managing partner John Viverito. | 10yrs

The crackdown on offshore financial centres is casting a shadow over the luxury property market, one of the subjects for discussion at next month's Luxury Law Summit in London on 17th May. | 10yrs

An Illinois sperm bank is facing a federal lawsuit after providing sperm from a black donor to a woman who had asked that her child be white. | 10yrs

The UK government is to explore using capped fee contracts for legal work in the wake of a report into the £2.8m legal fees Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer charged HM Treasury in the sale of its stake in Eurostar International. | 10yrs

Less than a fortnight after discussions commenced, Reed Smith and Pepper Hamilton have called a halt to merger talks. | 10yrs

A Friday ruling from the US Second District Court of Appeals will require all lawyers wishing to practice in New York to hold either a residential or office address in the state. | 10yrs

Cerberus Capital Management has instructed two City firms in what will be the biggest residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) deal since the global financial crisis. | 10yrs

The firm has reshuffled its leadership talent in the region and added new blood to its management team. | 10yrs

The Magic Circle duo have pulled the plug on plans to 'sell' two fortnight-long work experience placements at each firm to the highest bidder as part of a charity auction. | 10yrs

Research from international law firm Taylor Wessing shows that growing online sales is a top priority for UK luxury brands, but the majority underestimates the risks associated with doing business in a digital marketplace. | 10yrs

Central Asian-based Colibri Law has become the second international law firm to establish a dedicated office in Tehran after partnering with local firm Gheidi & Associates. | 10yrs