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Greenberg Traurig is expanding its international real estate practice in Warsaw with two teams joining from the local offices of London law firms. | 11yrs

With McKenna Long & Aldridge preparing for its merger with Dentons, its healthcare team is on the move. | 11yrs

Companies globally expect an increase in litigation with the US litigation and regulatory environment posing major challenges in particular. | 11yrs

Barristers are under major stress with more than one in two unable to sleep at night and the majority criticising leadership at the bar. | 11yrs

The firm has restructured its tax department, making it one of the firm's top offerings. | 11yrs

The company denied the claims which were made last year over the company's alleged efforts to recruit engineers from a battery company. | 11yrs

In an unexpected turn of events, the Greek government is going to deal with the contentious Elgin marbles by diplomatic means, despite advice from Amal Clooney to use international law to regain the national treasures. | 11yrs

The experts are calling on Google to be more transparent in its decisions. | 11yrs

Luxury general counsel are heading for London next week to discuss the key issues impacting the sector. | 11yrs

Lloyds Bank, the FTSE100 financial services giant, has started an external tender process for select litigation work at the bank following on from a series of redundancies in its in-house team last month. | 11yrs

Law firms are watching the Gateley proposed Aim flotation with great interest but only four per cent are currently considering it as an option. | 11yrs

Northern Ireland human rights and equality organisations are warning the UK government over a proposal to repeal the Human Rights Act which could jeopardise the historic Good Friday peace Agreement. | 11yrs

Practitioners are continuing to see more work being kept in-house as insurance and reinsurance companies try to lower costs, according to a recent review of the insurance market by Who's Who Legal. | 11yrs

Legal Aid lawyers and the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) are bracing themselves for further cuts to the legal aid budget now that Michael Gove is now the Lord Chancellor and a Conservative government is in place. | 11yrs

Lawyers need to be switched on to social media, and that includes bar associations, the new head of the Cincinaati bar says. | 11yrs

EY has moved to expand its financial regulatory practice with the recruit of two city of London partners. | 11yrs

Lawyers in lower paid jobs are happier than their better paid peers and feel more competent. | 11yrs

Black defendants are dealt with by mainly white lawyers, undermining the justice system, says the ABA. | 11yrs

Although the recession has eased and business levels and confidence is noticeably higher, law firms are still battling for growth in the face of competition from the profession and from external organisations. | 11yrs