Hogan Lovells has opened its second Brazil office, in Sao Paulo, with the appointment of Isabel Costa Carvalho, a new partner who was with Clifford Chance for over 20 years. | 12yrs
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As difficulties continue within the Australian legal market, two boutique practices have decided to close down. | 12yrs
UK companies are cutting back on cyber insurance policies, according to lawyers, despite greater media coverage of surveillance and hacking issues. | 12yrs
Professor Clive Chirwa, formerly the chief executive officer of Zambia Railways Limited, has 'ditched' lawyers engaged to defend him from corruption charges. | 12yrs
Law firms represent 10 per cent of the top 100 in the UK on the gay-friendly employers ranking from charity Stonewall. | 12yrs
Mexico is gearing up to auction off its broadcasting and satellite concessions this year. | 12yrs
A Dutch law firm is now accepting bitcoin to pay legal fees. | 12yrs
As leading law firms present their studies of the M&A market, Freshfields is highlighting the importance of India as an investment destination to FTSE 100 businesses. | 12yrs
Telecoms companies have expressed scepticism over a call from the regulator to submit information on pricing. | 12yrs
As preparations start for the Qatar World Cup in 2022, there are predictions that regional law firms will concentrate more on sport. | 12yrs
Half of financial executives believe that law firms should explain litigation finance techniques to clients at the start of a law suit. | 12yrs
An elite group of US law firm partners are still commanding premium dollar rates with Gibson Dunn leading the way, according to a survey by the National Law Journal. | 12yrs
Boutique M&A practice Linda Widyati & Partners is Clifford Chance's partner in Indonesia, after the firms signed an association agreement. | 12yrs
A weekly round-up on in-house moves from around the globe | 12yrs
Emails purporting to come from the US federal judiciary and from state courts are currently being used to spread malware. | 12yrs
Peter Rees QC has left Shell after three years in the post as legal director. | 12yrs
Law firms in Scotland are still receiving 'millions in Legal Aid' in cases where their lawyers have deliberately mislead clients or engaged in other firms of misconduct. | 12yrs
The top three US cities in terms of lawyers earnings are Washington DC, Boston and Fort Lauderdale, according to an analysis by website SizeUp. | 12yrs
BarkerGilmore, a New York-based executive search company, says that nearly half of its legal, compliance and board member appointments are being filled by women. | 12yrs
The US's largest bank, by assets, has published results which are, yet again, pulled down by having to make provision for legal costs. | 12yrs