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BIG STORIES | PANEL REVIEW
Shell scraps 97 per cent of global panel
Royal Dutch Shell has dramatically scaled back its global legal panel, with just six firms making the cut out of an original field of 250.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | RECRUITMENT
Fewer lawyers moving in-house as associate pay packets grow
Growing salaries for associates in BigLaw are encouraging younger lawyers to stay in private practice rather than making the switch to in-house ro....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | RISK MANAGEMENT
Independent report slams Wells Fargo lawyers for being 'too cost-focused'
Lawyers at Wells Fargo failed to keep an eye on the big picture as the company became embroiled I n its recent sham accounts scandal, a report from Sh....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | REPUTATION
Hawaiian Airlines CLO calls out rival United over current PR crisis
United Airlines' reputation is circling the drain after the forcible removal of a passenger from one of its flights went viral and made internatio....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | LAWSUITS
Former Yahoo lawyers accused of mismanaging humanitarian aid funds
The embattled companies' reputational woes are far from over, it seems.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
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A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | VALUE
Deutsche Bank's proposed junior lawyer 'pay block' could become a trend, warn in-house lawyers
Deutsche Bank has raised eyebrows with its announcement that it will no longer pay law firms for hours put in by junior lawyers.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | CYBERSECURITY
Corporate counsel develop new model for law firm cybersecurity
The Association of Corporate Counsel has issued a new set of guidelines for cybersecurity best-practice at law firms.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | TECHNOLOGY
Technology the key driver for growing business complexity in the Asia Pacific
The pressure on company leaders to innovate through the uptake of new technologies is the number one challenge currently facing companies in the regio....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
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A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
BIG STORIES | CLIENTS
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Morgan Lewis client departs over links to President Trump
Morgan Lewis & Bockius' decision to represent controversial US President Donald Trump has prompted one investment client to show the firm the ....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | PATENTS
US Supreme Court mulls significant overhaul of patent location rules
The court's decision may change the rules on where a company can be hit with a patent infringement lawsuit.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | LITIGATION
Wells Fargo agrees to $110m class action settlement after fake account fallout
The embattled company wants to 'make it right' with customers and salvage whatever may be left of its tattered public reputation.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | SAFETY
Uber lifts breaks on self-driving car program after Arizona crash
Uber Technologies has ended a three-day suspension of its autonomous vehicles program put in place after one of its vehicles was involved in a cra....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | CYBERSECURITY
Women still severely underrepresented in cybersecurity industry, study finds
As the demand for cybersecurity support accelerates among companies, service providers might be overlooking a key talent pool.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | DEALS
Vodafone and Idea Cellular join to create India's largest telco
British carrier Vodafone as announced a $23bn agreement to merge with local operator Idea Cellular, making a major play for the country's 1.2 bill....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | WHISTLEBLOWERS
Ninth Circuit whistleblower ruling affirms protections for internal reporters
A divided bench of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has narrowly ruled that whistleblower provisions under Dodd-Frank apply to employ....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | REPUTATION
Reputation management and the role of the GC
General counsel have an indispensable role to play in protecting enterprise reputation, according to a new report from Lex Mundi.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | COMPLIANCE
Chinese telecom giant ZTE pleads guilty to Iran sanction violations
A five-year investigation has ended in an $892m fine for ZTE Corporation.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | RESIGNATIONS
Yahoo GC resigns over cybersecurity failures
A report prepared for the Securities and Exchange Commission identified $11 million worth of legal costs associated with a mass hack of Yahoo accounts....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | COMPLIANCE
Most legal tech professionals unprepared for new Chinese cybersecurity laws
China's new comprehensive Cybersecurity Law is due to come into effect in June - but most legal tech professionals aren't even familiar wi....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | LAWSUITS
McDonalds discrimination lawsuit more than a drive-by, rules federal judge
A blind man is taking the fast food giant to court over its policy barring pedestrians from using 'drive-thru' service windows at McDonald....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
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A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | CONFIDENTIALITY
Judge rules that company reporting on business debt cannot use shield law
A Manhattan Supreme Court Justice has ruled that company's may not use New York's Shield Law to protect against the disclosure of confidential....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | REPUTATION
Exploding phones deal brutal blow to Samsung's reputation
The company has plummeted from 7th to 49th in a recent US brand reputation survey, following the $5 billion global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartph....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | LAWSUIT
Oracle faces $150m lawsuit over 'clawed back' sales commissions
A former employee claims that Oracle 'has systematically stiffed its sales force of earned commission wages by axing employees' commission pla....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | PATENTS
Quality on the up in patent program performance metrics, survey finds
More in-house counsel are focusing on quality when reviewing the performance of their in-house patent programs.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | CYBERSECURITY
Microsoft boss calls for Geneva Convention for cyber conflict and warfare
We need a Digital Geneva Convention to protect internet users and set parameters around nation-state hacking, says Microsoft president Brad Smith.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | PANEL REVIEWS
New BP general counsel kicks off panel review
New global general counsel Eric Nitcher has launched the first review of the oil major's roster of legal advisors since 2014.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | RESEARCH
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European GCs still lagging in pay and prestige, finds latest ACC survey
General counsel at companies in Europe are making less and being given less managerial responsibilities than their colleagues across the Atlantic.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | LAWSUITS
Apple accused of sabotaging FaceTime to coerce system upgrades
A new class action launched in San Francisco claims that Apple shut down its own FaceTime conferencing app to save on costs associated with running th....
BIG STORIES | LAWSUITS
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Quinn Emanuel forms shareholder group for BT legal action
Litigation heavyweight Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is investigating a potential class action against telecom BT Group over an accounting sca....
GLOBAL VIEW | AI
Indian firm CAM joins league of Kira Systems AI clients
Mumbai-based law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has signed a contract with Canadian machine-learning software provider Kira Systems.....
GLOBAL VIEW | HIRES
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Latham & Watkins picks up former SEC heavyweight in New York
Less than a week after announcing her departure from the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Wenchi Hu is set to return to private practice in the ....
BIG STORIES | PERFORMANCE
Management pay up 8 per cent at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Managers took home more in 2015/16 despite a sharp slowdown in revenue growth at the firm.....
GLOBAL VIEW | IPOS
Cooley leads as Snapchat moves towards $3bn IPO
US-based firm Cooley has won the lead role advising social media app Snapchat as it prepares to list on the US stock market.....
BIG STORIES | MISCONDUCT
Lawyer fined for calling himself the country's 'top' criminal barrister
Michael Wolkind QC of 2 Bedford Row certainly isn't one to shy away from the hard sell…....
BIG STORIES | MERGERS
Norton Rose Fulbright angling for New York tie-up
The firm is reportedly in late-stage merger discussions with New York law firm Chadbourne & Parke.....
BIG STORIES | MISCONDUCT
Public Interest Lawyers saga ends with Shiner struck off
The solicitor labeled an 'army ambulance chaser' by the conservative factions of the British politics and media has been struck off after bein....
BIG STORIES | PERFORMANCE
NewLaw gets vote of confidence as LOD turnover skyrockets
Filings with Companies House reveal a double-digit uptick in revenue at Lawyers of Demand over the last year.....
BIG STORIES | REMUNERATION
Kirkland guards against currency fluctuations with new salary cap
US-headquartered firm Kirkland & Ellis has placed a cap on salaries for all of its London-based associates.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | REGULATION
Trump uses early executive order to slash regulation for US business
The new US President Donald Trump has promised that 'the American dream is back' for small and medium enterprises (SME).....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Virtual reality lawsuit costs Facebook $500m
Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus has been ordered to pay out half a billion dollars to rival games company ZeniMax.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | OUTSIDE COUNSEL
GCs ready and willing to cull underperforming outside counsel, survey finds
Almost half of in-house legal leaders report that they are considering giving one of their outside law firms the chop this year.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
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GLOBAL VIEW | SCOTUS
Trump announces Gorsuch as nominee for the US Supreme Court
The newly elected US President has ended long-running speculation by finally revealing Judge Neil Gorsuch as the man he hopes will fill the late A....
BIG STORIES | MERGERS
Eversheds Sutherland transatlantic tie-up goes live
The combined firm has lifted the curtain on its new leadership team as the tie-up between Eversheds and Atlanta-based firm Sutherland Asbill &....
BIG STORIES | PERFORMANCE
Management pay up 2 per cent at Pinsent Masons
However, the firm's highest-paid partner took home 5 per cent less last year.....
BIG STORIES | HIRES
Ashurst expands in Italy with new competition hire
International firm Ashurst has hired Gabriele Accardo as a new competition and EU counsel in its Milan office.....
GLOBAL VIEW | EDUCATION
Cornell Law trumps Harvard and Yale for highest-paid grads, study finds
Graduates from the prestigious Cornell Law School are raking in an average salary of $183,377 per year, outstripping their peers from more often rever....
BIG STORIES | PERFORMANCE
Dechert posts revenue bump following strong show in London
Strong growth in the US firm's London office has helped buoy Dechert to a near 3 per cent revenue rise.....
BIG STORIES | LEADERSHIP
RPC taps Miller as new managing partner
Insurance head James Miller has been selected to succeed Jonathan Watmough as the firm's new managing partner.....
BIG STORIES | EXPANSION
Clyde & Co to open in Washington DC and Chicago following Troutman Sanders raid
Clyde & Co is launching two new offices following the hire of a 10-partner team from international firm Troutman Sanders.....
GLOBAL VIEW | DEATHS
Prominent Muslim lawyer assassinated at Yangon airport
Thousands have gathered in Myanmar to mourn the death of high-profile lawyer and political advisor Ko Ni, who was shot dead outside Yangon airport....
GLOBAL VIEW | PRO BONO
Trump immigration ban drives lawyers to US airports
Immigration lawyers have been spurred into pro bono action following new US President Donald Trump's decision to block entry to the United States ....
BIG STORIES | HIRES
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DAC Beachcroft nabs former KWM slot on Royal London real estate panel
The firm's hire of former King & Wood Mallesons counsel Helen Murcott has helped secure its spot on the prestigious Royal London Mutual Insura....
BIG STORIES | INNOVATION
Fieldfisher to launch alternative legal services unit former Ashurst heavyweight
Former Ashurst securities and derivatives head Christopher Georgiou is heading up a new business services unit at Fieldfisher.....
GLOBAL VIEW | POLICE
Dutch police accused of 'racially motivated' assault of ICJ lawyer
A trainee lawyer at the International Court of Justice has claimed she was a victim of police brutality when arrested for jaywalking in The Hague.....
BIG STORIES | APPOINTMENTS
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High school drop-out to be sworn in as Australia's first woman chief justice
In three days' time, Susan Kiefel's extraordinary legal career will reach new heights as she assumes leadership of the High Court of Australia....
BIG STORIES | LATERAL HIRES
Bryan Cave welcomes new M&A heavyweight to German practice
Former DLA Piper Frankfurt managing partner Dr Kirsten Girnth has made the switch to Bryan Cave.....
BIG STORIES | REMUNERATION
Management pay packets 7 per cent larger at Allen & Overy last year
Together, the firm's management group took home a total of £13.6m in 2015/16.....
BIG STORIES | CAREERS
Aspiring top-tier lawyers still face 'class ceiling', says new report
Professionals from higher-income backgrounds are still earning more in the UK's 'traditional' professions, like medicine and law, than....
GLOBAL VIEW | EXITS
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40 lawyers to walk out on Sedgwick in January
In total, 40 fee-earners are leaving the San Francisco-based firm behind from 31 January.....
BIG STORIES | DEALS
Slaughters and Cravath advise on $30bn Johnson & Johnson takeover bid
Johnson & Johnson is making a $30bn play for Swiss biotech firm Actelion.....
BIG STORIES | CLIENTS
Greenberg Traurig unveils list of new clients following KWM hires
The addition of six former King & Wood Mallesons partners to the Greenberg fold has added 10 new clients to the firm's roster.....
BIG STORIES | LATERAL MOVES
Goodwin Procter nabs securities heavyweight from Freshfields in New York
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost US securities litigation head Marshall Fishman to a rival firm.....
GLOBAL VIEW | EDUCATION
American Bar Association locks in date for decision on new bar passage rules
US law school deans will go head-to-head with the ABA over plans to withdraw ABA-accreditation from law schools whose students can't p....
BIG STORIES | INNOVATION
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Law Society urges firms to harness the power of automation
Let the machines take care of the brunt work and get back to human lawyering, the Law Society has said.....
BIG STORIES | PERFORMANCE
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Highest-paid partner takes home £1.3 at Dentons UKMEA
Global megafirm Dentons has reported a 7.7 per cent lift in revenue across its United Kingdom, Middle East and Africa business.....
BIG STORIES | ACQUISITIONS
DWF rescues claims management firm Triton from administration
The bolt-on deal will add more than 200 staff to the firm's UK headcount.....
GLOBAL VIEW | POLITICS
Trump files trademark application for re-election campaign slogan
He's less than a week into his first term, but new US President Donald Trump (and his lawyers) already have their sights set on 2020.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | DEALS
Tobacco giant emerges as BAT and Reynolds tie the knot
British American Tobacco has taken control of US rival Reynolds American in a $49.4bn deal.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | ANTITRUST
Calls for greater in-house vigilance as cartel prosecutions and fines skyrocket
In-house lawyers have been warned that the stakes are higher than ever when it comes to competition compliance.....
CORPORATE COUNSEL | REGULATION
GCs await red tape massacre under America's new president
Many GCs are predicting smoother sailing for business under the new Trump administration.....
GLOBAL VIEW | JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS
'Day of the Endangered Lawyer' recognised today around the globe
No, we're not referring to the looming rise of AI legal tech.....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRES
Reed Smith picks up 50-strong team from KWM
The mass hire has increased the firm's European headcount by 10 per cent in one fell swoop.....
BIG STORIES | HIRES
Washington handover cycles top trade talent back into firms
Akin Gump is the latest firm to capitalise on the small army of top-tier legal talent re-entering private practice as new US President Donald ....
BIG STORIES | BREXIT
Supreme Court rules against Government in Brexit appeal
As widely anticipated by pundits on both sides, the Supreme Court has affirmed that the UK Government will need to seek the approval of Parliament bef....
GLOBAL VIEW | LUXURY LAW
Luxury smartwatch brand Vector acquired by Fitbit
Wearable technology industry leader Fitbit has scooped up European luxury smartwatch brand Vector Watch for an undisclosed amount.....
BIG STORIES | JOBS
PI reforms could cost 28,000 UK law firm jobs, warn economists
Personal injury firms will have their margins pushed to 'unsustainable levels' if the Government pushes ahead with its planned shake-up of....
BIG STORIES | LUXURY LAW
Victoria's Secret gets tough on supply chain ethics
The world-famous luxury lingerie brand is stepping up its corporate social responsibility efforts with its new Forest Products Procurement Policy.....
BIG STORIES | TEAM HIRES
Morgan Lewis loads up for Hong Kong launch with raid on Orrick
Nine Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partners have defected to US rival Morgan, Lewis & Bockius to help launch the firm's flagship office i....
GLOBAL VIEW | ALLIANCES
CMS wraps up Slovakian alliance ahead of Bratislava launch
CMS is planning to launch its own fully-integrated office in the Slovakian capital later this year.....
GLOBAL VIEW | APPOINTMENTS
Jones Day mainlines twelve lawyers into new Trump administration
The firm that served as outside counsel for Mr Trump's presidential campaign has since supplied twelve lawyers and counting to President Trump'....
GLOBAL VIEW | LATERAL HIRES
Cuatrecasas team defects to Pérez-Llorca
Spanish firm Cuatrecasas has lost a high profile team to its competitors Pérez-Llorca.....
BIG STORIES | INNOVATION
First ever 'para-law' firm launches in the UK
The controversial new venture will allow unlicensed paralegals to do the bulk of case work in order to drive down costs for clients.....
GLOBAL VIEW | EXPANSION
Norton Rose Fulbright boosts South African presence with new acquisition
Norton Rose Fulbright has added four lawyers to its team in South Africa through the acquisition of local commercial law boutique Keller Snyman Schelh....
BIG STORIES | ARBITRATION
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Addleshaw's £5m scuffle with former partner Haywood settled in arbitration
Addleshaw Goddard has settled the arbitration proceedings brought against the firm's former real estate head Mark Haywood.....
BIG STORIES | PROMOTIONS
Jenner & Block promotes 18 new partners worldwide
Luxury Law Award 2015 finalist Kelly Hagedorn has made the cut to become the first new partner in Jenner & Block's London office.....
BIG STORIES | KWM
KWM arises from the ashes in Europe
It was less than 24 hours after the administration of King & Wood Mallesons' European arm before KWM 2.0 landed in London.....
GLOBAL VIEW | LATERAL HIRES
Orrick picks up Olswang Paris managing partner ahead of merger
Olswang Paris boss Guillaume Kessler has made the switch to rival firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe ahead of Olswang's impending three-w....
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