Agreement to participate ‘did not reflect an endorsement’ of topics, says veteran partner | 3d

Wall Street firm 'denounced' over Asia chair's billing to speak at department of justice conference, Financial Times reports | 4d

US, UK, Singapore, and Germany among those to sign up to Judicial Dispute Resolution Network | 4d

Melvin Sng named office’s first senior partner while Jonathan Horan succeeds Christopher Bradley as national managing partner | 1w

Freshfields also advises on high-profile transaction with Singapore-based blank check company | 1w

James Morgan-Payler to take the reins in Melbourne as UK firm's head of APAC as Singapore-based Johanna Murray made region's COO | 3w

Fourth office in Asia will focus on energy transition and ESG work | 3w

Julie Gao signs up with client as pipeline of Chinese companies selling shares in Hong Kong and New York slows | 3w

Yuet Ming Tham joins alongside partner Shu Min Ho and two counsel and will also serve as head of APAC | 1mo

Women make up 41% of the 27 new partners, hitting its 40% female gender diversity target | 1mo

Shake-up is intended to give younger partners more input into how the firm is run | 1mo

Tracy Whiriskey comes aboard following number of recent laterals to Links’ wider M&A practice as deals market booms | 1mo

Supreme Court president Lord Reed cites administration’s departure from ‘values of political freedom and freedom of expression’ | 1mo

Allen & Overy, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Littler Mendleson, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek also act on merger with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners | 2mos

Just one woman made up in eight-strong cohort although five-year average is just shy of long-term goal | 2mos

Leading maritime lawyer remembered as a ‘superb lawyer who inspired great trust and loyalty’ | 2mos

Veteran partner Li-Chien Wong to be reunited with former Kirkland colleague Stephanie Lau | 3mos

Some two thirds of the cohort is diverse according to gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation according to the firm | 3mos

Tokyo-based Aragon St-Charles tasked with helping new firm distinguish itself as 'leader and innovator' in field | 3mos