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Barnes & Thornburg adds healthcare and capital markets partners for Nashville debut
Five partners join from Holland & Knight, Baker Donelson and Bass Berry & Sims as US firm continues rapid expansion across the country
Should professional indemnity insurance be mandatory?
Paul Castellani of Kennedys assesses a recent IBA report aimed at assisting bar associations and regulatory bodies on professional indemnity insurance issues
S&C, Cleary, Ropes & Gray and Hengeler line up for $4.25bn Baxter Biopharma Solutions sale
Deal sees Advent and Warburg Pincus turn to longstanding advisers as they unveil standalone services business
Baker Hostetler adds eight lawyers to West Coast corporate team from AmLaw 100 rivals
Former M&A and securities practice leaders among arrivals from Proskauer Rose, Polsinelli and Kirkland & Ellis
McGuireWoods adds experienced deal financing partner from Paul Hastings in New York
‘Preeminent’ finance lawyer Jeff Goldfarb specialises in private equity-related transactions
Morgan Lewis raids Stroock for 10-strong US litigation and regulatory team
New hires include partners Arjun Rao, Brian Frontino and Allen Denson
Paul Hastings bolsters Silicon Valley litigation practice with hiring of top IP litigator
Rudy Kim joins top 30 US law firm from Morrison Foerster where he chaired its Palo Alto litigation department
Around the house: Sword Health appoints experienced startup GC, ResMed replaces retiring legal head
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at the UK Payment Systems Regulator, RAPT Therapeutics and the Girl Scouts of the USA
Partners take 100-plus lawyers from Lewis Brisbois for new employment spinoff
Am Law 100 firm’s employment team leaders defect to set up boutique, taking up to 140 lawyers with them
Rundle adds investigations insight to BCLP in London
Transatlantic firm seeks to draw on new recruit’s dual qualified status to grow cross-border practice
'It can’t just be a slogan' - Allen & Overy's Elizabeth Holland on advancing women in IP
Clients and law firms have been successfully collaborating to boost the the number of senior women IP lawyers, A&O's US head of life sciences tells Maura O’Malley
Kennedys makes up 20 partners with women in majority for a second year
Cohort sees UK firm’s global partner tally pass 300
Greenwashing risk is only going to increase: Debevoise & Plimpton's Ulysses Smith on the challenges of new ESG rules
ESG guide editor Ulysses Smith discusses the evolving ESG landscape and what that means for clients
Blank Rome adds international trade team in Washington DC from McDermott Will & Emery
Partners Joanne Osendarp and Eric Parnes join alongside seven more lawyers and trade advisors to bolster free trade agreements and trade disputes offering
Around the house: Mondee snaps up former Apple counsel, Cherry hires experienced German tech GC
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at Pax8, Precision Medicine Group, Madison International Realty and Fortera
Clifford Chance elects 32 new partners in diverse round
Twelve women included in round that sees 39% of new US and UK partners come from minority ethnic backgrounds
‘Every reason for optimism’ – new Law Over Borders guide charts arbitration’s growing popularity across the world
Practical online comparative Global Legal Post guide is co-edited by Three Crowns partners Carmen Martinez Lopez and Liz Snodgrass
Allen & Overy elevates 36 to partnership
Proportion of women in latest round rises to 42% from 36% last year as overall number of promotions dips
Women urged to ‘own your voice!’ as World IP Day celebrates women in IP
This year’s theme celebrates women inventors, creators and entrepreneurs as IP offices and law firms host events around the world to mark the day
Majority of US companies dismiss concerns of long-term banking disruption, study shows
MoFo survey shows most companies think impact of recent banking collapses will be short-lived