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King & Spalding adds 24 new partners in corporate and disputes focused promotions round
Atlanta giant again focuses on home turf in round featuring 42% women
Biotech unicorn Mammoth Biosciences adds new GC in California from Intuitive Surgical
Siang Chin joins biotech company co-founded by Nobel laureate as Mammoth’s former GC heads to Intuitive
Majority of UK public would join a class action – even if awareness of them remains low
Support for group claims comes despite lingering suspicion over perceived US ‘import’ into UK legal system, study finds
Cooley lays off 150 lawyers and staff in response to 'unexpected economic downturn'
Seventy-eight attorneys affected across US network as CEO blames ‘aggressive hiring’ during boom
Dechert names successors to chair Levander as it rings in new global leadership team
Corporate partners David Forti and Mark Thierfelder to serve as co-chairs; US firm also retires CEO role and announces first global managing partners
FTX and the need to be careful regarding crypto regulation
Syed Rahman advises against a knee-jerk regulatory response to the collapse of the world's second-largest crypto exchange
Weil makes up 12 partners — less than half last year’s record tally
Women in majority; appointments concentrated in New York, Washington and London
Jones Day announces first leadership change in 20 years as long-time managing partner steps down
Stephen Brogan picks replacement Gregory Shumaker, who becomes firm’s eighth managing partner
Orrick secures four-partner life sciences IP litigation team from Milbank
Arrival of West Coast-based quartet set to fill 'missing piece' in San Francisco giant's IP litigation portfolio
Gibson Dunn announces 37-strong US-dominated partner promotions round
Los Angeles giant also makes promotions in Dubai, London, Munich and Frankfurt
Sidley Austin taps White & Case for Middle East-focused M&A partner in New York
Michiel Visser joins the firm’s global M&A and private equity practice
Linklaters targets US renewables market with senior partner hire from Sidley Austin
Ron I. Erlichman joins UK firm’s New York office to lead Americas energy and infrastructure team
Majority of small US firms optimistic about growth outlook, Thomson Reuters study finds
Almost six in 10 firms expect revenues and profits per lawyer to rise over next 12 months
Guide to living and working as a lawyer in New York
Everything you need to know about relocating to the Big Apple by Nick Robbins of Nicholas Scott Global Legal Recruitment
Sidley, Latham and Cleary Gottlieb advise on $9bn US healthcare merger
Walgreens-backed VillageMD acquires Warburg Pincus-backed Summit Health-CityMD
Venable absorbs Florida firm Genovese Joblove & Battista to launch in Miami
Deal will add more than 30 South Florida lawyers to Venable’s roster across three offices
UK Magic Circle need ‘another yard of pace’ to compete with US rivals, ex-senior partner warns
Former Slaughter and May leader joins debate over future of London’s elite law firms
Proskauer Rose announces record promotions in New York-dominated round
US firm elevates 25 to partnership, while eight are promoted to senior counsel
Harry Potter star Emma Watson urges men to step up in gender equality push
Hollywood actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador was talking at the IBA Annual Conference in Miami
Diversity Lab certifies more than 40 in-house teams for D&I efforts
Latest cohort meeting NFL-inspired diversity hiring targets include Ford, Gap and McDonald’s