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Mediation has just become a more valuable international dispute resolution tool for US companies
The Singapore Convention makes mediated settlement agreements enforceable on a global scale, explain Ank Santens and Clemency Wang
Legaltech giant Epiq acquires Canadian ALSP Simplex to expand flexible resourcing platform
New York-based Epiq acquired Hyperion Global Partners last year and launched flexible resourcing arm Epiq Counsel in January
Whatever happened to those down under law firm recruitment roadshows?
A generation of lawyers from Australia and New Zealand cut their teeth in London, now they are more likely to go to New York
Kirkland shortens equity partner track to reward best talent in record deal markets
Salaried partners given earlier chance to make coveted equity status in latest reflection of hyper-competitive market for talent
Arent Fox and Schiff Hardin announce merger to create firm with revenue of more than $500m
Combined firm to house more than 600 lawyers and policy professionals and rank among US top 100 by revenue
All change at the top at Hausfeld as founder steps down
Women take UK and US managing partner roles as firm’s co-chairs step up to replace Michael Hausfeld
BP unveils trimmed-down roster of 26 panel firms as it seeks to 'consolidate external spend'
Some 26 firms appointed globally following competitive tender that assessed candidates' D&I and energy transition capabilities
Sidley hires former FINRA market regulation enforcement head as a partner in New York
Lara Thyagarajan is the latest in a trio of recent Sidley hires from US financial regulatory agencies
Bonus season gets underway as quartet of New York firms fall in line with pacesetter Cravath
Cleary, Boies Schiller, Fried Frank and Cadwalader match Cravath with 15% bonus increase to $115,000 at top end of scale
Global organisations fail to make meaningful progress on diversity and inclusion
Baker McKenzie survey finds companies are still mainly focused on raising awareness
Dechert private equity partner pulls out of White & Case team move
London lawyer was previously lined up to join New York firm as part of a three-partner team
Leading offshore arbitration centre announces more eco-friendly rules
Measures including provisions for remote hearings feature in BVI International Arbitration Centre's 2021 rules update
Simpson Thacher and Weil unveil bumper New York-focused partner promotion rounds
Amid surging deal activity, Weil promotes record-breaking 26 partners; Simpson Thacher elevates 31
Sullivan leads global M&A ranking from Latham and Kirkland as deals smash through $5tr barrier
US firms dominate global ranking with domestic deals accounting for almost half of record-breaking worldwide activity, according to Refinitiv
Raft of Chicago IP firms add DEI efforts to billable hours
Quintet made up of Leydig Voit & Mayer, Loeb & Loeb, Marshall Gerstein & Borun, McAndrews Held & Malloy and McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff