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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
Mayer Brown promotes 39 lawyers to partner in bumper US-focused round
Chicago firm joins host of rivals swelling partner ranks amid surging work volumes
Sidley introduces leadership-oriented career development track for associates
Chicago firm's new programme includes paid-for access to external MBA-level executive leadership training and opportunity to earn new enhanced job titles
Talent wars pose greatest risk to law firms' prospects but outlook remains 'bullish', survey finds
Leaders have definitively shifted their focus from cost cutting to standing out in a hypercompetitive market and using tech to build value
Cleary Gottlieb hires veteran antitrust litigator from WilmerHale to launch first California base
New York firm's launch in Palo Alto will be followed shortly by a second office launch in San Francisco
Gibson Dunn hires Morgan Lewis partner trio in DC to grow new tax controversy group
Sanford Stark to co-chair team as firm responds to 'growing demand' for contentious advice and representation
Lawyers from Trussardi and Loro Piana to debate influencer marketing’s impact on luxury sector
Webinar hosted by Luxury Law Alliance and Bird & Bird will explore ‘trends, tips and opportunities’
Perkins Coie relocates to Chicago's recently opened Bank of America Tower
Seattle firm takes up slightly smaller footprint in three storeys with focus on collaboration and employee wellbeing
MSG Entertainment taps Samsung USA legal chief as next general counsel
Jamal Haughton joins as general counsel and executive vice president after five years at Samsung USA
Debevoise & Plimpton appoints first senior ESG advisor in New York
Ulysses Smith joins US firm amid ongoing industry-wide ESG push
Only 27% of Manhattan lawyers are back in the office, study finds
Numbers expected to surge to 61% in January, according to The Partnership of New York
Shryne Group adds Houseplant GC amid plans to double cannabis store count
Cary Berger joins Californian cannabis holding company as CLO reporting to CEO and former Goodwin Procter attorney Jon Avidor
Barnes & Thornburg elects veteran litigator as next managing partner
Andrew Detherage to succeed Robert Grand in late 2022
Steptoe & Johnson elects litigation partner and general counsel as first woman chair
Gwendolyn Prothro Renigar, who also serves as vice chair, will succeed Philip West in January